London in a day

What do you prioritise if you only have one day of sightseeing in London? Everything! The only reason I'm fortunate enough to adopt this attitude is that I had a personal guide, he had a car, and I arrived so early in the morning that there was no traffic in town. We drove around for nearly three hours, passing all the major sights between Heathrow and Richmond Park.

Later, after a Starbucks run and pastries we hopped on a red double-decker to make the obligatory pilgrimage to Harrods. There I marveled at the price tags (beluga caviar at £3,000.00 a kilo anyone?) and broke the bank buying tea. To clear my head after such excess, we took a stroll along the embankment until Big Ben appeared through the trees. And then it was time to go again. Next stop, Vancouver. (But I've flagged the Michelangelo exhibit at the British Museum and a tour of the Tower for my return leg.)