The Neighborhood

Yesterday John and I talked to some rental agencies about renting a flat. We have an appointment to see a flat on Monday, and will be calling to make more appointments this week.

We have explored the large department store, Jarrold.

And the grocery store, Tesco.

I picked up a guide that lists things going on in town. Then I discovered they also have a website: Outline.

I've been looking through our Britain guide books and discovered this: The Edinburgh Fringe Festival. Maybe they take storytellers...

We have purchased umbrellas and a power strip (so that John can plug in all the components to make Vonage work).

Today we went for a walk in the rain. You hear that it rains a lot in England, and apparently this has been an especially rainy year. So I suppose we should get used to it.

The temperature has been in the high 50s to low 60s (Fahrenheit) pretty much every day. I have discovered this is warm enough for a t-shirt if you walk for long time.

Here are some pictures of the neighborhood:

Our Hotel Room

The Adventure Begins

John and I left the Atlanta airport around 6:30pm last evening (September 4th). We arrived in London this morning around 7:30am (local time). We waited in a not-too-long line at the "border," were told we needed quick physical exams since we are staying for longer than a year, talked to the health clinic, and were told we didn't really need exams since we come from the US.
After picking up our luggage from baggage claim, we struggled to the bus stop and got on a bus to Norwich. It made several stops in various cities and two other airports. Although Norwich isn't all that far from London (2 hours by train), the bus trip took 6 hours. The upshot was that our luggage was stowed in a compartment below the bus, and we didn't have to make any connections.
Around 3:00pm we finally arrived in Norwich. Our hotel is very nice and the staff have been helpful. I hate feeling like a dumb American, but I suppose it is inevitable sometimes. (We have already locked ourselves out of the room.)
Our first meal in Norwich was at The Waffle House. This Waffle House is not in any way related to the Waffle Houses we have in the US. For example, I had spinach, potato, and chick pea curry served over a Belgian Waffle.
At 7:00pm we are both very tired, but I am trying to stay up until a more reasonable bed time.