Autumn in Paris: Thoughts on Leaving London

Partly as a result of the excellent exchange rate for Australian tourists, and partly because of the effects of the recession (which is still biting hard in the UK) most things seemed very reasonably priced. ... Our hotel was totally non- smoking including (according to their information book) the bathrooms. I was fascinated to see the amount of work being done of the old water mains. Finally, after more than 150 years, the old Victorian system which has served London well ...