Almost 5 months in London…

After almost 5 months in London, we are settling in.

So much has happened since we made the decision to move from our home in the US to London. Our apartment in Canary Wharf has become our home (although the apartment owner has changed, which is a bit disconcerting). We are settling into our daily routines. In the last 6 weeks we’ve been gone more than here, with several business trips, and a trip back to the US to see our new grandson.

We are trying to learn first-hand about the neighborhoods in London. Most weekends we strike out on walks that range from 6 to 10 miles or so. It is interesting to see what the real London is like, away from all the tourist attractions.

Today, for example, we took a 10 mile walk along some canal/towpaths in East London. It was a brisk, cool day and we got rained on a couple of times. But it was a fun walk, with many things to see.

All in all, we are enjoying our first few months in London. Now the days are getting shorter (with the end of daylight saving time, it gets dark here around 4:30 pm). It will be interesting to see as the season changes and we move towards Christmas, what it will be like in our new home.