Day 22 Monday 22nd June 2009 The last day of our Grand European Rail Tour 2009.

Day 22 Monday 22nd June 2009 The last day of our Grand European rail tour 2009 and our last in London.
We did not wake early as we retired at midnight the night before; we did not breakfast until 9am after which we repacked our bags for our long 24 hour trip home on the 23rd June. We needed to do two things this day; cash some more traveller’s cheques and go to the tube station to check whether I had planned our journey to Heathrow correctly; I had, and we also had enough money left on our Oyster card as well. Fay wanted to do some shopping so we went into Waitrose, a huge department store just like our Farmers Trading Company used to be. We enjoyed a huge cup of tea and a bun. We also did what has become the norm, bought our evening meal.
I have enjoyed our touring especially in Europe and in particular Austria. The variety of bread is almost endless and the crunchy crusts of the bread buns marvellous. I only had one meal I did not like. The English and German trains are fantastic and everywhere. England was the only country that I could find a meat pie. The Cornish pasty I had at Whitby was memorable; I reckon Fay will have to make some when we get home. The English button mushrooms for breakfast are unforgettable. I am sitting in a sundrenched lounge of the International Britannia Hotel overlooking the waters of the land and building harbour of Canary Wharf as I finish this diary. Goodbye, we are off to Heathrow.