Return to London

Breakfast at Amberley was in the oldest part of the castle, up the stairs, past the suit of armour and into a huge hall. Following breakfast we consulted with reception about the best way to get to the train station and they all agreed that our "strapping lads" could manage the suitcases as it was an easy walk. In fact it was a good twenty minutes of lugging them along the lanes, but it was very picturesque. The train look a bit over an hour and was packed by the time we reached Victoria station. We ran into strife here, with Campbell's Oyster card failing to activate the gate through to the underground. He was the last in the line, which left the rest of team starrett on one side of the barrier and Campbell on the other. I gave him money in case his card needed topping up but that did not solve the problems do he wandered off again. Half an hour later after a lot of anxiety on my part, he came through the barrier. Our hotel is on the edge of Notting Hill, a largely residential area with a lot of pubs and restaurants. It's a bit of a downgrade from our previous hotels, but it's quite OK. We dropped off a giant bag of laundry at the local laundromat and headed off for what turned out to be a very good lunch. We found a local pizza shop, Mulberry Street, that was excellent. There was a twitter feed slideshow on the television there and it looks like this place has had its share of celebrities through - Lily Allen, Sylvester Stallone etc. Good crust, excellent marinara, ok toppings was our assessment. We chilled for the afternoon before heading out to a ghost bus tour. The tour was a bit silly but the boys had fun and we learned a few interesting things. We also found a cheap and cheerful Mexican dinner at a place called Tortlla. It was also very good, making our meal ratings today surprisingly high.