OCTOBER 1, 2010 (LONDAY—DAY 5)

Our big adventure for October 1st was going to the childhood home of Verona in East London. We had just planned to take a picture of her standing in front of the door, but as we were doing so, a man came out of the door. When he and his family heard that Verona used to live there, we were invited inside. What a rare and delightful opportunity for all of us.

Street scenes on our way back to the hotel

Inside the train station

Other scenes along the way

Gotta love the name of this bar & grill

These are outdoor men's public urinals! There are three of them around this column. And they are in a high traffic area near the Embankment station.

The Sherlock Holmes, a pub where we stopped for a pint

Scenes along the River Thames

The London Eye

View from the Millennium Bridge

The Millennium Bridge

Closer views of the London Eye

Houses of Parliament and Big Ben

Laura insisted upon a quick photo shoot with the phone booths

Our amazing chocolate mango sorbet dessert

Mushroom dinner

Other views of the restaurant on Trafalgar Square

Scenes of Trafalgar Square

The National Gallery

Scenes around Picadilly Circus

Laura fell in love with this little Mini

The famous Picadilly Circus corner

Verona resting after her busy day

The apple from her parents' home garden

Scenes from Verona's old neighborhood

The top floor of this building is the first apartment Verona's parents lived in when they came to London

Here she is by the door of this building

The cab ride

St. Clements is one of the hospitals in which Verona worked. It is no longer in operation.

Apples from the garden of Verona's parent's old home

Inside Verona's childhood home with the new residents who so kindly invited us in

Verona being greeted by the people who live in her old home

By the street sign of the road on which her former home is located

This is the subway stop near her old home

A full British breakfast