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\"Cobra<\/a>
Cobra Beer = Cobra Venom<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

You didn’t think their were cobras in England, did you?<\/p>\n

There are. Outside a zoo, you can find India’s Cobra Beer. I saw bottles of the lager at the market and had<\/em> to buy it. How could I not?<\/p>\n

Two quarts of the liquid left me feeling as if I was full of Cobra venom (the liberal imbibing of red wine with dinner may have exacerbated the effects of the Cobra Beer).<\/p>\n

I slept badly, as I do after drinking. Hot, then cold. Cold, then hot. With Mrs. Stevo sleeping blissfully beside me, I tossed and turned. The drink, and not being in the habit of having the wee blast furnace next to me, left me in a confused state come morning.<\/p>\n

There is much to do. I leave for London on Monday. My flight to Hong Kong leaves Thursday. Two days in the nation’s capital. Enough time? Probably not.<\/p>\n

I had arranged to stay with a friend of a friend. I have learned he is not in London, but in Reading, an 18 pound train ride from London. (Do you know how far I could travel by train in China for 18 pounds?) I’m hostel shopping. I may have found a nice one in Zone 2, a quick train ride away from Heathrow Airport \u2013 I’ll be close by for my midday flight on Thursday.<\/p>\n

Canterbury, the ancient cathedral and inspiration for Chaucer’s Canterbury Tales<\/em> was where I wanted to go. Alas, not enough time. I like old churches, which is ironic as I have little faith and tend to mock organized religion. I have visited several churches while in England. Maybe it’s the quiet that seems to seep from every pore of the building. Maybe this explains my love of libraries….<\/p>\n

So, London. With money given by Mrs. Stevo. There is nowhere in England to use a Chinese ATM card. A program between China’s Union Pay system and the UK’s Link ATM system is in the offing, but that’s too late to be of help to me. (A similar thing happened to a friend traveling in Cambodia. He didn’t have enough money to pay the exit fee at the airport when he tried to leave. He had to beg for $5 US in the departure lounge, accompanied by Cambodian police.)<\/p>\n

London. What to see? More importantly: What to see in London on-the-cheap<\/strong>. My only must-see is London’s Highgate Cemetery. Yes, I’m peculiar. I’ve wanted to visit this cemetery, the resting place of Karl Marx, for years. The western area of High Gate, complete with Victorian Crypts and strange Egyptian\u00a0 monuments, only has tours on the weekend. Just my luck. I’ll have to make do with Karl and the residents of High Gate Cemetery’s Eastern area.<\/p>\n

The Tower of London? London Bridge? Buckingham Palace? Help! Anyone? Anyone? Throw The Stevo a bone. Have you visited London? Give me a recommendation \u2013 what should I see and shoot?<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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