Day 4 (10-29-2000) - London to Reading
   
 
After 2 pleasant nights in the Vauxhall area of central London I checked out of the still not quite officially opened for business Comfort Inn. I drove northward through the Sunday morning streets of London, crossing the Thames at the Vauxhall Bridge, and on into Chelsea. I strolled along the Thames at Cheyne Walk, covered Edith Grove from end to end, and walked on to my brunch at the Mona Lisa Cafe on the old King's Road. I then drove by Hyde Park, through Knightsbridge, Piccadilly, and up to Primrose Hill. Next I drove from St. John's Wood through west London, eventually reaching the M-4, passing by Heathrow Airport, and on into Reading. Upon reaching Reading I encountered (for the second evening in a row) a gale force wind and rain...
 
The Comfort Inn London-Vauxhall...
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Around Cheyne Walk and Edith Grove...
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Around King's Road...
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At Primrose Hill...
 
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And on to Reading...
 
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Reading,_Berkshire