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………………….London……what a fantastic city! Jac and I had traveled all over the world, but we rarely went to London. 90% of our travel was business related. Jac’s modeling brought her all over Europe and the Far East, but she didn’t often do the shows in London. Armani, for years booked her to come to Italy to do the “looks” on her before his show, and that conflicted with the shows in London. So she went to Italy and then on to Paris. I really never had any reason to go to London other than to shop, but I did that in Italy and Paris when I was there working. All of my work brought me to Italy, Paris and Germany……..However, QVC London brought us both to London to do the show. We decided to go a few days earlier and stayed a few days afterward so we could see shows and be regular tourists…..The top 3 photos at the right are the models room and a work area at the QVC studio. It was very small…….We stayed at the Dorchester Hotel which is a beautiful hotel. Jac had know that this was Elizabeth Taylor and Richard Burton’s favorite hotel. She was in love with them since she was a young girl, and would go to the 5 & 10 store to see if they were on the cover of any magazines. Since it was the period of the making of Cleopatra, they were on every cover….The Dorchester, Hotel Eden, Principe di Savoia and the Beverly Hills Hotel were bought by the Brunei Investment Agency, a huge middle eastern company. They have redone many of the rooms. For me much of the charm was lost and a much flashier style has taken its’place……too bad……I loved everything about London. The fact the the buildings are relatively low and you can see the sky gave me the feeling of a town not a big city…..The combination of the modern and the historic buildings is a fantasy…….The theater in London is fabulous, and the variety of restaurants is simply wonderful. The stores are world renown, and we went to them all……..There was so much to see and do a week was not enough!