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Dec. 31-'04.

We got our British uniform and felt like we blended in better with all the uniformed people.
No military training yet.
We had only to be in at a certain time at nite,the days were ours to spend.
And boy! did we.
We boarded the 2 deckers so we could have a better look at London.The bombed areas were terrible,some reminded us of Holland -that seemed so far away now-.
V2 's were still exploding. We were told when one hears it is going to hit some one else.Scant consolation.
We learned to use the underground:the "Tube", we were told.
We went to Hyde Park,to Albert Hall , Trafalgar Square.

But what we really liked was go and eat just anywhere . We went often to Selfridge's (Lyon's Corner House??)
We just loved chocolate trifle and icecream; we could not get enough of it.
British people are reserved,but even so our black beret caused some interest: We were asked where we were from.
Guess what:? some thought we were Russian women of a....
Tankcorps. When we asked why? :they associated black berets with tankcorps people.
When we told them that we were from a liberated part of Holland the conversation changed and we were asked :how the occupation was etc.
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