My first trip to London was in 1961 when I was five years old. Since, I have journeyed back 100+ times and at one point, I lived there for 2 years. My Mum immigrated to the States from London by way of Italy and her (and my) large extended family calls the Big Smoke home. To me, it's like a second home. Over the years, I have slept at a variety of places from relatives' homes, bandbox, 2-star rated hotels to the best luxury hotels in the world. They all provide the same thing

London is one of our very favorite cities to visit. In the 80's, I lived there for two years and had the time of my life. I knew the city inside and out. It was then that I discovered London's Grenadier Pub. That's not an easy feat in and of itself as it's well hidden among the Mews of the Belgravia section of London. You can spend hours looking for it. Once you do find it though, you will go back again and again. Lore has it that the pub once was an officer's mess hall and d