Swiss Preparations

I INTEND walking from my home in Spitalfields, East London, to Victoria station in Westminster to buy Swiss francs today.

The best exchange rates that I know of in the UK can usually be found at the bureaus around the station (but definitely not in the station itself).

Not all of them had reopened the last time I checked, but with any luck I should get a reasonable deal.

I also want to call in at Foyles or somewhere similar to buy a book to take on my trip to Basel, which is now just three days away.