LONDON -- The Brits do quaint the way Texas does big.

You walk anywhere here, and you'll see something charming, or least something that should be named "Ye Olde (Whatever).'' Buildings, gardens, buses, taxis, cops' uniforms ... everything is quaint. Cars driving on the left side of the road -- not so quaint.

But they do have much more interesting street signs in London than we do in Chicago. Here's one on the way to the Excel Arena, home of the Olympic table-tennis venue: