Philadelphia (CNN) -- Darryl Williams and Benjamin Kline were shivering before the speech even started, their blackumbrella no match for the steady rain and brisk Philadelphia wind.
"She was a pretty unique prime minister who achieved a great deal she brought back the self-esteem and confidence of the United Kingdom, " said Keith Batt, a 75-year-old retired Royal Air Force captain, who was strolling up and down Fleet Street, wearing a bowler hat and toting a large blackumbrella, as he looked for a place to glimpse the procession.
Mr. Steely White, who cycled up to Barclays jauntily holding an open umbrella and riding a black matte Dutch commuter bike whose weight he estimated at about 50 pounds, said the valet service has been a hit in other bike-friendly locales.