DSLR camera

[Jamo]

Wayne...a couple of things.

First...make sure you pack that little point and click. You're not going to want to lug the camera bag or even just the SLR with a good mid-range zoom lens all over the place. You'll find yourself in some crowded places, you'll be buying sh!t for yourselves or for folks back home, etc. (oh yes you will). Keep the little guy with you at all times for candid street shots, etc.

I also had a film Pentax, so i went with the early DLSR Pentax when they came out...all of the attributes of Pentax (generally smaller sized) and the ability to use the lenses and flash from the old SLR.

However, now is a great time to buy a new DLSR, and offerings from either Nikon or Canon are impossible to ignore...

Make sure you get good low-light capabilities...flash is not going to be allowed in most of the bestest places (to protect paintings, tapistries, or because stuff is behind glass...da crown jewels, Rosetta Stone, etc.)

Another option would be a non-SLR big eye camera...since I got my Leica V-Lux, I hardly take the DLSR with me anywhere. All the major brands have something like it. I've taken all kinds of cameras with me to England...the Leica had the ease of a point and shoot with 99% of the capabilities of the DLSR, and it compact enough not to be a major PITA.

Of course, I always keep a Minox in da pocket.