Ok, maybe the truth is, my presence is sweeter because of London's air. I adore cities. As I was trying to convey to Son #1 over a British Big Mac, I love being out in the country (having sheep for neighbors) but the city is my soul. I love the vibrancy. I inhale the electricity like the sweet smoke from a fine cigar. If I could live two lives, I'd live the one I have now and one of a painter in a room over a shop in a crowded, bustling city. Up until yesterday, that city would've been NYC. No offense New Yorkers, but I've fallen for another.
Pictures of London DON'T do it justice. Like those pictures you've always admired of Big Ben (which, by the way, is the bell inside the tall tower with a clock face on it, not the building itself), that's a big building right? No, actually it's HUGE (and for those of you trying to pick up a Norfolk accent, say "HOOge"). Absolutely massive.
I can't imagine keeping this post under the size of a novella and still share the awesome Mom and Son#1 day-trip experience (he's on his way back to the States today), so I will just put some pictures on for now.
I'm sure the Queen would've loved to have us in for a cuppa, but it was Mom & Son 'quality time'.
Harrods at night. Please check back for pictures of Platform 9 3/4 (Harry Potter), Tower Bridge, and more :-) Happy New Year!
oh I've never been to London but I would LOVE to! I have a friend from my college days who is an actual bell ringer in London... I had no idea such person's existed until I met her. She really does it all the time! And she has sheet music and everything to ring those massive tower bells! She's also a marathon runner in her spare time and a computer programmer... she has no kids so she has time for all those things! Anyway, my point is that London sounds super cool.
ReplyDeleteAnd since I am a total Harry Potter fan it seems even cooler to me now :)
I went to London in 1985 and LOVED, LOVED it! The crazy taxi drivers, the pubs, the accents... one gentleman who asked me, "Do yeh fahncy meh?" *swoon*
ReplyDeleteThe Tube, the WAY OUT signs, the statues, the crazy streets that resembles a spider web instead of a grid, crooked roads, crooked buildings... yeah, loved it.
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Hugs,
Tammy