Tristan's Visit

So this weekend my world-traveler friend Tristan made a stop in London. I believe her trip went DC -> LA -> New Zealand -> Australia -> Singapore (for 1/2 hr) -> London (for 1/2 hr) -> Geneva (where she'll be moving in Sep to work for UNICEF) -> London (Fri-Sun) -> DC. I've never actually been around the world, but it sounds very tiring. It was so terrific to see her and spend a whole weekend with such a good friend. I can't wait till she gets to Europe full time! It's funny how even spending a short time with someone from your "past life" can brighten things up (it's raining here again).

So we figured that since Wimbledon was still on, we'd head over there and see how long the line was on Saturday morning. It was very, very long. So we hoped on the tube and headed into the city. Had a nice picnic near St. Paul's (you can drink anywhere here - we went with a nice Riesling) and decided to hit up the free Museum of London. It's quite large and has a lot of interesting exhibits talking about the vast history of the places that are only blocks away.

What an amazing city. I am, however, starting to understand the Brits interest in things surrounding death. Between the Plague, the Great Fire, both World Wars, and the Troubles with Northern Ireland, overcoming death seems to be a big part of life here. That, of course, is significantly less true NOW than it was in the past (don't worry Mom). I was interested to learn that there are no rubbish bins in the city center because the Northern Irish used to put bombs in them. Hmmm.

Here's a few pics:

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Hope all is well,
dAn