I am an anglophile.
When I was 12, Diana, Princess of Wales, died, and I was swept up in the pageantry of the British Royals, the drama surrounding her death, and the complex, flawed, compassionate person that she was.
When I was 13, I read THE BABYSITTERS CLUB SUPER SPECIAL #15: BABYSITTERS' EUROPEAN VACATION, in which Kristy et al, go to London and Paris. It was then that I decided:
One day I would go to London.
It became one of my biggest dreams, right up there with (maybe even a little higher than) writing a novel.
I am happy to announce that last month, my dream came true. On August 24, Bear and I landed in London for an 8 day vacation.
The 8 days we spent in England (plus 3 days traveling) are too much to blog about in one post, so keep an eye out for several other posts this week.
Our flight to London was a 23 hour exercise in sleep deprivation, with connecting flights (and 5 hour layovers) in New York and Helsinki, Finland. It was worth it, though, because on the flight from New York to Helsinki, we witnessed a sunset over New England:
The Northern Lights just south of Greenland (another dream come true):
Not the best picture, but there was so little light, it was hard to get a good shot! |
Tomorrow: Hyde Park, Harrods, pizza, and Stonehenge!
4 comments:
Aah! The Babysitters Club returns! :)
I really love the photo of the Iceland sunrise... I might have to make that a desktop someday. Strange things I do, I know.
Yes, these pictures allow me to vicariously explore London through your adventures! What of it? Keep 'em coming. ;)
Arg, I'm so jealous you got to see the aurora borealis. That's been a dream of mine for a long time. I did a semester in England in college and loved it, I'm glad you had a great time!
Glenna - If you really like the pic, I can send you the full resolution one! Just let me know!
JEM - Thank you! Seeing the Aurora was such a wonderful surprise - it never even occurred to me that we might be able to see it, and I happened to open my window shade on a fluke, just to see if I could see the ocean in the dark!
Babysitters Club! Could you grow up in the 90's without them? lol.
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