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Fri May 02 00:30:21 Fifth day in England- London:

Thursday I took a train in Haslemere, 30 minutes from Audrey's house, into London.  I arrived just before noon.  I walked all around London for many hours.  I went to one free museum with no line, but all the big sites had big lines and I preferred to keep moving rather than waiting in line with my short time.  I spent the night and will see some more today, but then I will head back.

 

 

Flowers and art museum in Victoria

Man walking from polling station-Conservatives have a big win for council seats, but mayor is still undecided

Westminster Abbey

Parliament Building

Sat May 03 01:47:28 Sixth Day in England- More London and back to Heyshott:

I spent the night in London, and walked around some more the next day, but was feeling quite tired, so I didn't do as much as I planned. I took the train out southwest again, to find our rental car alright in the car park, in spite of a man's warning.  (I suspect this is part of why I wanted to get back).

 

Today, we leave Audrey's house, after 3 nights, to stay with Rosemary's old friend Cherry's husband and daughter.    They are an hour + east, near Romsey. The next night we have dinner with Rosemary's sister-in-law and extended family, then head to the airport hotel.

 

 

Sat May 03 13:38:52 Map-Walking tour of london:

I charted out where I went in London; added up to 9+miles.  I didn't mean to, but this is what happens when I travel alone.  It was spread over 6+ hours, but I was tired after it was done.

 

Sun May 04 03:23:35 Seventh Day in England - Heyshott to Lockerley:

Before leaving Audrey's, her son-in-law, Dary, showed me the boat he was building.  He has worked on it from scratch and I thought it was very impressive. 

We left Audrey's on Saturday morning to head West to Lockerley. Here, Jim, the husband of Rosemary's friend Cherry from when she was around 10 years old, lives. Sadly, Cherry passed away suddenly a few years ago.  But happily, we got to visit with their three nice children: Keith, Soula, and Peter, and Peter's wife and three children.  We had a really nice time, visiting all afternoon, and taking Peter's family's dog, Tara, for a nice, but muddy walk. Jim, in the yellow shirt, is over 90 years old, but he loves the Daily Show with Jon Stewart. None of his kids were familiar with the show, but I explained that it is one of the popular shows among my friends. Jim calls it "Great American political satire", which it is. 
Today we head East, near Crawley, to visit Rita, Rosemary's sister-in-law, and some of her family.  Then we head to the airport to fly out in the morning.

 

 

 

Sun May 04 15:47:45 Last day in England:

Today we went to Crawley to see Rosemary's sister-in-law, Rita, and her son Michael, and his wife, Nellie.  We had a lovely visit. Then we are off to the airport to fly out tomorrow morning. Goodbye England.


[Comments] (3) Fri May 16 16:59:01 Maybe things aren't so dismal...:

Though things are bleak in many ways, it was nice to note some good news this week: (in order of importance to me)

  • The polar bear is finally on the endangered species list (not that this matters to the current administration, but perhaps the next)
  • John Edwards emerged with an excellent endorsement for Obama, who is apparently destined to be the nominee (so happy to almost have a nominee)
  • The California Supreme Court overturned what I felt was a very stupid ban on same sex marriage
  • I successfully rode my bike to work two times this week. That is my goal until it gets dark early again. Drew also rode his bike this week for the second time this month
  • Last week, I found the perfect bag for my MacBook Pro and all the other things I like to carry around. I had many requirements for such a bag (non leather, nice to touch, no or minimal velcro, zippers sturdy enough to resist my destruction, the right dimensions/pockets for things, a touch of style, not black) Yesterday it finally arrived.

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