Buzzy London

The London Eye - Thames River

London
Honesty: A station master named Richard was the friendly face who greeted us at the tube each morning. He was 40-ish with studs and piercings. Only the second morning after our initial contact, he said, "you forgot something yesterday." Completely puzzled as to what we had left, he handed us 40 cents. We had not picked up our change and Richard had saved it for us in case he saw us again. Clean hopeful honesty. Unbelievable!


Sherlock Holmes Museum - I have a thing with toilets.

Sink and inside of bowl were decorated with the same flowered porcelain.

In 1992, this man portraying Sherlock, played to Ron, Nancy, and Maggie.

He was definitely in character and of course was refering to

the Reagan's and Prime Minister Thatcher.

London Hostel from Hell

Breakfast - stacks of white bread - YUM

Phyllis with the most quintessential couple in London.
They were the perfection of the Queen's England.
Phyllis stopped the couple to ask questions.
Their speech reflected their appearance and carriage...





3-tiered bunk
I was on the top.
Upon arrival at 6pm, there was a 30-something
sleeze-ball sleeping in my bed!
We encountered zero bed-bugs and did sleep
in silk traveling bags.

This is the KITCHEN.
Teepee for papertowels.
Seriously!

This wasn't fun but it didn't kill us!
There were locks on the stalls.
It is amazing how adaptable we truly are.
We "think" we cannot do this
BUT CAN
and the experience was overwhelmingly
PROFITABLE.

Lovely London at Night

I want this on my tombstone.
She's Dead.

Dinner in the Crypt
St Martin in the Fields church
Portions were HUGE,
choices plentiful,
and cost inexpensive.
Tables are set over in-ground tombs.

St Martin in the Field Church Window
A church for social justice...
My kind of church...

London's 2012 Olympic Countdown
Trafalgar Square

Sir Isaac Newton
For my nephew who sells and works
at the Newton (shoe) factory in Boulder.
Buy Newtons!
Madame Tussauds

Lawn chairs that stay out for public use - no theft?
Would this be possible in America?

In general, there was a trust exhibited
in other countries that our country has forgotten.
It may have to do with our speed to litigate.
Playgrounds still had teeter totters, merry-go-rounds, slides, and swings.

A city like New York, I could return to London many times and only touch the surface.

Rather a frivolous tourist stop that we were going to bypass,
a random effort of generosity allowed us to enter as guests.
We thoroughly enjoyed the world of politicians, musicians, and movie stars.
Gaga to Churchill
Audrey Hepburn to Indira Gandhi

MADAME MARIE TUSSAUD was the most fascinating person in WAX.
(1761-1850)
She worked as a housekeeper for a physician;
he used wax modeling to illustrate anatomy and taught Marie the art.

She became an art teacher to King Louis XVI's sister and lived at Versailles with the French court.
After the French revolution of 1787, Marie Tussaud and her mother were imprisoned with aristocrats and people associated with the regime. She shared a cell with the future Empress Josephine (Napoleon Bonaparte's wife) Marie was required to make death masks from the heads of famous people who had been guillotined,
including King Louis XVI and Marie Antoinette, his wife.
After Madame Tussaud's release, she married Frances Tussaud and had two sons and one daughter (the daughter died). Because of the need for income, Marie took her wax figures on a touring exhibition. She spent the next 33 years travelling the British Isles, showing her growing collection of figures.
She did not see France or her husband again.