Repeat and Twist

It has been a while since my last update.  One should not conclude that I have been secluded in my flat for these two weeks, however.  I have been busy showing Paul around London and the ruins at Bath Spa, so I haven't had much new to report.  Let's just call it the grazing tour of London's markets, especially Borough Market that I have mentioned before.  We found an amazing grilled cheese sandwich (worth every bit of the 5 pounds we paid), and the vendor is originally from Michigan.  So we chatted about all things American in London while she grilled a tasty treat from God.  Our tour continued through Irish steaks, chorizo sausages, mulled cider, etc.  I knew Paul would love this market!

We took in several museums, including the British Museum and Library.  It was amazing to see an early Gutenberg Bible, da Vinci's notebook, original works of Shakespeare, writings of Freud and Darwin in their own hand, 1 of 4 remaining copies of the Magna Carta, and original scores penned by Handel and Beethoven.  What was truly amazing was to fathom that many of these works were created long before my country was even formed.  THAT is impressive.

We also managed to catch a few shows ("Cirkus Cirkor," which I would describe as a Freudian dream after an acid hit, and "Priscilla Queen of the Desert the Musical").  Our friend Craig visited from Germany also, and so it was fun to be back in the heyday of our time together in Pittsburgh.  We wrapped up his visit with a whirlwind tour of the Thames, the London Eye, Buckingham, Westminster Abbey, and a concert at St. Paul's Cathedral.

After two months of being in London, I have just had my first moment of wanting to be home.  It came on Saturday, and I had a real sense of longing to be back in my "normal" life.  That will come in six weeks.  In the mean time, I will have more friends visiting, and I will be heading to Germany to visit Craig and to Brussels for the Christmas markets (no one's getting presents this year, FYI!).  ;)