The streets of Cambridge
JUNE 30 2012
Had a great (but too short to get any decent sleep) flight from Washington to London. Sat beside a man with a small child on his knee. I was fine but the flight attendants didn’t think it was OK. Apparently he wasn’t supposed to have a small child on his knee so they upgraded me as they had a spare seat in business. Again, a bit spoilt with comfort – Milan, London, Hong Kong in economy will be awful I am sure! Yes I do sound like the Queen I know.
Well the corgi was waiting in London and he had a great day and night slumming it in Covent Garden. I think he rather thinks he wouldn’t mind living in London for a while – I just don’t think he has figured out how a poor uni student manages to live in five star oh so posh central London. It was great after 40C plus heat in Washington to be experiencing an English summer.
Alex had done everything the day before so we visited where he hadn’t been – to Spittlefields market, Big Ben, and Westminster Abbey. The Abbey as wonderful as always – oh I do love Poets Corner.
We met my friend Pip and her friend Fiona at a really nice bar and had dinner and a bottle of wine – all very civilised.
London was in post Jubilee and pre Olympic fever but it wasn’t that crowded. Plenty of signs that the Olympics are coming though. Lots of indications that they are trying to sell it to the locals eg. Free wireless internet at central points such as stations etc for the period of the Olympics.
I think we both crashed. Alex had raced around all day the day before and felt fantastic but of course he hadn’t factored in second day jet lag.
Sleeping under the stars 