Back to the real world. We touched down in Fort Lauderdale at 8 o'clock last night. We enjoyed our great adventures in Paris and London but I also love arriving home after a long day of traveling. Today is the ceremonial unpacking, where we get to relive all our memories for the first time through sundry souvenirs and dirty clothes.
London was a mixture of old and new for me. Since it was Joe's first visit we saw the famous spots like the Tower of London, Covent Garden and Harrod's. The Surrealist exhibit Poetry and Dreams now running at the Tate Modern was great. I added another dimension to my gallery experience by watching the people looking at the art, the bigger picture, if you will.
The V&A (Victoria & Albert Museum) was amazing, both the architecture as well as the art. One of the current exhibits is "The Power of Making" which is about, well, making stuff. Our hosts at Blenheim Lodge were simply the best. Camden Town was a new experience for me. It's a vibrant street market scene with selling everything you can think of. There are stalls with delicious ethnic foods and the best thing is you can haggle, not the case at more commercialized Covent Garden. Of course it was great to see my aunt and uncle. We enjoyed a nice visit and a couple of meals together.
It's always sad to say goodbye, but now we'll always have Paris- and London ;) We have close to 2000 photos to help us remember our latest great adventure. I'll let you know when they've been added to my "On the Road" Flickr album. I guess it's back to business now.