"Better a Witty Fool Than a Foolish Wit"

An oxymoron?  We quite enjoyed our food whilst in the UK.

John:        "London was really fun. I enjoyed the beautiful sights and the quirky history of those funky British. I especially loved high tea, one of the most delicious meals I have ever had. The scones were divine and clotted cream needs to be an import from Britain. I should start having high tea at my house. Could be quite the event!

      It was so fun to hear people speaking English again, and they have awesome accents! Spending some time in London knocked off some of the rough edges of my American accent. The Tower of London was awesome, because of its interesting history. Who would have known that there is a royal raven keeper? The beefeater tour was hilarious and I am convinced I need to train Will to become a beefeater. We got to see almost all of the Royal Jewels. However, if they had included pictures of Prince Harry’s weekend in Vegas, we would have seen them all…

Westminster Abbey was amazing and I got to see memorial or tombs of many famous people I hugely admire. William Pitt, James Wolfe, Henry I, Henry VII, Elizabeth I, Charles Dickens, Thomas Hardy, Thomas Stearns Eliot, Isaac Newton, and many other great men and women. Such a beautiful sight! 

Going to the Globe Theater was also amazing. I got to enjoy A Midsummer Night’s Dream as a wealthy Londoner would have in the 17^th century. So awesome! And of course, no visit to London would have been complete without fish and chips, which were delicious."

Beatle-mania is still alive and well in the UK.

Abbey Road cover M&M style!

The famous red phone booth.

London is close enough to the North Sea to be affected by its tides, so the Thames' River level rises and falls twice a day. In fact, one reason the Romans found this a practical location to establish their city of Londinium — even though it was about 50 miles inland — was that their boats could hitch a free ride with the tides between the sea and the town twice a day. 

Additionally, during the Second World War, Nazi bombers used the Thames (Tems) River as a guide on their nightly raids. When moonlit, they called it a 'silver ribbon of tin foil.' It led from the English Channel right to the mighty dockyards. Even with all the city lights carefully blacked out, those bombers easily found their targets. Neighborhoods on both banks of the river went up in flames.  

Tower Bridge (built 1886–1894) is a combined bascule and suspension bridge in London, over the River Thames. It is close to the Tower of London, from which it takes its name. It has become an iconic symbol of London.  It is so very beautiful!