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Wandsworth Park

October 13, 2006 Leave a comment
Last weekend I took Milo on a long walk over the Thames via the Putney bridge. We ended up in Wandsworth Park, which runs along the river and is lined with big old trees (sorry dad, I don’t know what kind). This photo is of the end of a bench, and my guess is that the trees are from 1903 too.

Cars in London

October 11, 2006 Leave a comment
When you come to London to visit, you will notice some very cool cars that are not available, or not common in America. I’ve now seen the Austin Martin dealer near Marble Arch, the Bentley dealer in Berkeley Square, and the Lamborgini dealer in South Kensington. I also see Prosche and Farari parked on the street with everyone else sine garages are very rare. We don’t have a car yet, but it won’t be one of these!

London Weather

October 10, 2006 Leave a comment
Since I always get a weather report from my dad I figured I would return the favor this mornig (I am on the bus headin into work). Today is a bit muggy and raining lightly, but it never seems to rain for long like in Seattle. Last night on the way home was a bit muggy but dry. Tomorrow will probaby be a bit muggy too. Do you see a theme here? I wonder what winter will be like.

Saturday in London

October 8, 2006 Leave a comment

Today was our first Saturday in London… so how did we spend it?

After sleeping until noon we got out to the dog park where Milo and another dog tried to eat someone’s lunch as they innocently sat on a park bench enjoying the afternoon on the bank of the Thames river. After that interesting experience, we let Milo nap at home as we went and ran errands… didn’t really accomplish anything though. However, we did buy far too much chocolate at Hotel Chocolate (our favorite in the UK) before heading to Harrods for a rice cooker. We didn’t buy one because a very helpful employee told us where to get a cheaper one in China town, plus where to get good fish, and salsa. He understood that finding good Japanese food (fish for sushi) and Mexican food (salsa and margarita mix) is a challenge, so he happily explained it all. We may have to go back there to invite him out for a beer or something one day.

After that excitement, we visited our friend Anne who Milo instantly loved, and as you can see from the picture, Milo was quite fond of her too.

       

Thames at night

October 5, 2006 Leave a comment
Last night I took Milo for a walk along the Thames river, which is only about 5 blocks from our house. The tide was out so there was a lot of "beach" but we stayed on the big wide sidewalk at streer level. Sitting in the muck was a crane or some bird that looked like one – he was just sitting there in the dark looking around. Have I mentioned that whenever I walk Milo, we get a little lost each time?

Brian’s Commute

October 3, 2006 Leave a comment
Most Americans see the red double-decker bus as a symbol of London. So to my friends and family in the States, this is a photo of how I get to work. I could take the Tube too, but then I would have to switch trains whereas the bus is a straight shot.

So as I sit on the bus typing this on my smartphone, I am listenin to Jimmy Buffet’s Margaritaville and Live’s version of ‘I walk the line’ by Johnny Cash just finished playing.

The commute takes longer than I had expected: 10 minute walk to and from the bus and 30-40 minutes on the bus, mostly due to traffic.

Free wi-fi in Fulham

October 3, 2006 Leave a comment

Check out the Windows Live™ WiFi Hotspot Locator Beta. This link shows a map of Fulham (in London, UK) of free wi-fi spots within 1km of our house.

In London

October 2, 2006 Leave a comment
We arrived just fine, but Milo has to stay in lockup for another day since the vet in NY didn’t treat him for ticks. He of course doesn’t have ticks, but he is getting some Frontline today by a vet and we can bring him home tomorrow. At least he is in a good kennel and not his crate.