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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.

Leaving America

September 30, 2006 Leave a comment
We have dropped off Milo at British Airways Cargo and are now in terminal 7 at JFK waiting to depart. Both of us just called our parents and Lorie is now trading our remaining US cash for GBP.

Nest stop London!

Bigger Than Life in NY Times Square

September 29, 2006 2 comments

Today while Lorie took a nap, I took Milo for a walk around Times Square and up and down Broadway between 42nd and 52nd. While trying to take pictures of Milo with Times Square in the background, someone with a new Blackberry asked if they could take our picture so it would appear on the big screen. I said sure and they snapped this one, which appeard about a minute later. The people taking the photos seemed pretty excited by us – probably because all the other photos were of couples looking like normal tourists. Some other guy with a pretty professional looking camera took our picture too, but I didn’t ask what he was doing.

So on our last full day in America, we got a little bit of notoriety!   

By the way, when walking with him down the sidewalk, just about everyone quickly clears a path for us so walking through a crowd is no problem at all.

Entering NY, NY

September 29, 2006 1 comment

Times Square

September 29, 2006 Leave a comment
We have made it to New York City and boy is Milo excited! We plan to go out with friends tonight as Milo spends the evening at the Westin in his crate.

Hudson River and West Point

September 28, 2006 Leave a comment
Milo ate a bunch of asprin this mornig so as he was at the vet we toured around and saw the sights.

The woods outside New York City

September 27, 2006 Leave a comment
We have made it to NY!
To my surprise New Jersey was beautiful too, as is this area of New York, which is an hour north of Manhattan. Milo is excited to be running around Rob and Diane’s big yard with their dog Dakota and Lorie now has a head cold.We have a vet appointment on Friday for Milo, then fly out on Saturday.