Kiwis and Fairy Bread

26 June 2024 Another hot and sunny day in London. We lunched just around the corner from our apartment on Lower Marsh Street. There we found vendors galore! The sizzle, the scent, the calls. A friendly Shwarma man serving up huge portions of fragrant spiced meat and veg in whole wheat chapati. The family indulged and enjoyed. A West Indian woman had a table of clothing made of reclaimed sari fabric. I bought a brightly colored silk crop top with bell sleeves. I feel so beautiful! Our destination was across the river to, ironically, Upper Marsh Street where we had… Read more

25 June 2024 The one objective of the day was to go to The Globe Theatre for a tour and a performance of Much Ado About Nothing. But we split up for much of the day. After a little mother-daughter hair braiding (fun!), Ben, Emi and David took in the London Aquarium (unfortunately a disappointing exhibition) as Mike and I just walked. On our way across The Thames we listened to a bag piper, watched an appalling amount of tourists being scammed by Three Card Monty (how can they be so naive?) and breathed in the scent of fresh roadside… Read more