Walking About...

I have spent the last two days walking around London. Today was a beautiful day, hot actually. Yesterday, not so much. Everyone who lives in London says you have to carry an umbrella with you at all times, no matter the season or the weather report. Being from Seattle, I think this is crap, well I did, until yesterday. I set out from our "house" (corporate housing) and the weather was looking pretty good. I was on my way to Buckingham Palace, seems like something you should see if you live in London. I was looking forward to those guys in the red coats and tall fuzzy hats (not what they were wearing as you can see from the photos). On the way it started to sprinkle, no big deal to someone born and raised in Seattle, especially with nowhere really to go/be. By the time I got to the Palace it was pouring, to the point that my face lotion was running off my face! Then it stopped and I kept wandering around the city. But still, I thought it was best to take the tube home. When I got off the tube it was pouring again. We are staying 2 blocks from the station and I was soaked through by the time I made it back. Decided since I was already wet I would stop and get a coffee and people at the coffee shop laughed at me because of how wet I was. The nice guy behind the counter offered me tissues to wipe my face. Moral of the story, I am going to buy an umbrella this weekend...as much as I don't want to admit it, seems for the best.