Darts

Okay, suppose you are in one of the most exciting cities in the world. Added to that, you are staying at a fabulous hotel in a very fancy part of that city. Further suppose you have the opportunity to be in that hotel, in that exciting city, with your husband of 20 years and your recently graduated-from-high-school daughter.

Now, what would you do in the evening?

Why, of course you would watch Phil "The Power" Taylor win the darts championship at Blackpool!

What were you thinking?

Stonehenge

On Sunday of our visit to London, we spent the day away from the city, on a trip to Stonehenge and the town of Bath. I think Stonehenge was my favorite part of the trip. It's hard to imagine people building this structure with primitive hand tools, and the stone had to travel quite a few miles to get to the site. Astonishing.

Our guide, Debbie, told us that there's also a Woodhenge--but it hasn't held up as well.

Home From Our Holiday

In the US, we go on vacation. In Europe, they go "on holiday". We've just returned from a "holiday" in London.

London proper, is home to 7 million people, with 5 million more in the greater London area. It's an amazingly busy, vibrant city, with huge crowds everywhere. For this small-town girl, it was quite an experience. I'll try to remember that I'm back in the south and shoving past people is frowned upon.