Quintessentially British

I have been living in London for a week now - time certainly does fly. There are so many things that have done and seen in the last week that are just quintessentially British…

• Row houses
• Learning about Monarchs
• Afternoon tea
• Shakespeare at the Globe - although standing as a peasant, not my cup of tea
• Walking a lot (maybe not British, but Londoners are really good at it)
• Beer (well cider) on a bridge – ok again not necessarily British but certainly not acceptable in the States
• The Tower of London
• Fossils in a department store – that’s right, you can see and buy fossils at Harrods
• Simple and direct language

o   Walk = little green man

o   Don’t walk = little red man

o   Exit = way out

o   Assistance = help point

…and much, much more.

Exit from the tube - how easy!

Fossil at Harrod's

Entrance to the Tower of London

Tea at Harrod's

I’ve also had a few encounters with the past. I’m starting to put things together. I’m beginning to understand why our family did things a certain way or why we still do things a certain way. A few fun reminders…

·      Ribena

·      Hula Hoops

·      Jammy Dodgers

·      Library Busses - my mom used to take me to the library bus and I loved it!