London calling

The last part of our three week journey around the British isles was London. It called to us.

Here are Sandy and Chris in the classic tourist view along the Thames. A bit wider here than it was at Oxford.

We strolled along the Thames several times day and night. All three of us are art fans and fans of Salvador Dali in particular, so it was fun to run across this massive elephant of Dali's along the Thames.


















After walking up the Thames quite a bit we got to the neighborhood of the Globe Theatre where we had tickets to see King Lear. I had always wanted to see Shakespeare at the Globe, so it was quite a thrill. Here are Sandy and I in the third floor balcony. It was an excellent production, too.







The next day we went to the Tower of London, which I had somehow or other never been through before. The Yeoman Warders really are pretty amazing as guides go. (And we had seen a lot of museums and guides at that point.) Here is ours who had a fine sense of humor and drama, and crowd control that I can only envy when I teach 450 freshmen next fall.


More London later. Now bed is calling.