London is still Londoning

I've been to London on business several times (five?), and have rarely had time to just SOAK in it.  So, as my third city to meet my third friend, pre-Brexit London seemed like a fantastic choice.

Ultimately, she didn't come, but I had a great time, in a mix of hot-to-rainy weather, mostly indoors.

The UK (or at least the British element of it) brings to mind images of tea and teacups, the Queen, British New Wave bands (I can finally visit without having ABC's Tower of London, the Clash's London Calling, or the Smith's Hairdresser on Fire on endless loop in my head), and various other icons from an earlier era. 

Yet, London is an extremely modern, international city, and so I focused this trip on experiencing ultra-modern things: contemporary art by living artists (Studio Olafur Eliasson, whose work is always so fantastic, have a show at the Tate Modern!! YES, I did plan around this!)  , design award shows focused on making the quality of life better for us, and on the constructs that AI systems create, and street art.

There are so many flavors of London to experience!

2019.09.19-23 London, UK

Photos of London, UK by A. Elizabeth Graves

Sightseeing with a broken foot is a bad idea, but my foot was doing well in its big boot, so I did a LITTLE walking...

Sightseeing with a broken foot is a bad idea, but my foot was doing well in its big boot, so I did a LITTLE walking around the King's Cross/Saint Pancras area. Luckily, the British Museum is there! It was my first visit, during one of their Friday late nights, and it charmed me.

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I was in London for all of two nights last month, but I still took a few photos. Just a few - I was very tired!

I was in London for all of two nights last month, but I still took a few photos. Just a few - I was very tired!
#clouds #london #kingscross #stpancras
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I had two days off after some UK business meetings, so I took a trainto London and decided to spend the hot May...

I had two days off after some UK business meetings, so I took a train to London and decided to spend the hot May weekend there.

The heat suppressed my energy levels, so I spent one day at the (air conditioned) Tate Britain, and the other exploring Chelsea on foot, (and/or hiding out in my air conditioned hotel room, waiting for the sun to set so I could feel some cool air on my skin).  I rested a bit more than I had hoped, but still had a chance to take some long walks.

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In January, I went to London and played at being a tourist.

In January, I went to London and played at being a tourist.
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