We arrived in London today (Sunday) disheveled but happy to be here, after a nice sleep on the floor of the airport in Dusseldorf for a few hours. That floor was so clean you could have almost eaten off of it.
London seems crowded but the neighborhood where we are staying, Belgravia, is cozy and pleasant. Poetry posted on tube--saw a nice one by Scottish poet Andrew Young. Will try to post it later if I can find.
They always give Ahmet a hard time at customs and border crossings. This time they asked about our relationship, his job, and our travel plans. We said we planned to drive through England to Edinburgh and this young guard said, "you know, that's a long way". Then he asked Ahmet in a worried tone: "Have you drive long distances before?"
It's only 400 miles one-way from London to Edinburgh and we aren't even driving it all in one day.
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mary and ahmet-
Glad to hear everything is peachy. Hope your path runs smooth. I am always hassled by customs officials as well. Hmmm.
BK
Glad you're safe & sound & in London. Security checks always suck. Reminds me of a little story of our trek to Quebec last week. Megan and me going INTO Canada: Cake walk (1 minute). Coming back to the Beefed Up USofA Security Zone: BS patronizing border a**holes (4 minutes). After about three ordinary questions: "...And the nature of your relationship?" (A: boyfriend/girlfriend) "So you live in Chicago, and she lives in DC?" (A: yes) "How's THAT working out for you?" ... At this point, a big "None of Your F'n Business" was in order, but we abstained.
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