Brief Update

That guy below (who looks like a human version of Big Bird to me) is now Mayor of London, and has already started moving and shaking things up! He's banned alcohol consumption on the Tube! How will Londoners COPE???

We have had a solid week now of sunny beautiful weather. London in spring is a revelation compared to London in the long, dark, wet, cold winter. We are taking advantage by spending a few hours reading in grassy Russell Square, which is right near where we live, and by taking our lunches out there. It's a bit like when we were in DC and we were appalled to find that people thought the height of summer fun was to lay out in Dupont Circle. That was lame, but this is amazing, because Russell Square is much nicer, more like a lush, leafy park. Dupont Circle by contrast has been scraped down to the dusty earth and is already covered with homeless people. So people are bringing blankets and picnics and drinks and enjoying the sun. We have also taken books and lunch over a few times but are also stuck indoors studying and working. It's all over for me in three weeks though!