1. See London
2. See Bath
3. Contract Salmonella
4. Lose a limb to a slow burning fire
5. Visit my brother's family in Brixworth
But seriously, we had a great time. We spent 4 days in London, saw the usual sites, Parliament, Big Ben, Pubs, Trafalgar Square, Pubs, Piccadilly Circus, Covent Garden, and some Pubs. Pat and Lari came down to visit, and we had a good time. Went to Tower of London with them, and a couple other places.
We went to dinner, and I tried something new - Fisherman's Pie. Would I ever try it again - hell no. But I did eat the whole thing.
How to make Fisherman's Pie
3 fish heads, spines still attached
Gills
Sea broth
Gravy
Pie crust
Combine all ingredients into a pie crust, bake at 400 for 45 minutes, serve hot.
Parting couldn't come soon enough. Luckily, Andrea had developed shingles, so we were able to cut our time short, and carry on.
We then drove to Bath to see the ancient Roman baths. The driving wasn't too bad. Although, if you ask Andrea, she might see it differently. Several times I heard death moans in the passenger seat, and my favorite was her putting her legs on the dashboard, curling into the fetal position, and bracing for impact, all while I was waiting to make a right turn. Yes, that actually happened.
We had fun in Bath, and the surrounding areas. Lastly, we made it to Brixworth, and in all honesty, we had a really great time. Lots of laughs, and plenty of times Andrea could not believe what Pat and I will joke about - to anyone - listening or not. (My favorite, Andrea telling me she thought "Nazi jokes with their babysitter" were in poor taste. I told her I thought her assless leather spangle chaps were in poor taste, but that didn't seem to work.)
Then it was back home. To keep the tradition though, I have been drinking some good English Ales, and wearing my flat cap.
Vive la France!
These pictures are in no particular order.
I sort of muffed up the shoe deal. I brought one pair. They sucked. So I bought these above. Hours later, I had blood pouring from the back of my feet, so I bought another pair, they worked!
My nieces. They are very lucky they get to live there and experience all that. They seem to realize that. They don't seem to quite realize that I fought in the Gulf World War, to ensure that they could do things like live in another country, and breathe. Ingrates, like all of you. You're welcome Audrey and Zoe. Or should I say, Audrinka and Zolstoy?
This was a cool pub, our first of many.
Someone's first pint.
Last night in Brixworth, at the George.
We are still not convinced we aren't stepbrothers.
This was after seeing the musical Jersey Boys. We found a great Italian restaurant. This was the first time we heard the "Oh, you're American, we love America, your kickstands are big, etc." while we were in the UK. We were way past half in the bag in this picture. Andrea is leaning over to tell me that my kickstand is hanging out.
This was in front of some old church. I squeezed Andrea so hard, she made a little mud.
Lari and the Patster. If you get this look, you've done something wrong. Even if you don't know what it is, he does.
This was Tower of London. This was an awkward moment. Lari went to suggest a place to see, and Andrea is here telling Lari, "What part of 'I am reading this book' do you not understand??" Then she said, "Yeah, Lari, that would be a great place to see. IF I GAVE A SHIT!!! And get your kids away from me. Especially the two to my right."
Andrea right after her morning bowel movement. As she says, "3 pounds lighter, and 6 times smilier!"
Please note the stirrup laying on the ground. Please note it fell off of a soldier. Please note, he is probably still getting his ass chewed. I literally cringed as it happened.
Lastly, this was at the Seven Seas pub. This cat, named Thomas Paine, lives there. It was totally docile, till Andrea went to take his picture. Right now the cat is doing what we call "Going Sushi" on Andrea. (Going sushi is where one has a feral cat that could literally function as a house pet for the Exorcist girl, but, because it didn't claw gobbets of flesh out of your thigh as it walked by, it is "being nice" and "very friendly.")
It is impossible to not like this picture!
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