Well, that's it! The flat has been cleaned and cleared, and cleaned again. Our neighbour has graciously taken our last minute pantry stuff and is looking forward to trying the NZ clover honey, crab paste and Japanese vinegar...hopefully not together. She even made us cheese and pickle sandwiches to have on the way to Paris.
I feel really confused - sad to be leaving so many good friends in London, terribly excited about the 7 weeks ahead with Mario around Europe, anxious about getting a job back in NZ, and all warm and fuzzy about connecting up again with so many friends and family back home in August.
Not surprisingly I didn't sleep very well last night - it may have been the fact that we'd given the bed and mattress to a charity and slept on a pile of duvets on the floor, or maybe it was the lingering smell of bleach from the spotless floors and walls...
So, here's five things I love about London:
The audiences - for all types of shows and concerts the audiences are generally well informed, enthusiastic and generous in their responses
The football - everyone knows a lot about it, everyone loves it; you can't help but watch it and become enthralled
The comedy - not just the stand-up, everyone's witty. I love the play on words, and the richness of the language, made better by the combination of so many cultures
The Thames - I've walked along beside the Thames most days on my way to work; it's never boring and there is always so much going on. People go mad here at the slightest show of sunshine and race down to sit, sunbathe, eat and fool around.
The diversity - London isn't England, it's the world
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