After a couple of months, I soon had a full plate of courses, classes, and other
activities. Click on each photo to see a larger, more detailed version.
| We were able to see a screening of a
documentary on Jinnah, the founder of Pakistan. The director, some actors, and various
other people were there to lead a discussion about the film, which immediately turned into
an argument about how strict and "Islamic" Pakistan should be. |
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The traffic lights at Angel Station. I guess
they mean you're free to go wherever you want to. |
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Although I'm sure they are thankful, the
British don't celebrate Thanksgiving Day. So some Americans invited some others and got
together for some turkey (sliced, from Sainsbury's) and various dishes from places such as
Greece. It was a traditional Thanksgiving. Sort of. |
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| December 6 is Indepdence Day in Finland. As
midnight rolled around (Finland time), my three Finnish friends broke into the Finnish
National Anthem. |
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A rare peek at blue sky as the sun goes down. |
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Once we started caroling, we couldn't stop
without going to Leicester Square. |
| December 6 was a bit early for Christmas
caroling, but as it was the last week before break that's about the latest we could do it.
Because of end-of-term schoolwork, our large group of carolers wound up being only four.
But everyone enjoyed us at the Kensington Goldsborough Nursing Home. |
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Some time later I saw this guy at Covent
Garden who, while ending up not doing much of substance, sure knew how to hold the
audience's attention. |
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This American guy had done this before, I think. |
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| "Oklahoma" becomes popular in London. What will happen next, I
wonder? |
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| New Year's Eve in London involves many
festivities. I think these girls had a head start. |
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In London, the place to be on New Year's Eve is
Trafalgar Square. If you're not already in when the clock strikes midnight,
however, the ring of policemen on horseback annouce the square is closed. It's possible to
sneak behind them, though. |
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Once you've made it past the policemen, you
realize that the other 90,000 people, having been there for the actual start of New Year,
are going out of Trafalgar Square. One would have to be a fool to go against the
tide. |
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| Here are a few of the fools who made it to the
center of Trafalgar Sqaure after midnight. Now that I can say I've been there, I
can do something else next year. Something more meaningful, maybe. |
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