Tuesday, March 24, 2009

Update + London Eye Pics





It's been sheer craziness here, what with Edinburgh, London Fashion Week, and various weekends away with friends. Went to Essex, then Leicester, as well as Windsor Castle, which I toured with an old highschool classmate who was in town (saw Henry VIII and the Queen Mother's burial sites, and bought Finn an amazing Royal Guard hat). This past weekend my friend Angela from NYC stayed over. We did a lot of shopping, went to Camden Market (which Will would love), went to Greenwich and Borough Market, ate at Brick Lane, and hopped on the London Eye. I've always been dubious of that big Ferris wheel contraption, but I have to say that the views were amazing.

Oh, and I will be in Texas from May 9-May 26...mark your calendars!

London Fashion Week









Some assorted photos from London Fashion Week. Here are my articles from the madness:




Edinburgh (aka Ed in Bra)















At long last, here are some snaps from my trip to Edinburgh last month. There's the Edinburgh Castle, the usual cemetary pics, a Braveheart imposter, and random Scottish miscellany (terriers, pigs, etc.).
The city was beautiful, and I much prefer it to Dublin (sorry, ancestors). The haggis isn't that bad if you layer it with brown sauce and potatoes, but I wasn't that fond of the Scottish smoked salmon. The kind you buy at Sainsbury's is better. What else...I really enjoyed the city's macabre history, and the fact that you can hike up a massive hill at the edge of the city.

After Edinburgh I visited Liverpool and Manchester, but I confess that my sightseeing was limited to a pub, bar, Pizza Express, and a screening of "Vicky Cristina Barcelona."