Sealion II

Our first day in London! It was a very pleasant, sunny day, and we went out in search of Adventure. And this is what we found:

First, that the London Underground is a wonderful thing. Second, that it is horribly expensive. But hey, it was a vacation! Here we are. Yes, I am "reading" Orwell (the book's upside down...) and giving the peace sign. No, this is not intended to have symbolic meaning, although it might have symbolic meaning anyway.



We found some gentlemen in red military-esque gear. I don't know why they were dressed that way--if it was some special anniversary or what-have-you. Striking, though, isn't it?



We went to the National Gallery, which fronts on Trafalgar Square. Here's a picture of Lord Nelson from the back (he has his back to the Gallery; I don't remember what he's facing, although it appears to be Parliament. Quite rightly, he is reluctant to turn his back on a large group of elected officials.).

we will make those baby steps backwards, such that when you enter at the top of the page you will have to the bottom and scroll upward to encounter events in their correct chronological order. How very avant-garde. Like "Memento", but without tattoos.



That's me, nom de net sealionii (of course). That other guy we'll call the HLP, for reasons that are maybe really not all that funny when you consider that all of this begins in San Francisco.



This is Axl Wade and Our Photographic Correspondent (OPC for short). She's the one who actually took the pictures, and she's the HLP's little sister.

OK, so that's us. Now, where are we?

So, over the Christmas vacation I obtained a plethora of pictures from that long-ago trip to Europe which you may or may not remember at this point. So many that I am rather spoilt for choice, and have not yet written about the trip. I do not have the blogging stamina to put up all the pertinent information in a single go, so let's get started with the cast of characters, with "noms de net" to preserve privacy and reputations, insofar as is consistent with the pictures (ahem).

O.K., here goes: