I know I know… where are all the blog updates? Well, I have been a little lazy… it’s true. I’m just loving being on holiday! Even in London 
. Anyway, here’s a post which should keep you busy for a little while…
Believe it or not, I have actually started making an online photo album. It’s of my London trip so far. I find it easier to start with the most recent stuff. Let’s hope I don’t forget the older stuff! Click here to view it. If you have time (and bandwidth), click on the Slideshow link.
Here are some highlights:
Last Sunday Tal and I walked to Primrose Hill from Hampstead. The weather kept alternating between sunny and overcast. Here’s a great picture from the top of Primrose Hill encompassing this contrast:
And here’s Tal looking serious :
Isn’t he just gorgeous! 
We then walked through to Camden, and strolled around Camden Market which was packed. As we were walking along the high street, I spotted a Doc Martens shop. Popping in for a quick look, I spied a pair of boots…
Now, as you may know, London weather is notoriously unpredictable and variable. Well, maybe it’s predictably unpredictable and variable… It’s my fault – I keep expecting it to stay one way (let’s say cool and rainy, or warm and sunny) but then half an hour later it’s changed and I’m cursing myself for forgetting to bring along an umbrella (because it was sunny 5 minutes ago when I left the house) . Or I start to boil as the sun comes out and I’m dressed for winter. Anyway, the point is that when I left South Africa on my spring/summer Europe trip, the only closed shoes I packed were takkies (sneakers/trainers for the non-Sarfafricans out there). After all, it was going to be hot, right? Hmmm….
So now I’m in London and those takkies are looking a bit grubby. The only way to keep warm is to wear stockings with sandals or takkies… Not particularly smart as you can imagine. And then I see these beautiful silver-ish Doc Martens boots:
Perfect! In fact, I’ve been looking for a pair of flat boots for a while… I love the lace-ups but best of all is the zip which makes putting on and taking off a real speedy pleasure!
Yesterday I went to the National Portrait Gallery. Currently on show is the BP Portrait Award 2007, “the most prestigious portrait competition in the world, promoting the very best in contemporary portrait painting”. This is amazing! I loved it! The “Portrait of Christopher Darroux-Xavier” by Rupert Alexander definitely stands out as my favourite, although there are many others which impressed me greatly.
Which brings me to some very deserved praise of London… all of its museums are free! After spending much time (and money) visiting museums in Italy, I really appreciate what London offers. It means that art is open to anyone and everyone. It was great seeing little school kids sitting and lying on the floor in the Gallery making sketches, drawings and interpretations of the paintings in front of them, with their teacher gently giving guidance and encouraging their creativity.
Afterwards I walked around the corner to Trafalgar Square where I hung out for a bit on a patch of grass. Here’s what happens when punk rockers hit their 40s (or is it 50s?):
Being a rather sunny day yesterday (but cool when it became cloudy), I hit upon a rather ingenious solution as to which shoes to wear:
Ha! Who said I wasn’t the epitome of style and fashion!!!
Going slightly off the London topic, some of you diligent followers of my blog may recall my mentioning many moons ago how I planned to stop by the Naot shoe shop in Tel Aviv on my way to Rome at the beginning of my travels. Well, I did as planned. And those really cool funky sandals you see in the picture above are the happy result of that shopping (try picturing them without the socks ). The sandals have been amazing – I have walked and walked and walked all over Italy in them and they are soooo comfortable! True, I did develop some blisters in the beginning but that’s to be expected when wearing new shoes, especially when walking miles and miles day in, day out.
Well, I think that’s probably enough for one post . I love your comments – it’s a great way of keeping in touch. So go wild!
