Hello Family!
Guess what? My best friend Tanja flew in from Germany today and I was
SO EXCITED! So this little baby took some big steps today and used public
transport all by herself to pick up Tanja. Trust me, I’m just as shocked as you are that I actually
made it to the train station successfully.
I switched neighborhoods for
the duration of Tanja's stay and am now located in the “hip” Brick Lane area.
Verdict? Being hipster is just way overrated…but don’t tell the people of Brick
Lane that I said that. Think grungy neighborhood, lots of street art (aka graffiti but pretty graffiti), and way overpriced clothes you could probably get at target and never know the difference, and let’s not forget
the most important accessories, man-buns and vapes. Hilariously, the worst
insult we got was being told we were “a healthy lot” after a group of guys
asked us for a lighter only to find that none of us smoked. The disdain in that
phrase was rather ironic in a borough full of vegan places called “honest
burger.” I’m sorry, but no way in heck am I eating a non-meat burger…that’s
just wrong, and as an American, simply blasphemous. Walking around Spitalfields,
I took Tanja to the markets where they had a live band and classic dancing. It
was so cute, I almost jumped in (looks like all those Cotillion classes paid off
after all mom), except between Tanja and I, we realized that neither of us
actually learned how to lead (guess they were useless after all mom…told you
so).
We wandered into the work district
going through Shoreditch, Hackney, and Hoxton. Except everything was under
construction. Tanja was amazed and has a theory that the amount of construction
London is going under is to mask the fact that the economy is suffering with
Brexit. The longer I stay here the more I am convinced that she just might be
right. I will let you know if I get the inside scoop at work.
Something that continues to
be a constant source of amusement for my European friends, is my hesitancy in
crossing the road without a green signal or even the cars stopping for you at a
crosswalk without a light. I’m the chicken that won’t cross the road. So even
though I’ve been navigating my way through London acting as a tour guide for Tanja,
most of the time my view looks likes this…
This picture is honestly worth a thousand words. Also if you think me being a tour
guide for Tanja is the blind leading the blind situation…let me assure you that
you are totally correct.
After a day of casual
exploring we had a Mediterranean dinner that was AMAZING. Fun Fact: I hate
eggplants, you can thank my dad for that. Fun British Fact: aubergine means eggplants.
New Fun Fact: Carolyn didn’t know that aubergine means eggplants so Tanja
ordered three aubergine dishes and Carolyn ate all of them….so apparently Carolyn likes eggplants. I blame it on the Brits for using their sneaky ways to get us children to eat vegetables lol.
And with that fascinating tale I am off to bed. Goodnight friends, I love you all.
Xx,
Carolyn
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