London

Welcome to London, on a sunny day. Yes it is indeed possible. And it is very nice to walk around, through the many gardens. Although this city is quite stressful and hectic. And the financial turmoil is being felt by many people. Indeed, there was a very long queue trying to get into the Bank of England, on its open door day. But, of course, there are bedrocks of stability such as Buckingham Palace. The guards are still doing their round.

Strange that on this sunny week-end, we decided to spend a couple of hours in the British Museum. Fantastic pieces, such as the Rosette stone, the sculptures of the Parthenon and the Lions of Assyria, and most of all a very well done special exhibition on the Roman Emperor Hadrien.Back outdoors, we queued to get onto the London Eye. Beautiful views over London, including Westminster and Big Ben.On the final day, we went to the outskirts of the city, where the new neighbourhood of East London and Greenwich. We clearly get the sense that the country was proud that the sun never set on its Empire. One foot to the East of the world and the other to the West. But since then, the centre of the world has moved...