langostino

I have discovered langostino, which is, according to Wikipedia, the

meat of the squat lobster, which is neither a true lobster nor a prawn.  It is more closely related to porcelain crabs and hermit crabs.

Delicious sauteed in butter, with salt and garlic.

What do Grapefruit, Doctor Who, and Brown Hair have in common?

Ever wonder or care why you can't have grapefruit with certain medications?  I didn't think so.  So don't read this:

Grapefruit’s culprit chemical does not interact directly with your pills. Instead, it binds to an enzyme in your intestinal tract known as CYP3A4, which reduces the absorption of certain medications. When grapefruit juice blocks the enzyme, it’s easier for the medication to pass from your gut to your bloodstream. Blood levels will rise faster and higher than normal, and in some cases the abnormally high levels can be dangerous.

 I refused to watch Doctor Who after David Tennant left, because I saw the new guy as a usurper.  No one could ever be as great a Doctor as David Tennant.  I still believe that, but last night I finally gave in and watched an episode with the new guy, Matt Smith.  I was so pleased to see that The Doctor is still The Doctor, and I rediscovered my love for him.

I dyed my hair brown

Brown hair, silly lips

London and Bath, England pictures

These are pictures I took of London and Bath.

The traditional English "roast", with Yorkshire pudding.  Yorkshire pudding is just eggy bread, and tasty.  The meat was tough.

This picture and the next 4 are of St. Paul's.

Early each day to the steps of Saint Paul's
The little old bird woman comes
In her own special way to the people she call,
"Come, buy my bags full of crumbs;
Come feed the little birds,
Show them you care
And you'll be glad if you do
Their young ones are hungry
Their nests are so bare
All it takes is tuppence from you
Feed the birds, tuppence a bag
Tuppence, tuppence, tuppence a bag
Feed the birds," that's what she cries
While overhead, her birds fill the skies

This and the next 10 pictures are of the outside of the Tower of London and the Tower Bridge

An example of really old brick with stuff growing on it

The street my hotel was on

A somewhat typical church

The "full English"

This and the next 2 are of a canal I came across

This and the next 2 are of a church I came across

Entrance to Regent's Park.  The next 5 are also of Regent's Park

A mail box for "franked mail"

The eye of London

Houses of Parliament

Big Ben

I think this is the Houses of Parliament

This and the next 6 pictures are of Westminster Abbey.  Pictures weren't allowed inside.

I thought this was a cool pinkish looking building

This and the next are of Piccadilly Circus.  Me with statue of Eros

The tube station closest to my hotel

This and the next 7 are of Buckingham Palace and the changing of the guard

I forget the name of this arch

This and the next 7 pictures were taken at Hyde park.  This is a cool-looking tree that seemed upside down to me.

Princess Diana memorial

Peter Pan statue

A groundskeeper's house

This and the next 3 are of the Price Albert Memorial

Victoria and Albert museum

This and the next 4 are of the British Museum

Rosetta Stone

Elgin marbles

Easter Island dude

Little Ben, on his side (oops)

This and the next 2 are of Westminster Cathedral

This and the next several pictures were taken in the town Bath, EXACTLY a 90  minute train ride from London

This and the next are the outside of Bath Abbey

A cool sign

This and the next 3 are of the Roman Baths

This and the next are the inside of Bath Abbey

This and the next are the Jane Austen Centre

Bath Crescent

From here on, we are back in London.  This and the next 6 are of the inside of the Tower of London

The White Tower, built by William the Conqueror around about 1066 AD.  I read a book all about him.

Henry VIII's bodacious armour

Potty

No, you couldn't go up to him and try to make him smile.  This was outside the Jewel House, where the crown jewels are kept.  No pictures allowed inside, but the jewels were a highlight of my trip

The skyline view from the top of Primrose Hill, near my hotel

More view from the top of Primrose hill