This was a concert at Somerset House in Westminster. Somerset has a large open courtyard that is used for concerts and movie nights in the summer and an ice-skating rink in the winter. It was featured in the movie The Duchess when Keira Knightly first arrives in the courtyard of her new home. The band playing in the concert was Bastille and it was really good!
Who doesn't love finding their name on a Coke bottle? I don't even drink Coke, but it still brightened my day to find mine!
For those who may have missed it, August 10th was S'mores Day! We celebrated by introducing some of our British friends to the American camping staple that is a s'more. A fire was involved, along with importing real Kraft marshmallows, Hershey's chocolate and graham crackers from the US (via Erin, who conveniently had a work visit a couple weeks before). Everyone loved it!!
I'm sure you know it rains all the time here but its rare to have very hard rain or even a thunderstorm. We had several in August and I happened upon this beautiful double rainbow on my way home from work. I should have also taken a picture of all the people on the street with their phones out taking pictures of it!
Buckingham Palace is a working palace and the Queen lives here when she is in London. Because of this, it is only open for visitors for a brief period of about 6-8 weeks each summer. This summer I went! We weren't allowed to take photos inside, but if you ever get the chance, go - it's really beautiful. This is the view of the back from the gardens. You know, where Prince Charles would have learned to ride a bike!
I did some cleaning out in my apartment several weeks ago and had a pile of birthday and Christmas cards on my table from last year. (Don't judge me) I discovered that both my parents gave me the same birthday card, completely independent of each other. I didn't even catch it at the time because they arrived separately! Clearly they have the same feelings about me.
And last but not least, this was taken on a recent Friday night out with friends. I had just convinced two more people to sign up for the lottery draw to get a spot in the Berlin Marathon for 2015. Somehow that snow-balled into a week-long adventure that includes 6-8 people, some even coming from the US to visit Berlin, run the marathon and then make a trip to Munich for Oktoberfest. Can you sense my excitement even a full year away?! Lederhosen. Braids in my hair. Beer. I already cannot wait.
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