Borough Market and Greenwich, that's all

 with my sister on one of the bridges (I'm in the reflection of her sunglasses if you look closely)

 we went to Borough Market, which has all the brilliance

 And Greenwich Market, and as we were so close, we might as well walk up to that line

 But, refusing to pay to stand in front of a line, we snatched a photo outside the gates (mum looking as casual as can be)

And looked at the park and sat down and ate grapes

So, these are all my photos from London. Really poor show this time, as they were all taken on our last day there, really. Having a phone with a relatively all right camera means I keep leaving my heavy, proper camera at home, which is a shame for my photography and a blessing for my shoulders.

Abney Park, the Green Cemetery

 Yes, I went back to the cemetery I went to in January

 Because it's too beautiful (and sad) for words

 It's like a lost, secret garden

 Where plants and flowers seem to grow however and wherever they want

 Covering the paths.

 I brought my mum and sister

 Who also share this fascination

 about how people are buried, and when, and why, and how old and far too young they were

 and how peaceful it feels, at least in day time

 and how much history you can read from the stones,

only guessing at what's true and what's not, and how much you're misinterpreting it

So, yes. Most of my London photos are from a cemetery. Slightly odd. Then again, cemeteries to me are peaceful places, with hundreds of forgotten or hidden stories on the gravestones, some still being kept by families who care, some by families who don't know the entire story, and many seemingly completely forgotten.

And finally, London III

 I met up with my Norwegian friend Ingrid in London, ate good food, went for a walk and ate some more

 Sister did her last minute shopping an hour before we went to get the train

Hyde Park's all right, isn't it? 

Leaving London is always such an odd mix of green and industrial landscape

Last photo taken on the train which led us to Gatwick, on the very train where I put a hand-luggage suitcase up on the overhead rack (no, it'll be fine there, anyway, there's no other space for it) which later fell onto my sister's head, which luckily she had her glasses on top of, and her glasses broke but her head is all right, or at least, no worse than it was before. Next time I will make space for my bag... somewhere else.

London II

 My sister, always afraid to have too little to drink: At our short picnic, we had a whole bottle of wine, a massive bottle of water, two smaller bottles of water, two different apple juices, and probably some cider I've forgotten...

 Hampstead Heath was our chosen place to stay hydrated on this wonderful summer day

 One very hydrated, happy (we did have wine), out-shopped sister 

 Dedicated to Christine. He-lloo Panda!

Love walking from City to Brick Lane, such a change in buildings and environment.

We're getting there, aren't we? Today is two weeks since I returned to Tromsø, which has been behaving much like Falmouth used to, with snow and sunshine and rain and sleet in a big, odd mixture. Tomorrow I will post the last London photos and there will be a return of family + random nature photos, since this is all that happens/exists in Tromsø, unless I am reckless enough to bring my camera to an event - actually, the next event should be a Red Cross one, which will likewise bring nothing new. Celebrate the known!

And finally, London I

 Kensington Gardens in the evening

 To watch The Lion, The Witch and The Wardrobe, much happiness ensued

 Graveyard behind a church in Kensington

Far end of Portobello Road Market

I can really recommend the 360 version of The Lion, The Witch and The Wardrobe - yet probably mostly for those who have grown up with Narnia, either the books or the old tv-series. My sister and I grew up watching these on taped-from-tv-videos, again and again, long before we were old enough to notice the beat-you-over-the-head Christian theme. Watching the show in Kensington Gardens was very much a nudge/whisper/LOOKIT'SASLAN-experience for both of us, in the same way that we now watch the Lion King together. It is a very cleverly done play though, with a circular scene (duh) which means they need have actors facing in all directions - I'd say it's interesting for those who are interested in theatre as an art as well as fans of the BBC-series, and moreso for those of us that are both. Go, go!

Let's talk weather

 28th May 2012, Monday

3rd June 2012, Sunday

 29th May 2012, Tuesday

(day after I came back from scorching London)

3rd June 2012, Sunday

(we had dinner outside, and cake outside, until 9 in the evening when it started to get chilly)

That's all.

ENGLAND PLZ

Planning London with mum, accompanied by tea in floral crockery, as should be

I leave in one week today! Thought I would put my itinerary here, because I'll actually be travelling a little once I'm first in England:

• May 18th: Oslo - London - FALMOUTH TOWN where Maja and I will be landing at 5:06 p.m., if all goes well, and we shall be watching Much Ado About Nothing by FECCLES, sat next to lovely people we went to uni with
• May 19th/20th: Falmouth Falmouth Falmouth meet up with everyone we know, hopefully
• May 20th: Maja stays while I whizz up to LONDON with the afternoon train, terminating in Londinium at 11:30 pm
• May 21st: London - BRIGHTON to see (stay with) Kayung and her boyfriend Kyle, both very lovely people who studied photography with me
• May 23rd: Brighton - LONDON to pick up my mum and sister and sleep at our Travelodge
• May 24th-27th: London London London go to flower markets, vintage markets, all the markets and some shops and see some Lions and Witches and Wardrobes in Kensington
• May 28th: London - Oslo - Tromsø, sleep.