London, United Kingdom

This was a great last stop out in the world. I got into Luton which was a pain in the ass to get into London proper from. But I met up with my hosts and then dinner and the Mighty Boosh followed. British humor is quite strange at times, but mostly hilarious. Was exhausted from all the traveling, but did hit up the Tate Modern. What a fantastic museum and I like how they juxtapose pieces together. Had some fish and chips with vinegar and then did some window shopping. My bag at this point required me to sit on it to close, so I didn’t buy much. Dinner and drinks were had at a Belgian pub and then we went out to Ministry of Sound where my host dropped a drum and bass set in the medium sized room for a party the pirate radio station he spins at was throwing. The scene in London was just a silly as the scene in Houston was, just bigger.

An old friend made me waffles the next morning and it was cool to hang out in her neighborhood. London is an amalgamation of little villages and while it is a sprawling cosmopolitan metropolis, it hold some of that little town feel. Of the first tier cities I have visited, this would be the best place to raise some babies. Watched some more Mighty Boosh and then went to the pubs.

My non-DJ host is studying fashion and we had to check out a sample sale. I rock a T-shirt and jeans where ever I go and perhaps that is my lasting legacy to fashion. But I did get a $250 pair jeans for a mere 25 quid. No, these aren’t Bugle Boys… These be Maharishis thank you. I saw an old high school friend of mine who is doing well. He actually is raising babies in London and it made me smile to see him again. Grilled cheese sandwiches and then we went to another drum and bass night at Herbal which had some nice tunes played. Had a full on English breakfast, heart disease be damned, and then off to Heathrow excited to be back into my life again.