Brit Observations

A few things I've noticed about the Brits:

* They give good directions, unlike the Irish, who make a game out of giving the wrong directions.

* A lot more reading going on here--in the tube, on benches, inside churches.

* A lot fewer cell phone calls. I have yet to hear a single call that intruded upon my space and quiet. Very respectful.

* A lot more white people here than in LA.

A Day of Art

Took the tube to Trafalgar Square and glutted our brains with art. The National Portrait Gallery. The National Gallery with Van Eyck's "The Arnolfini Marriage."

Took a bus to the Tate Britain and saw a lot of Rossettis--very romantic.

I love Turner, but Aaron teased me, saying he painted like someone who was going blind.

I also really like romanticized, fantasy landscapes with misty scenes and Roman ruins. Aaron detests this genre.

Otherwise, however, our taste in art is compatible. We concurred that the contemporary museum was a bunch of conceptual art bullshit. All in all, a fantastic day.