He ain’t heavy, he’s my brother…

Aline writes: we have had a wonderful October, with 3 different sets of visitors from home. It was wonderful to see familiar faces, catch up, and tag along on sightseeing trips.

First Jen and her mom, Kathy. came. Unfortunately for us (but not for them), they were on their way to Italy, so we only got them for a few nights. But we got to see Hampton Court Palace and the British Library with Jen – and a wonderful dinner out with Jen and Kathy the night before they left. Here we are in our flat together…


Then my friends Karen and Larry came for two weeks. It was their first trip to London, and they saw a lot. I went to the Tower of London with them, which I hadn’t seen in 2 years. And Karen and I had lots of time to catch up – yak, yak, yak! Here’s a pic I took of them at the Tower…


Finally, last but not least, my brother Kevin came for two weeks. I had a great time accompanying him on museum trips, such as the Edvard Munch exhibit, and we went on the London eye together. Here we all are in our pjs one morning – Grommet misses him already, as Kevin played with him a lot!


It was a little taste of home, very sweet after several months without friends and family. It was also fascinating to see London through other people’s eyes!