LHR -> NBO

Having the climb of our lives

Christmas panto- it was brill!

Countdown with Wally

I chose the "Where's Wally" advent calendar this year. Somehow Wally turned into Waldo when he moved from England to America.

Kate Nash

 

 

Mr. Movember

Simon made it to the end with his trucker 'stache.

Feeling alive in Siena

 

Gelato in hot chocolate. Those Italians know how to eat. I love Grom.

 

The Church of Patience

This church is referred to as the Catholic Church. I spend a lot of time staring at it whilst waiting for the bus.

Moustaches for men's health

 

All the single ladies

And then there were two. Farewell, Rebekah. He put a ring on it.

Remembrance Day

Service at the statue near Station Road. We sang hymns and said prayers.

Greenwich Time

The telescope that was used to discover Uranus.

Units!

 

Lord Mayor Parade 2012

 

The Butchers pulled out all the stops. They even gave away sausages to the crowd.

  

Spanish Tragedy in King's College Chapel

What an amazing setting for a play.

Hoovering

The Day the Music Died

In the UK they do something called PAT testing to make sure the electrical appliances won't blow up. This week the guy is testing our lab and failed the radio in my bay. No more Heart FM- what will we do?

Jade Burial Suit

 

I went to the an exhibition of the burial treasures of Han China. They used to make suits out of jade since they believed jade had protective properties. The also put jade plugs in all of the orifices. Who knew? http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jade_burial_suit

Churchill Formal

Dancing for Navratri

 

This was a festival for the Hindu Mother Goddess. The woman next to me explained that we were dancing in a circle around the shrine as a form of prayer to Durga. This festival celebrates the beginning of winter. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Navratri

Sharpshooting Postdocs

Dunston Hall

Only in Europe can you hold a postdoc retreat in a stately home.

Mary Berry Mania

My first recipe from Mary Berry's cookbook: Banoffi Pie

I hear you, Onions

Typically English

 

Rambling along the Cam

Golden Postbox

 

They postboxes are usually red, but are painted gold when someone from that town wins an Olympic medal. Dunblane is the hometown of Andy Murray the tennis player.

Bagpiper and Scientists Unite

Dunblane, Scotland

 

Microbiology conference

The Church of Reassurance

One year ago today, I arrived in the UK. I had wanted to move to Europe for a long time, but when it finally came time to get on the plane I wondered if it were the right decision. I still felt unsure until I was walking along and saw this cute little church and thought to myself, "What a cute little church. I get to live in such a cute little town full of cute little churches." And I felt very lucky and reassured.

My first 18 holes

Tea Time with the Royals

Baby Skyping

Jon and my niece Taylor.

 Richard and Margaret and the twins Olivia and Andrew.

Cream Tea in The Orchard

A ramble to Grantchester rewarded with a scone and clotted cream and jam. The Orchard played host to many a poet back in the day.

Güle Güle from Istanbul

Hoşça kal.

A Walk on the Asian Side

 

 

 

Bosphorus

 

Boat tour past the summer palaces and mansions up-river.

Bazaar

 

 

Villa life in Cirali