London

We flew into London just before midnight.

Despite the late hour there was a welcoming committee waiting for us!

In the morning, Daniel cooked an amazing breakfast.

We took a double decker bus to London Bridge, ate lunch a Borough Market and walked along the Thames.

Wanna colonize the world? Here you go, this is all you need. It worked for England! 

Shakespeare's Globe Theatre

It's been a hard day's night, and I've been working like a dog... The Beatles make so much more sense once you're actually in England.

We went to the Tate Modern.

They had an amazing Richard Hamilton retrospective. Hamilton is one of Doug's all time favorite artists.

Cy Twombly is one of Courtney's all time favs.

The London skyline

The sun began to set so...

...we made our way to Parliament.

Courtney & Big Ben

While in town, Doug spent a day with Daniel in the recording studio.

Thai and Courtney did a little shopping in Soho.

Our last day in London, we made a pilgrimage to Camden.

Our trusty hosts lead the way.

They brought us to the Camden Brewery, a "Portland" style brewpub literally under the train tracks. The brewmaster trained in Oregon at the Bridgeport Brewery. The beer was delicious.

Our favorite Canadian ex-pat Rags met us there. 

Later, we travelled to Bethnal Green. We ate the world greatest smoked haddock fish & chips at The Fish House before stopping in at the Palm Tree.

The Palm Tree is a Jazz club thats been around forever. All night long jazz veterans and various characters join the musicians on stage for a couple numbers.

The old timers play while the youngsters dance and have fun.

The next day we boarded a plane that took us out of Old England and dropped us off in New England. It's been quite a journey but we made it back safely. We can't wait for the next adventure!