It's a Man in Uniform

Notify the Queen's Guard: I hopped on a bus this afternoon all by myself. Even better, I determined that although the bus was headed in the right direction, it was stuck in traffic. So, I got off the bus and found a nearby tube station. Not only did I board the tube by myself, but I successfully transferred lines. And voila! I made it back to the flat in one piece. Hallelujah!

We're going to Paris tomorrow (Friday) and I have decided to return to London instead of going on to Germany for the weekend. I just don't have what it takes to travel alone. Pretty sad. I worried about it for the first week I was here and then once I made up my mind that I wasn't going, I began to relax. If it's meant to be, Dwayne and I will make the trip together some day.

I found a friend for Token. This raven was huge and didn't appear to be too afraid of me as I walked right up to him to take this photo at the Tower of London. I know the Londoners have a superstition about ravens but this poor dude was tagged and had his wings clipped so he wouldn't fly away. So on the one hand, here I am with the ability to fly and I won't do it; this bird can't fly but would probably like to leave the confines of the tourist attraction.