Afterthoughts . . . Lefts and Rights . . .

This question swirled around my mind while traveling ~~~

Does driving on the right side of the car and left side of the road cause directional dyslexia? The more I think about it, the more I have an instinctive feeling it might. Throughout our travels, I asked many people for directions while walking. Right from the get go it seemed people were pointing left as they said "right" and vica versa. My experience of this was widespread in Ireland and England. So I got to thinking about it and here's my theory: Most of us are right handed, but when driving on the left side of the road it gets our directional compass in a snit.

And what about the English practice of standing on the right side of an escalator but walking to the left? It's enough to make you dizzy.

I am most open to comments on these thoughts!

our last and by no means least day in Londontown . . .

a building with the words "soup kitchen for the Jewish poor" etched in the facade

I liked this the look of this photo better, than the one with all the words ~~~ thus no "soup kitchen"

my cousin Michael took us for an excellent fun tour of Soho today.
we ate in a yummy market with food stands of just about every ethnicity.

my dad's birth certificate listed "East End, Whitechapel" as place of birth—that's here,
 where all the schmata shops used to be and where there used to be lots of Jewish delis.
there are still 2 very popular bagel stores side by side
so we'll have some bagels in the morning before we leave :)

cousin Matt's comeback when I told him he's the 9th cousin I've met over here ;)
spanning 3 generations

we share uncompromising foodie-ism . . .
tonight he joined us for a great last London supper at the Turkish place where
 Mark and I have eaten at least once every day of our trip
so great to meet you, Matt. a really fun night :)
I hope the Queen's inspectors give you two thumbs up like we do!

Yoda, this one's for you!

a sweet serenade from Londontown with lots of love

fat farm, here I come!

We had a great time at my cousin Michael's tonight for dinner with his wife Mirielle and their friend Guilia from Rome. Mirielle made an excellent salmon dinner  . . .  then there was the cheese course . . . and the accompanying crackers and bread :) :) :) and as if that were not enough, here is the dessert she made, a perfect carmel creme brûlée with just the right amount of sugar (not that much) and carmel that she made herself. A labor of love, passed down from her mother. Many thank yous!

some visuals from a few blocks from our flat . . .

a park on our way to Portobello road with knitted embellishments in the trees . . .

a lovely section of Portobello road a couple of blocks over . . .

Reema Pachachi, jewelry designer extraordinaire from whom I bought wonderful earrings
she is the Director of Kuka-me.com
and was the original creative director of De Beers
her clarity of focus and innate talent are a pure marriage of alchemy

today's visuals . . .

one of the several rooms offering culinary delights at Harrod's

stage at Book of Mormon which we saw tonight . . . very funny . . . lots of laughing

Baker street tube platform for the Hammersmith and City Line

Baker Street Station is one of the original stations of the Metropolitan Railway,
the world's first underground railway, opened in 1863

Gavin's dog in Clifden . . . self taught trick . . .

Gavin is an artist who owns an art Gallery in the center of Clifden, Western Ireland
his art is wonderful and he's a great conversationalist . . . check him out if you go there!