Madame Tussaud's

7/03

We drove to London and stayed for a couple of nights at my cousin's place in Central London. It was very conveniently located, just a few minutes away from the tube station.

U dropped us off at Madame Tussaud's. The ticket price shocked us at first, but it was worth the price, I think, though W disagreed. I have pictures of Simon Cowell and Morgan Freeman, and their wax figures look very much like the original. The Chamber of Horror scared W and she passed through it screaming. All in all, we had a good time there.

After a couple of hours, we went to St Regent's park and strolled through it. Fascinating views, green lush grass, gardens full of flowers, all a very pleasing sight to the eye. We made our way back to our cousin's and passed our first test of navigating the tube system. A few passersby helped us and we got back in time for dinner.

We went out to a Tapas bar. Dinner was dominated by discussion about the Iraq war and what is considered American arrogance by much of Europe. I was on one side supporting the war in Iraq and my cousin was fiercely against it. It was striking to see his disdain for American foreign policy.

Micheal Moore is a very popular figure in England. My cousin had a tape of his movie Bowling for Columbine and we went back to his place and watched it. I will write a separate piece about it.

Before we went to bed, we met my cousin's flatmate. She is in the risk management business and travels all over the world on business. Must be a fun job.