I returned on thursday morning after spending almost a week in the UK. Although it was a short trip, the work / sightseeing mix was just right. The great company also helped. For those of you who didn’t know, the purpose of the trip was the London Book Fair, which my cousin had a booth to represent a new product his company is working on. Due to the size of the fair, apparently the largest book fair in the world, I will dedicate a separate post to it. This post will focus on the sightseeing. Feel free to check out my travel gallery on the right for all my UK pictures.
We started the weekend on a open top bus tour where we listened to information via earphones and experienced the brisk London weather.
The bus went through the famous Trafalgar Square, which commemorates the Battle of Trafalgar in 1805. Lord Nelson stands on the column in the middle surrounded by four lions.
Here is most of the SLC team, that’s me above, my cousin Nitat on the left, followed by Sam, Eric, Nina, and Ann 
I must say thanks to Ann, she was the London native and certainly took care of us while we were there including getting me tickets to a premier league game, Chelsea, ranked #2, against Wigan.
We also saw the tower bridge, built in 1894, over the river Thames.
The next day we walked over to the London eye for spectacular views of the city.
As luck would have it, the London Marathon was happening that weekend as well
Here is a talented street performer. He’s nearly as straight as that tower behind him. I’m always surprised when I see things like this or the paraplegic above. I am reminded of how, with practice and dedication, everyday humans have the potential to transcend the ordinary.