Friday was a stroll with Mike through the posh Mayfair neighborhood. The class collectively decided that in order to fit in with the crowd we better dress to the nines. So we all arrived at the Green Park station in our finery. It was lucky that we did wear light clothes because it was about 80 degrees out. In London, that type of weather is simply unbearable.
note that both Mike and Michael have pipes
Nonetheless we had a great walk about ridiculously expensive shops and restaurants. Mayfair was developed in the mid 17th century and around the 18th century it became a ritzy residential district. We saw the old secret service building and the location in which one would get the highest class prostitutes the city could offer.
To cool off we all went to Cafe Nero and had delicious iced coffees. It was so strange to be in a cafe in order to escape not find heat. After our caffeine break, we traveled to the U.S. embassy, a hideous block of concrete in an otherwise lovely neighborhood. Its size is definitely proof of the undeniable link between the U.K. and the U.S. This special relationship is a topic Mike always asks us to analyze and investigate. I find that the film In the Loop sums up our current relatinship quite well. But then again that's just me.
Our Mayfair trip was relaxing and I am proud to say our embassy is currently in the nicest neighborhood in London town.
In front of the embassy, bein American
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