lovely life in LONDON: first evening

Arrival London June 5, 2018


TODAY I'm suddenly a lady of leisure after moving with my husband to London from the San Francisco Bay Area. On our first evening in London, we wandered down to the Thames, where tourists were strolling the Queens Walk and taking in the last of the sun's rays.  Looking in the other direction is the Tower Bridge, a London icon finished in 1894 which connects the city to the South bank near the Tower of London, its namesake.


Tonight,  I'm awed by the beauty of the area which will be our home for the next 3 years.  My goal for this blog is to document some of my observations as an expat, and to take you into my travels....around London, the UK and Europe. And also to give myself a little creative outlet :) Welcome to My Lovely Life Abroad!






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