Beer was good.

Damn! I thought you live in Portugal :) Sure, next time

I have been to the British museum many times. Yes, staying on corporate trips are useful otherwise it will be hard to afford The Langham.

No not this summer but sometime soonish

Likewise. I want to spend 6 weeks there.

I have been to London many times in the last 15 years or so, almost once a year outside of covid years. But all my visits are short and mostly spent inside in various board rooms, data rooms and conferences.

No, not a large part; a vocal minority. Say about 30% or less of voting population. I am not saying that is a small number but saying it is not a “large part” of the population.

She does. Typically more than me.

I don't know how easy it is to live there, and it is often different with many large cities, but it is excellent for a visit.

LOL, yeah. I have left already :) But I am coming back across the pond on Wed, not to London.

I mostly stay away from the crowd, that's the way I like it the most.

One of the popular story of my childhood is about the Hero of Haarlem; the boy who saved Holland. It was a story of Hans Binker, in The Silver Skates by Mary Mapes Dodge. I think I was perhaps 10 years

Whoever, tells you global warming is a fad, send them to me. I am a geologist, and I know how to handle rude people since I work in oil and gas; so I can explain well. Not that the explanation in needed.

You know the other thing that is important I think; I live is South Texas and so I know hot and humid. But here we are designed to handle heat and humidity. From July to September we rarely venture outside

It’s now so hot so early in summer it is hard to imagine the canals ever froze in winter. It was stifling hot when I was there.

No I didn't go there, that general area was too crowded for my liking. Yes away from that general area it's nice.

Thank you. These days with just a phone you can do wonders!

Have you seen this? In fact the full movie is also available on YouTube This was done way before AI.