Last day in London....

...for now. I'm open to the possibility of spending the last 5 days of my trip here, depending on how things go in Italy.

I don't want to think or write too much about my last London experience. Suffice it to say that something is different this time around. Maybe London has changed, maybe I've changed - or perhaps we've both changed. Things seem more North-Americanized than they were in 2002. Starbucks has invaded with great force, and it seems the city is full of Texan tourists (not that there's anything wrong with that - although I have seen many a relieved face when I say I'm Canadian!). Truth be told, I appreciated the Starbucks invasion on my first day here - it was a little mocha-flavoured slice of home. Ultimately, I feel more comfortable here in 2007. I feel like perhaps 2002 was some sort of a test - maybe London is just finicky. Maybe I just wasn't ready then. Maybe, maybe, maybe...into infinity.

Travelling is wonderful. And hard. And exhausting. I am having a great time, and I feel like I will perhaps be a different person when I return to Canada. Perhaps I am a different person already. See how many times I've said "perhaps" - see! Different already.....