THE SAD BIT: Leaving London

I shouldn't start my first blog with a negative connotation, but that's how it is, every rose has its thorn !

Eventough the idea of this trip sounded like heaven, by the time we left London I was so emotional and anxious about the whole thing that I was finding it hard to enjoy. There was SO much to do (and I'm not even talking about planning the trip), there were hundreds of things to do just to... be gone (cancel direct debits, close bank accounts, sell our car, motorcycle, last doctor appointments for everyone, get deposits back from schools, goodbye drinks, goodby parties, goodbye picnics, goodbye trips, etc. etc. etc) On top of that, we had to pack up our house and put tons of boxes and art in storage.

On the positive side, we made a short list of all the super touristic spots and activities, we haven't seen or done in our 7 years living together in London. It turned out to be quite fun. In one of the hottest summers in the history of London, we managed to visit the Tower Bridge, have a picnic in a boat in Little Venice canals, take the tube AND a double decker bus with all the 3 children on the same day, visit Madame Tussaud, row a boat in Hyde Park lake, see a Hamlet play in the Shakespare Globe Theatre,

have breakfast in the Shard, see the latest Banksy street murals, take Clemente to a night theatre play, AND go to a concert, by boat on the Thames river at the O2 arena

(no wonder why I was so stressed). All that only helped me to become more emotional as I realised how beautiful London is and how much I was going to miss her.

I NEVER imagined I was going to go to Madam Tossaud, but there we were, chatting with Teresa May and Mr. Trump

Dear London... you have given me so much...the most beautifully intense 7 years of my life.

I love your parks, your Royal weddings, Jubilees, and Olympic Games. Your museums, architecture, theatres, and food. I love your Wimbledon, Ascot and Henley regattas. I had even started to love your weather!

You gave me my most precious treasure, my husband, 3 children and tons of friends that will last for life...

A piece of my already broken heart will always stay here.

(I take the British passport with me)