Souvenirs

We don't buy a lot of stuff on vacation. We come for the history and theatre, not for shopping. The one thing I do look for is souvenir keychains--bling for dogs' collars. All of our dogs got something from our trip to Yellowstone this summer and we've picked up more than enough for everyone to have something from London as well. It's a good thing we have big dogs because some of them are now carrying six or more souvenirs in addition to their county license, rabies, and name tags. Needless to say, our dogs can't sneak up on anything. We can locate them outdoors at night just by the sound they make. They humor me and don't seem to mind.

The odd, football shaped thing is a model of one of the pods on the London Eye. I finally worked up the nerve to go up on that thing this time. It wasn't as terrifying as I expected, although I had some anxiety for the ten minutes or so. It moves very slow so there is really no sensation of movement and the view is incredible.

The flat object on the bottom right is a miniature Rosetta stone we picked up at the British Museum. The rest of them were just picked up at various shops and sidewalk vendors around town, chosen mostly for having secure attachment points that hopefully will stand up to the dogs digging, scratching, and biting at their own and each others' collars.


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