Signs Taken for Wonders

I'm really bad at updates, aren't I?

So a few weeks ago I went to London to tie up some loose research ends from last summer. My siblings were also passing through London on a European vacation, so I got to meet with them and do "London things."

This trip, "London things" were very martial in nature: I finally got around to touring the Imperial War Museum (with the siblings) and the Churchill War Rooms (with CW alum Derek Muir, International Man of Mystery).

I particularly liked the "spy training" video at the IWM, which covered the training of female spies and the utility of lipstick in espionage. The Trench Experience was also interesting, though it needed more mud and bad smells.

Seeing the cramped quarters and plain decor of the Prime Minister's room in the Churchill War Rooms drove home the severity of the war. This, dear politicians, is what austerity really looks like. When you're willing to have a reception room the size of a large closet, with the sole "good" piece of furniture being a small table, let me know.