At the end of June, I visited one of the lands of which I am a citizen, namely The United Kingdom. I was invited by the University of Durham to give a presentation and discuss some physics, to which I added a weekend visit to London. I had visited the U.K. once before, but I had never visited London. I did visit Durham, but the weather was miserable and I remembered only that the river was a horseshoe and there was a big cathedral. It was also the first time in approximately a year that I would venture to an English speaking country, which was always going to be an interesting experience.