oh, the anticipation...

hi all,

sorry for the delay in the blog; we had no easy wifi in paris, and everything got fairly full-on, and it was actually nice to have a break from it for a while!!

but, i know you've all been waiting patiently...

we got to london fine, and the weather has been perfect since beaucaire — it had to be 24-27 degres in paris, and here in london it feels almost as warm. paris was lovely, and the boys had a great time, especially in the louvre museum where they really impressed me with their interest and perseverance. the visit to versailles went well, and the modern painting in the musée d'orsay was better received than i had anticipated.

everyone is getting a bit tired, but we are on the home-straight now, and london has started well; we all went out for dinner at a pretty cheap all-you-can-eat pizza place for eddie scoular's birthday, and sang 'happy b'day' to him, much to the amusement of the other diners.

the boys' behaviour has been superb, and we're constantly getting surprised comments from hotels and the general public as to their remarkable behaviour. i, of course, attribute this entirely to the hard work of the masters!

i heard a conversation today on the train to london turn to a discussion of art, different styles, and why certain boys preferred one genre to another. this for me is the real thrill of the tour — that moment when teenage grammar boys can intelligently discuss art and architecture, and their historical and cultural placing, based on their experiences.

i can't wait to go to the british museum and then les misérables tomorrow!

hope you are all well; the boys talk about you all the time...

— mr buckingham