New York to London

Smoke in the sky over Croydon from fires set by looters.

Flashing LEDs in the sidewalk — or, as they say here, the pavement — under the approach to London Bridge.

The Chelsea Physic Garden in Kensington, dating from the 17th century.

Taxis near the St. Pancras Renaissance Hotel.

I’m always leaving umbrellas in restaurants and such. Would love to engage an umbrella-recovery specialist to find them for me.

Bronx brand shoes in a shop on Brick Lane.

Perhaps I should have gone back to NYC today, though. Perhaps London wanted me to leave. The universe couldn’t have picked a better way to sucker punch me…

Geek shop across the street from the British Museum.

Window of a tailor’s shop in Kensington.