West End Girl

I really like these big mapcards. This is London's West End. Margie lived here for a while before coming back to the US, and even though London is one of the most expensive cities in the world, she would move back in a heartbeat if she could. She remembers wandering through the area around the palace the first week she was there and seeing a small exhibit with very little signage, hidden away in an out-of-the-way corner. She dutifully checked her Time Out listings but still didn't find any details. So, she went in to check it out and found a giant collection of Da Vinci sketches. A huge collection of small wonders, just waiting for passerbys to happen upon them. It must have been like a private showing.

I would love to live in London. Or Paris. I imagine a life filled with small delights around every corner, and the public transportation to get to them. I know my imaginings are romantic, but romantic imaginings are a necessity of life.