Garlic Deviation - Highgate Cemetery, London

Carolyn and I went to visit Highgate as I was writing a story on Haunted Cities for Delta Sky. As a former Russian Studies major, I paid my respect to Karl Marx, but this write-up of Dr. Yusuf Mohammed Dadoo caught my eye. The following is partial excerpt.

Doctor and political activist, "Doc" was a Muslim Indian born in South Africa ... His life-long commitment to communism overlay a complex amalgam of Muslim, Indian and African identities. He was buried according to Muslim rites just feet away from Karl Marx. Who knew that is was a Muslim custom to bury the dead just feet away from Karl Marx?

In Search of Scones

London 09:00

I thought I would cap off my last morning in London with a scone. You'd think I was looking for blood diamonds. The last straw was when I stopped in an Italian bakery (they sold croissants so they weren't purists) and the owner asked me "Scone ... what is this?" A woman in the shop told him it was "Very English ... often taken with tea." Alas, no scone for me.

Pink Garlic in the UK

La Fromagerie, one of the world's great cheese shops and a wonderful place to stop for a bite to eat in London, has pink garlic for sale. I bought some so tomorrow night, I'm going to try out my Pink Garlic Soup of Lautrec and Simon and Carolyn. If its not good, Carolyn will be polite and Simon will be ruthless.

For lunch, Carolyn and I shared a savory cheddar leek tart, an assortment of French cheeses with fresh figs and a glass of the lush house rose. Life is good.