London offered a milder, mango-based seafood curry, not that brilliant world cup football and meetings with good friends, moreover a strong need to go there for a longer time. I am grateful for scientific career providing me (so far:) with 1.5 home cities and home countries. What I feel most acutely now is however a concrete pain from running to Primrose Hill and back from Bloomsbury- the route I used get back into running shape after knee operations in late 90’s. It would have been more sensible to take it easy and walk a larger fraction of the route in my current unaccustomed state- but the bittersweet satisfaction from pushing the limits had to be tasted. Eurostarred to Paris just in time to see the game between England and USA (1-1):
I am truly sorry for England, while Ilona was cheeky enough to support USA.