One big loop

All of Washington in one loop, a starling with opinions, and one of my countries in granite.

Not a guest

Two great clubs, an hour in the room where it started, and twenty four Coronas.

A fife and drum party, seven lodge rooms, and a firearms deposit beside the cloakroom.

A bell made in London, a Prussian Washington, and a day spent away from the programme.

An English sparkling wine, a cottage pie, and a border officer who thought I’d missed the party.

A haircut, a G&T, and a lesson in how quickly London changes its mood.

The Master’s Summer Dinner at Jesus College, then colleges, pubs, tower steps, and the Botanic Garden.

Four days in Budapest for a stag do: the old city, a Danube cruise, and one very loud morning.

Watching the National from the Lord Daresbury roof, then an unplanned bonus day in Liverpool.

Raiding the Pokémon pop-up at the Natural History Museum, then an Island collectors’ fair finishes the job.