I heard a joke this past July 4th:

Isn’t it interesting that the only country in the world that doesn’t have an Independence Day celebration is Great Britain.

And I thought British humor wasn’t funny…

The first time I visited London was with my wife back in 1985. On our trip, we saw Westminster Abbey, Buckingham Palace, and all the standard touristy places. England has such a long history compared to the United States – but not so much compared to the Middle East. To make up for their lack of chronological record, the Brits managed to pick up some Middle Eastern relics along the way and brought them home. They put many of them on display in their British Museum — “souvenirs” collected during the height of the British Empire.

My favorite souvenir in the British Museum was the Rosetta Stone. Seeing it in person back in 1985 filled me with a sense of wonder —  I wondered what it was doing in London.

A noteworthy part of our trip was attending the Royal Tournament in London, a tradition that no longer exists.

We had a cousin living in London at the time, a British citizen and a first cousin of my wife’s father. She  insisted we attend the Royal Tournament, explaining........

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