layover in london.

A view of the Thames from Embankment Station. It was one of those days where you could feel autumn in the air.

I awoke to a bright blaze of orange light painted my cousin's living room wall. I put on my glasses, crawled out of my sleeping bag and saw the sun rising over London's skyline.

My cousin and his wife, both teachers enjoying the last days of summer break, are kindly hosting me for the week. Coming from Kyrgyzstan I have enjoyed the trusted face of a family member, laughing about days long past, and my cousin's carefree attitude.