London — Room without a View

I was in London for a few days last week, after arriving at Heathrow (and my bag had arrived as well).

I had a room with a view suitable for me — a room unlike a “Room with a View” that the glitz and glam folks always want.

The view was the roof over the main lobby (the “Rotunda”) where I was staying, the Royal Automobile Club on Pall Mall.

Thanks goodness the roof was not clear glass. The view below would have been too exciting:

Albert Einstein
“A calm and modest life brings more happiness than the pursuit of success combined with constant restlessness”

~ Albert Einstein
Edward R. Murrow
“The obscure we see eventually. The completely obvious, it seems, takes longer”

~ Edward R. Murrow
Hoagy Carmichael
"Slow motion gets you there faster"

~ Hoagy Carmichael
Marilyn Thomsen
"While it takes courage to achieve greatness, it takes more courage to find fulfilment in being ordinary"

~ Marilyn Thomsen
testi 1
“We’re giving a good name to a four-letter word — dull”
testi 2
“Glitz and glam — not worth the bother”
testi 3
“We don’t try to keep up with the Joneses — who are the Joneses anyway?”
testi 4
“Time is a great invention — it’s what keeps everything from happening all at once”
Will Rogers
“Even if you're on the right track, you'll get run over if you just sit there”

~ Will Rogers