Prologue

 Prologue

People say time flies when you are having fun. I guess that was what was taking place because 36 years after Gary and I met in London while studying abroad as part of the University of Notre Dame’s program, we have finally returned. Could it really be over three decades since we came back to check out our flat of apartments located just off Leicester Square and our school on Albemarle Street near Hyde Park? Sadly, true but we are BACK!

A year ago, Christmas 2024, Gary and I decided that in lieu of gifts purchased last minute on Amazon for our three adult children who need nothing we would take them all to Europe in December of 2025 to mark our thirtieth wedding anniversary. The group gift was well received.          

Our Notre Dame London friends who have been back to The Square mile multiple times since we graduated, I can’t believe it’s been this long. Their consistent comment is – the city has changed. I would guess that’s appropriate given the last time we were here there was no such thing as the Internet or laptop computers or social media. So despite the rapid changes in personal technology, we are excited to see the physical changes throughout the Emerald Isles.