St Paul's today, that got my step count up. Quite a good view from up there; I could see from Wembley right across to Canary Wharf. With all the tower blocks around it you don't realise just how high it

Standing on a roof terrace on the Greenwich peninsula, looking over to Canary Wharf. Cool place. Bit pricey for yours truly though! Lots of touristing today as we trawled central London by bus, train and

Enjoyed the weekend. There was a great atmosphere at the baseball even if I can't say it's all that enjoyable to watch. To me, it was very stop-start and there were too many periods of not very much happening.

I'm staying right in London's docklands and after crossing town to get here I then went on a long exploratory walk around the Isle of dogs. After that I went back into town for another wander, from King's

Boring day spent getting ready for departure tomorrow. Watched Romania U21 team lose 4-2 to Germany in the semi final of the European Championships. Germany were always more incisive and clinical. I think

I didn't do any real exercise today after yesterday's efforts. Frankly, my legs were like lead weights. So, I pursued my cash problem, and my attempts yielded very little. Nonetheless, I got some movement

This will be the scene that greets us this weekend at the MLB London Series. It's from the MLB Twitter account. Today I went for it: 10k run (to make up for yesterday's shorter effort) and then took the

Put the new Fitbit through its paces with a short run this morning. I would've gone on for longer but the heat was overwhelming. Note to self: tomorrow, get out at least one hour earlier. I started around

Today O had to bite the bullet and acquire a new Fitbit for myself so I could start recording accurately again. On Friday, I must have had at least 12,000 steps but my phone didn't record very well for

A very, very short storm broke the heat briefly. Apart from the ten minutes of crazy rain, the only way to escape the infernal pressure cooker is to sup some cold liquid. Not the healthiest choice, but

Today I was very touched because my students threw a surprise party for me because I am leaving their school. They even went to the effort of getting an Everton cake, which was almost sabotaged by some

It really looked like there was going to be a storm earlier, which would've given is a break from the heat. Alas, it wasn't to be, and we are still sweltering in 34 degrees (give or take). Spent the day

Bit of a weird day. Been feeling unusually crappy for the last three days but today I had an enjoyable lesson, preparing a creative piece based on The Handmaid's Tale, and also just did a lot of reading.

One of the pressures traditionally associated with the England job is the propensity of the press to have nominated your successor months or even years before you lose your grip on the chalice. Perhaps

Nathan W. Pyle with the cartoon. An exhausting day today, but thankfully no real stress. Two graduation ceremonies, lots of ex-students moving on and some memories shared. My Fitbit is finally a goner.

Today we made it to the Black Sea by boating down the Sfantul Gheorghe branch of the Danube all the way to where river meets sea. Beautiful journey. The beach was really wild, with only one shop for miles.

Managed to record my 5000 but had to charge my Fitbit twice today, so I reckon I did at least double that while it was plugged in. I'm still messing about in boats and experiencing the Danube Delta. Today

So, my Fitbit has flickered back to life after being dead for the weekend. I thought it was finished, but after charging it and handling it with car I have managed to coax it through today. I'm in the

This is a great photo of Bucharest. I don't know who took it but it came my way on Twitter. I believe it was taken from the roof of the people's palace, in the far corner. It shows the Patriarchal Palace

There's an interesting story behind this photo. I don't have to credit anybody because this monkey took a selfie using a camera belonging to a photographer named David Slater. PETA then opened a lawsuit