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BY JOHN R. REEVE
Rappahannock News Writer
Even after the seven-hour flight, and 20 or so hours in the same clothes it was fairly • easy to recognize that my ' partner, Jonathan Heddleston and I had started our European Journey. The rush of the airport and the pure energy that surrounded us in London was spectacular.
It is easy to say that England and the US are two countries separated by a common language but now that has changed. England, London in particular, has much more than just one language. It is now full of ethnicity’s that would almost put New York to shame. It was not long ago that London was thought to be capitol of the British Empire, but it becomes apparent that London is no longer the Anglo-Saxon capitol of the world. London has become host to plenty of Turkish cafeterias, Chinese restaurants, and Indian grocers. We found that the best English food tended to be very, well...un-English.
The major attractions still stand the test of time. Big Ben, Westminster, and the tower of London proved to be more breathtaking than either of us had anticipated. Their majesty and seeming omnipresence were overwhelming. Even though these towering structures were exciting, I found our exit from London to be just as impressive. We had decided to go on the bullet train through the Channel Tunnel into Paris. The three-hour journey seemed to whisk by as the train reached its max speed of 186 m.p.h.
Though the French countryside is beautiful, entering Paris by train would give you the opposite impression. We were surprised to see gray dingy apartment complexes, graffiti that had been sprayed carelessly on the surrounding
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