The Stars at Night?!?!

If your in North America you play Clue, but if you live in the UK you play Cluedo.  Whats with the name difference its the same bloody game isn't it? Colonel Mustard did it with the pipe in the conservatory right?  Apparently its a mash up of the word clue and the Latin word ludo meaning I play.

I find so many difference living in the UK and I'm not going to lie I'm experiencing a bit of culture shock.  Culture shock can happen moving from one side of America to the other, so of course moving from one English speaking country to another its going to happen.  Of course there is the change in vocabulary, its not a zucchini its a courgette, an egg plant is an aubergine, and sidewalks are referred to as pavement.  Houses don't have air conditioning, and the back yard is a garden.  Sometimes I find it so frustrating, other times I find it amusing.  I guess its all part of adjusting to my new home.

I moved from the small city of Pocatello with a population of roughly 54,000 give or take, the population of Idaho as a state about 1.6 million. The population of London is almost 9 million!   That's like 6 Idahos???  The diversity is amazing though, name the food and you can probably get it here in London. I've had Lebanese, Indian, Caribbean, and South African just to name a few, and I've seen countless others. Walking along the pavement in London I can hear at least half a dozen different languages being spoken.  Transportation runs 24/7, there are so many places to go and things to do, and the history of this city, it is all just amazing!

So with all this diversity and excitement is there anything I can possibly miss about little Pocatello?  The top of the list is the stars.  Looking up into the night sky in London I often wonder, "are there still stars out there? We aren't living in this episode of Doctor Who where the stars go out are we? And if we are, where is the Doctor???"  I think that's one of the biggest adjustments to living in London.  Its never truly dark.  The city always has this light illuminating the horizon.  Standing on my bed in the loft I can see the city skyline and the constant light it emits. It does have a beauty all its own don't get me wrong, but I miss laying on my back and looking up at the millions of twinkling lights above me, looking for constellations and passing satellites.  I could always find the big and little dipper, Cassiopeia, Orion, and Draco.

I've been told all I have to do is go to Scotland or Wales to see mountains and I'm sure I could see stars as well.  They won't be my mountains or stars and perhaps I can borrow them for awhile, but will they be anything like this???