The day started with a continental breakfast before being
bustled to a bus into the City.
Sorry. Nikki, our tour
guide, told us that no one says that.
One says, “I’m going to town.”
Nikki was very entertaining and certainly new her city. She had several quips I can’t possibly
remember tonight as I’m typing. We
saw Big Ben (big hit w/ Zoe), Parliament, Westminster Abbey, St. Paul’s
Cathedral, and Buckingham Palace (w/ a Guard Parade – PHENOMENOL!). It rained a bit then, but then it
wouldn’t have been England w/out rain.
We split, then, from the Oregon group (who went to Windsor), and we went
in search of food. We found The
Albert, and the food there was a big hit.
We then made our way to the London Eye, the one MUST-SEE of London. It was indescribable, and the photos
are AMAZING! (We have a picture
that we cannot explain. More about
that later).
After that, our group
split up. Paige, Zoe, and Colleen
went with Julie and Maureen shopping, while Michaela, Melanie, and Melissa (The
3 Ms!) went to the Tower of London with Kristi and Janet. Sadly, we didn’t have enough time to do
the Tower justice (we had an hour when a good tour would have been at least 2
hrs), so we made our way to the Tower Bridge (sometimes called the London Bridge).
We all met again at Piccadilly Circus
before making our way to Mela (an Indian restaurant) for dinner, which met with
mixed reviews).
We split
again. A couple came back to the hotel,
while a few others did some more shopping and saw the Harry Potter 9 ¾ Platform
at King’s Crossing.
We are
scheduled for a 3:30 wake-up call (provided in the morning by Kristi), which is
9:30 pm Wisconsin time. That is
reason enough to wrap this up!
Every one is missing all those who love and miss them from
the States! Everyone is managing
all that really well. Just know that you are all very present with us on this
trip.
Tomorrow morning we're off on the EuroStar to Paris. We get to nap on the train (rumor has it), and we begin a walking tour as soon as we arrive!
More from Paris.
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