Lovely day doing London things. We got to go on a big bus tour this morning, all around London. It was cool to see all the sights, which we will undoubtedly visit in more depth at some point. Our tour guide was just a hoot, which made it more interesting--yeah that she wasn't some dry, boring old person.
After the tour we did something really cool. In a couple of the larger squares around London, giant TV screens had been set up for people to watch the Olympics. Well, today was the last day of the games, so we went to Trafalgar Square and watched to closing ceremonies in a whole group of Londoners. The summer games are coming here next, so everyone was all excited and patriotic. How lucky are we to be able to be a part of something like that, the British people welcoming the Olympics to their country. I love the Olympics so much. For a couple of weeks we are all united in the common pursuit of being really awesome at things. Way to go world.
We also used the tube for hte first time today. Now that we know basically what to do, it's much less scary. I'm totally going to be able to go to church on my own. We actually drove past my churchbuilding near Hyde Park today, so I got to get a look at it and I know what tube station to use. Sweet. We had company over for dinner tonight, a couple of Oberlin students, and we had crepes with chicken and feta, which was totally delicious. One more day of summer (Notting Hill Carnival and Prom Concert) and then back to the old grindstone. I need to go finish Midsummer Night's Dream!
Goodnight Moon
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