1st Trip to London

Before I get to London, I have to mention that I played volleyball for the first time in the UK. It was perhaps the most hilarious game of volleyball I have ever played. First, the British students were trying to play for the first time in their lives, and we all had a ton of fun messing up on serves, spikes, etc etc.

So, I went to London today for the first time in my life. After arriving in Westminster (right next to inner London), we started our day with a walking tour starting in Trafalgar Square. With an official "London Walks Touring Company" guide taking us around, we passed by Buckingham Palace, Westminster Abbey, Big Ben Clock, St. James' Park, and other random alley ways. My highlight of the trip was probably going to the street vendors and getting some ice cream and a hot dog (It's the simple things for me). After the tour, we headed out to the Thames River boats for a ride to the Tower of London. We probably spent around 4 hours walking around the Tower of London (which is actually more like a Castle or Fortress), and then headed out to town. Walking across the London Bridge was epic! I kept on humming the common childhood tune, but I think some people were disturbed...hahah :)
Dinner at the Pizza Express was pretty decent, but I had to follow that up with two more ice cream bars...
Since we delayed dinner for so long, we had to rush to Shakespeare's Globe Theatre to get our tickets for King Lear. My ticket said "yard standing," so I was a little suspicious what that meant. It meant exactly what I feared. We were standing in the "common" people are, and watched the entire 3 hour play standing up. Despite the sore knees, the experience of watching these extremely talented actors and actresses perform was incredible. Without microphones, they were able to articulate every single word straight from the play.

London is a great city (I saw them preparing for the 2012 Olympics), and I definitely want to go back another weekend. Take care and God Bless!