Crazy days in London...

Well, it is now the end of our second day in London. We are very tired, but I thought I should update so ya'll can know what we're up to.

Yesterday we started out in Trafalgar Square - quite a sight! You can see Lord Nelson on his pillar there. We spent some time there, then made our way by St. James Park and to Buckingham Palace. Unfortunately, there was no changing of the guards, due to some big charity race that was happening there. Nika was very disappointed. We also managed to visit the National Gallery, Covent Gardens (you should have seen all the street performers!), and more - all in one day.

Today we went to the Tower Bridge and the Tower of London - they were incredible! We took a ton of pictures, and they all turned out beautifully. Unfortunately, we couldn't take pictures of some of the exhibits in the Tower, but we enjoyed them. We also went to St. Paul's Cathedral, and listened to part of the Evensong service (incredible boys' choir!). Nika didn't want to take the long hike to the dome, though, so perhaps I'll get to do that another time.

We had a VERY interesting ride back home today - we made the mistake to get back on the Tube (the subway system) at "rush hour" and boy was it rushed! There were SO MANY PEOPLE!!! I kinda liked it really, it was quite exciting. We got a little turned around, but finally ended up on the right Tube. But when we got on, shoving through people like experienced Londoners, we barely got in the doorway! We were so packed in that we cuddling with strangers in a way that we wouldn't with family members! It was kinda funny, kinda gross, and very, very interesting. We have decided that New York will be cinch after this.

We've noticed that people look at us really funny - partly cause we're Americans (which apparently is very obvious, even before we speak), and partly cause.....?? We're not sure yet. We're hoping that it's for flattering reasons, but we're afraid that its just because we're weird, even for Americans. So we just smile, say hello in a very American way, and keep on walking. One fellow greeted us in gibberish - we just sort of nodded and kept walking. It wasn't for another five minutes that we realized he'd said, "Cheers!" lol I guess he was trying to say hello! It sounded a lot more like "Chz" - and who expects anyone to say "cheers" anyway? lol Great fun. Well, that's all for now, folks, we hope to add more tomorrow!