England

England is full of an almost familiar feeling of everyday life. The people have changed a lot since our ancestors first left these lands but the English blood and ties are still very strong for both of us. During our time in London we had fish and chips, figured out a lot of complicated directions, met a few more people, saw some amazing sights, experienced some night life with some American friends, learned about English beer from our host (and connoisseur) Rob, and even sampled Indian and Italian while we were there. We have become experts on finding cheap food in markets and sharing outdoor with each other. There are lots of great things about England. There are red telephone booths, lovely accents, and lots of tea. When we arrived from Scotland we were pretty tired once again..the Edinburgh airport floors are very hard and cold...and got some mcdonald's (cheap) and waited for Rob. We ended up getting our first beer lesson and crashing early. After a 12 hour sleep we headed into the city. We saw all the big sites: Big Ben, St. Margaret's church, Buckingham Palace, parliament, the London eye, a bad street performance, a street market, a street where all the movie premiers are. Rob was an excellent tour guide. We said goodbye to Rob and headed to the Apollo Victoria Theatre. We got the student priced tickets for Wicked for the evening, and a found a nice restaurant to eat while we waited. The show was awesome! Later we met some friends from America, Brandon and Brantley. There was a lot to observe near Piccadilly Circus and we got some cheap pizza and took advantage of the interesting people to watch. We then embarked on what we thought would be a short trip back to Rob's but actually took us until 5:30am. The next day we went to where Rob worked to continue our beer lessons and also got an amazing lunch at an Italian place nearby. We went back to Rob's packed up and then went to church. After that we went downtown alone to catch a few more sights...the Tower Bridge and all the other big stuff at night. We went back to Rob's to finish getting ready, watched a few episodes of the Office and left on a treacherous journey to the airport. We made it ok, but maintaining our tradition of chasing the buses along the way. When we left we felt happy to say "cheers" and go on our way.