London Wrap-Up

Well it's our last night in London, hard to believe the four days are already gone.  We've had a lot of fun in such an awesome city.

Some recap from day 4:
-Woke up extra early to make it to London Tower when it opened.  Bought some bread on the way and ate it on the tube for our breakfast.  We were all really impressed with the Tower.  Basically a giant medieval castle built in 1060 and served as the royal court for over 500 years.  Took an awesome tour with a guy named Bob who told us of all the famous executions that took place in the Tower.  Spent all morning here.
-Checked out Tower Bridge, we were a little disappointed the olympic rings were not out.
-Walked to St. Paul's Cathedral, the biggest in London.  Paid extra money for the self-guided tour, really cool experience.  Then climbed 550 steps to the very top of the cathedral dome.  Best view of London, although it made us feel a little claustrophobic at the top.
-Walked across Millennium Bridge, took a nap in the park across from Tate Modern Art Museum.
-Craig also saw the Churchill War Rooms, Josh went to Olympic park
-Met back up at the hostel and went to Camden Market for food.  Lots of authentic street food and a really cool area.

I'm currently uploading about 75 pictures to my Facebook page.  It's easier to upload them there than try to put them on here.

Other random London thoughts:
-The city is a lot more international than I anticipated
-We were some of the few American tourists around, at least from what we saw
-Getting tickets to a West End show was a lot easier and cheaper than going on Broadway
-Overall very friendly people
-Service in restaurants was not the best by American standards, but that just might be the culture here
-Within five minutes of checking in to the hostel, Craig almost got hit by a bus on the street.  Guess we weren't used to looking the opposite way when crossing
-Streets here have no sense of order.  They go every which way and seem to switch names every block.
-You can find a Pret A Manger and Bella Italia on every block
-Mars Chocolate Malt Milk is delicious, as well as all kinds of Cider drinks
-Our hostel roommates are from Germany.  They don't speak much English so we haven't talked much, but they seem nice
-TGI Fridays, almost as good as TOIT (Thank Odin It's Thorsday)
-Zimmer's had some rough luck.  Forgot his tennis shoes at home.  Debit card got hacked.  Lost his digital camera.  Still has a positive attitude though.
-Just figured out on the last night that there is a ladder up to the top of my very tall bunk.  Three days wasted climbing up the side
-The women here are all very good looking.  That is all I will say.


Paris tomorrow!

Au revoir,  Dan