london

so i got back from my london trip last thursday night. below are some of my thoughts about the trip and the highlights.

airports aren't super fun to hang out in (neither are airplanes). the only part though that was really bad was the 9.5 hour flight from london to atlanta. that was long.

i walked along the south bank of the thames (and some of the surrounding area). so i got to the see houses of parliment and westminster abbey again. i also enjoyed seeing the tower bridge (ie the iconic london bridge), the tate modern (they had some really great paintings there), st paul's cathedral, and the tower of london.

i got to go in and see a little of the victoria albert museum collection. mostly just their sculptures, but that was pretty cool.

i went into a couple cathedrals (which is something i always enjoy doing). i one i got to listen to a children's choir singing in latin. that was really cool. their voices sounded amazing, and they really filled the entire cathedral.

i went to camden and strolled around the markets there. i always enjoy seeing what wares are for sale.

i found my way over to harrod's and enjoyed looking at some of the store (it's really big). it's extremely posh with very expensive items (i saw the hugest diamond necklace). my favorite part was wandering through the food sections. i liked seeing what they had--fancy cheeses, exotic fruits (mangosteens that would have made brian's mouth water), ect. after wandering around for awhile i got to the exit, and was really surprised to see that they had a krispy kreme counter. i couldn't believe that they would have such a common american thing like krispy kreme donuts for sale at such a hoidy-toidy place.

on my last night i made my way over to a little indian restaurant, and enjoyed some really good saag and mango lassi. not much beats good indian food.

the rest of my time was spent with work stuff and trying to stay warm (it's cold there in the winter). i don't know if i'll ever make it back to london, but it sure is a cool city. and, even though it was cold there, december is a neat time to be there. they get really into christmas there. i was surprised at how many trees and lights there were.