more london

So, two full days of touring in London has been pretty sweet. The jet lag hit pretty hard the day we got here, so we tried to do abit of stuff, but basically were just walking around this giant museum (British Museum) half asleep. So we went to bed and slept for a long time. Yesterday we did the Buckingham Palace, Westminster Abbey, Big Ben, etc. Route. The Changing of the Guards was kind of cool in a sick, touristy, sort of way. Ross's guide book said something about the CoG being the only place and time where all of London's tourists are in the same place at the same time. I would tend to agree. It was packed. I think the most interesting thing about it was probably just watching thousands of people jostle for a position to watch these guys march past. It kind of seemed like the British put on this spectactle so all the tourists can go home happy. There doesn't really seem to be much of a purpose. Anyway, we left happy, so i guess it works. The House of Parliament and Westminster Abbey were also pretty interesting, but no real stories. Today we went to church at St. Pauls Cathedral, which was amazing. The sounds of the mens choir echoing off the stone walls was quite spectacular. We then toured the Tower of London and went to Greenwich to stand on the Prime Meridian, which was cool. Much of the fun has just been workign to get around the city. I think we pretty much have it figured out now - the day before we leave.

Tomorrow we take the train to Paris, where we'll be for a few days, pending the finding of a hostel, which I need to do now.

See ya,

Nolan