tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8161579608494284950.post-30886636120675802112008-06-26T12:59:00.000-07:002008-07-08T07:56:12.531-07:00Our trip has been wonderful and adventurous, filled with lots of great food, sightseeing, and sleeping in. I'm currently writing from beside a swimming pool in Costa del Sol, Spain.<br /><br />This will be a quick post because Steve and I have the ambitious plans of getting some sun at the beach, and then enjoying churros y chocolate at our new favorite joint in a nearby town. It's a hard life here.<br /><br />For now, here are a few photos of our London experiences:<br /><br /><div style="text-align: justify;"><div style="text-align: left;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://bp1.blogger.com/_ERZiT1GP2p8/SGS6jVBafhI/AAAAAAAACVI/TY1ChEpl0NE/s1600-h/IMG_3167_2.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="http://bp1.blogger.com/_ERZiT1GP2p8/SGS6jVBafhI/AAAAAAAACVI/TY1ChEpl0NE/s320/IMG_3167_2.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5216499384503139858" border="0" /></a>We stood in front of Big Ben! And on a gloomy, overcast day, no less. Really, how much more London can you get? While on a self-guided <span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;">walking tour of the city, we also visited</span><span style="font-family:Helvetica,Arial;"><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);"> Buckingham Palace, St James' Park, </span></span><span style="font-family:Helvetica,Arial;"><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);"><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;">the Thames, and Tower Bridge.</span></span></span><br /><br /></div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://bp1.blogger.com/_ERZiT1GP2p8/SGS8QtOJ4GI/AAAAAAAACVQ/pQHncI6KhTo/s1600-h/IMG_3172.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="http://bp1.blogger.com/_ERZiT1GP2p8/SGS8QtOJ4GI/AAAAAAAACVQ/pQHncI6KhTo/s320/IMG_3172.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5216501263604768866" border="0" /></a>Riding public transportation around the city was great - simple, accessible and quick.<br /><br />We also had a good laugh whenever the woman’s voice on the loudspeaker told everyone to <span style="font-style: italic;">“Mind the gap.”</span> This, among other phrases stated in a strong British accent, has become stuck in our vocabulary. One of us will say something that sounds like a strange mix of Cockney, Irish, and a screechy-voiced witch villain straight out of a cartoon, and then we will both burst into a raucous laughter. Quite embarrassing, really.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://bp0.blogger.com/_ERZiT1GP2p8/SGS8z1aTHlI/AAAAAAAACVY/hRVdHyLnswk/s1600-h/IMG_3173.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="http://bp0.blogger.com/_ERZiT1GP2p8/SGS8z1aTHlI/AAAAAAAACVY/hRVdHyLnswk/s320/IMG_3173.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5216501867098611282" border="0" /></a>Yes, we just HAD to be the annoying tourists who pretend to use the phone booth simply for a photo opportunity.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://bp2.blogger.com/_ERZiT1GP2p8/SGS9E-oF4NI/AAAAAAAACVg/U_iT2zdfbYc/s1600-h/IMG_3179.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="http://bp2.blogger.com/_ERZiT1GP2p8/SGS9E-oF4NI/AAAAAAAACVg/U_iT2zdfbYc/s320/IMG_3179.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5216502161630159058" border="0" /></a>Westminster Abbey - primarily known to Americans (and by “Americans,” I mean me) as the place where Chandler and Joey have a squabble during the Season Four finale of Friends. And also a key location in Da Vinci Code. I know, I should probably brush up on things like actual world events and geography.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://bp0.blogger.com/_ERZiT1GP2p8/SGS9SBSO0aI/AAAAAAAACVo/cIcGExzg_LY/s1600-h/IMG_3191.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="http://bp0.blogger.com/_ERZiT1GP2p8/SGS9SBSO0aI/AAAAAAAACVo/cIcGExzg_LY/s320/IMG_3191.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5216502385682076066" border="0" /></a>And finally, the number one thing we wanted to accomplish while in London - have a beer in a British pub! We went the full mile, and ordered fish and chips, and steak and potato pie. The food was delicious, but the beer was a little bland and warm. Maybe that’s just the way it’s done in the UK? Still, it was a perfect way to end our trip to London.<br /><br />More to come on our time in Spain. Cheers.<br /></div>Larissahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08690789194619561508noreply@blogger.com