Back In The USA

Ok, so the highlights of my trip included seeing Big Ben a couple of times and the outside of the Parliament building (we couldn't go inside since Parliament wasn't in session... but not to worry, one of the bobbies standing guard outside said "oh, never mind-- you didn't miss much anyhow..." Heh, no political opinions there!); visiting the giant lions at Trafalgar Square; exploring Westminster Abbey and reading the inscriptions on all of the freestanding tombs and the crypts on the floor as I walked over them; getting winked at by one of the Queen's guardsman on horseback; taking the tube *everywhere*; going to see Fame and The Lion King in the theater district at Covent Garden; watching Arsenal play Wigan at Highbury and realizing that I'm more of a soccer hooligan than I'd previously thought; seeing the changing of the guard at Buckingham Palace; shopping at the Portabello Road open market; etc.

It was a good trip, and I honestly would really like to get back there sooner than later... though hopefully the next time I'm back in London, I'll be with friends. There were a lot of other places I wanted to explore and things I wanted to see and do that my parents weren't interested in doing/were too tired to do. But last night I already started planning a potential trip to Spain with Susan, and I mentioned wanting to go back to London to Matt, so perhaps international travel might be happening for me again sooner than later. Now all those two have to do is get passports!!

Ok, I guess that's it for now. I got a lot of errands done yesterday and today is my last day off before getting back to the grind, and I want to make it a good one. So far today all I've done is eat. Everything (surprise surprise). And now all I want to do is sleep... but there are some other things I know I should be doing instead. Perhaps a shower will inspire me to start the day. Heh.