The Sun Came Out!

Well, it's a beautiful day in London...the sun is shining and it's about 65 degrees with the wind chill. It's very windy here...yesterday my umbrella blew inside out a total of six times. Very impressive! :) This morning, Tools and I woke up, grabbed some bagels, and she went to her Bunac work visa orientation program. Her program is GREAT, if anyone wants to come work in the UK for 6 months, look into it! After her orientation, we got...cell phones! (gasp!) We were SO excited...now we can be connected to everyone again! It's going to take a couple of days to get them up and running, but everyone be expecting a call or text sometime soon, ok? :) We explored London somemore and walked along the Strand and Trafalgar Square. Tonight, we're going to see the musical "Chicago." We're excited! After the musical, we're going to get tea at the Marriot, a really nice hotel that has an amazing view of Big Ben. Unfortunately, Tooley's bags STILL aren't here. Boo! Hopefully by tonight they will have arrived at the hostel. Now it's time for...Brit Speak! Here are a few British words I've learned: brolly = umbrella, cheers = thanks, lifts = elevator, car park = parking lot, wellies = rain boots, queue = line, take away = take out, rubbish = trash, trainers = tennis shoes, trousers = pants, bum pack = fanny pack (Laurel!), jumper = sweater, potty = crazy (Jeans!), mobile (pronounced mo-BILE) = cell phone. This afternoon, Tooley and I were running late to her appointment at the bank so we took a cab, and told the cabbie to take us to Aldwych Street. We pronounced it Al-dwich, and he laughed at us and said it's pronounced (All-dwich). Oops! We're trying to get our British accent down pat, but we slip up every now and then! :) Last night, Tooley and I stood on the Westminster Bridge over the Thames...it is unbelievably gorgeous! At night, all of the buildings along the river, including St. Paul's Cathedral and Big Ben, are lit up with white and blue lights...it's incredible. I think it's probably the most romantic spot in the world! London at night is breathtaking!

Big Ben at night...this picture just doesn't do it justice!

A scene of London from Trafalgar Square. You can see Big Ben poking through the skyline! (Can you tell that Big Ben is my favorite London landmark?) :)

Tools and me in Trafalgar Square