London! Day 2

Maybe it was the beer we last night had or just that this has been a long trip but we slept in a little bit today. Not too long though as we had to walk back to Piccadilly Circus to go on our free walking tour and meet up with Amanda and Geoff. Man it's hot here. We stopped to get some water along the way.

The walking tour was really interesting but really hot and the walking took a lot out of us. Our guide Marceau was a Canadian gentleman who was getting his Masters in History. He was very energetic but almost too much as he would often get cotton mouth and I would want to offer him a drink of water. The tour itself was really good and informative. We saw the changing of the guards at Buckingham Palace, the house where the young Princes live when they are not out flying helicopters and stuff. We also went by the house of Parliament and Big Ben again but also saw Westminster Abbey. By the end we were really tired and hungry. I almost passed out on the grass as we sat during the guide's final talk.


After the tour we went to a pub for lunch. Jess and I got bangers and mash. It was really tasty but of course all we could think of was how expensive it was. Oh well. After lunch Amanda and Geoff went back to Carly's house to rest while we went to the National Museum where it was air conditioned and the admission was free. They had a lot of great paintings in there. Not as glorious as the Louvre but it was a large collection and hey, it was free. We killed a little time hanging out by some fountains to people watch, write post cards and enjoy the London atmosphere. We also took some dumb photos.


Dinner was at a restaurant called Med Kitchen. It was really good and the 3 course meal came with a nice Bellini (peach puree and Italian sparkling wine) which is kind of like a Mimosa but different. We met up with Carly, Amanda's friend from New York, and her man who was very nice. We talked about joining Amanda and Geoff on a drive to Windsor Castle instead of the second walking tour. I think we're going to do it. We want to see what's out there besides the big city and who knows, maybe the Queen will be there and she'll see us and invite us in for tea and trumpets.

We simply walked back to "The Generator" and although we could have eaten again we decided to just lay low tonight.