Some of you are probably wondering when pictures will ever appear here, and the answer is... tomorrow. I promise that I have been taking lots (228 so far!), but the hotel's computer doesn't have an input spot for memory cards. Tomorrow we will be downloading all the London photos onto a CD before taking Rome pics, so a wack of images of London should appear by tomorrow evening Italy time, if not sooner.
The weather here is insane- you may have seen the freak hail storm on the news- it is not too cold but it frequently cycles from sunshine to cloud to sunshine to torrential downpour to light shower to sunshine... you get the picture. Often we find ourselves saying, "Quick, take a picture in case it starts raining before we come out!" There is also a huge police presence in the city due to the attempted terrorist attacks last week and the large events happening here: Wimbledon (the tournament that may never end due to postponements for rain), the Harry Potter world premiere last night, and the upcoming Tour de France (which for some reason unknown to me is in Britain). Overall we've felt quite safe everywhere we've been in London, and are looking forward to coming back at the end of the trip.
In the last two days we've been to the Tower of London, Westminster Abbey, Churchill Museum & Cabinet War Rooms, Picadilly Square, Leicester Square, Wellington Monument, Buckingham Palace, The Orangery at Kensington Palace, Imperial War Museum, and many points in between. When we return, we intend to take in the Buckingham Palace State Rooms (not open until then), the London Eye, Shakespeare's Globe (for a play), and a day out at Windsor. Right now, we are looking forward to sitting on the plane (it's the sitting I am actually looking forward to :) and having a lazy first day in Rome, possibly involving a beach of some sort. And you can look forward to finally seeing some pictures!
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