Day 10 London

Note: the slide show function is not working so I'll trouble shoot it when I get home. In the meantime you can see the slide shows by clicking on the Photobucket link to the right.

We departed the hotel at 9 AM for the twenty minute ride into the city. The bus dropped us off at the Eros statue near Piccadilly and from there we picked up a double decker tour bus. We decided to split the team into four groups because it would be difficult to keep track of such a big group in the city. We spent twelve hours in London and the groups visited all the major attractions (Trafalgar Square, Buckingham Palace, Westminster Abbey and Big Ben, the London Eye, Tower of London, to name a few.) Our tickets were for a hop on hop off bus, including a boat ride on the Thames, so traveling around was easy. There was a lot to see and I think all the groups managed to get to most of the major sites. It was a beautiful day and with Europe on holiday, London was very busy. Not surprisingly, the boys were most interested in the soccer shops. A game has emerged among the boys to see who can get the "sickest" shirt at the lowest price. I did a rough tally and believe the group has purchased over 90 replica jerseys. Now I'm not sure which one is the sickest but I'm sure sick thinking about it.

We had dinner at 7 PM in a one-priced pizza and pasta restaurant. At 7:15 we decided to take in a play and Irl raced off the discount ticket place. Amazingly, by 7:30 he was able to get 27 tickets, all together and at half price, and by 7:45 we were seated in the theater to see Stomp. The boys loved the show and the bus ride home was chaotic. Now I know these are very good athletes but don't ever confuse athleticism with rhythm. It was a auditory train wreck. Lights out at 12.