Today Jim (my dad) and I went to the London Eye, the giant ferris-wheel from which one can see over the city. It provided some nice views of the river. Then we walked by Big Ben and Westminster Abbey, but this time in daylight, as we saw both last night as well. Unfortunately, we missed visiting hours for both. We were also unsuccessful at getting tickets to any play on short notice on a Saturday night.
We just got back from an English lunch - not my favorite cuisine, it turns out. Mushed peas are rather disorienting in color and fish and chips are amazingly bland. Additionally, our [American] waitress was an absolute bitch and it was like pulling teeth to get any service from her. On another note, I finished Oryx and Crake (great book) and went down to the bookstore around the block to get a new book. It was small and quiet, and mainly catered to Wicca/mythology books. I ended up purchasing a readable biography on Catherine de Medici, which seems interesting so far. The lady working at the bookstore commented "Enjoy... in a gruesome way." So I'm not sure what I got into with this pick. Long book, though.
My knees are hurting a lot though - I really need to bring tiger balm/ace bandages next time I travel, but I'm pleasantly noting that my ridiculously light packing (a small day pack) has been perfect thus far. Anyway, a quick nap seems in order, and later we will hopefully be going to see a comedy show (or else a movie) before dinner... A play of Mary Poppins, actually - Jim just called to inform me.
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