Londinium

Just a quick note that we're still alive and kicking here in London...

I forgot to bring anything that would allow me to upload photos away from home however, so you'll still have to be patient.

The sky was actually blue and bright when we landed. I'd already forgotten how nice seeing the sun in the sky can be. We had an amazing Indian dinner on Friday night when we got in, and enjoyed a long walk around the Kensington area on the way from our hotel there.

Saturday morning, sky still lovely and clear, we made our way to Russell Square and the British Museum for the first of two Bible tours for the day. We met a lot of nice brothers and sisters from all over...France, Australia, The UK, Missouri, Santa Rosa, California... Can't go far without coming back home. The tours were amazing. I'll never again forget the Lachishites. We had dinner at a place recommended to Matt by a co-worker in the London office called Porter's which specializes in traditional British foods. Again, stuffed, we all slept well, despite the rainstorm pitter pattering on the hotel windows.

Today, things started and ended damp and drizzling, but cleared up enough in the middle that we could enjoy playing tourist properly. We got ourselves on a double decker bus tour of the city, and ignoring damp seats, planted ourselves on the top deck for the best photo ops. We spent most of the time at the Tower of London, but also go to see Big Ben, the exterior of Westminster Abbey, Buckingham Palace, Tower Bridge, and ended with a nice tour of the reproduction of Shakespeare's Globe Theatre.

Tomorrow, while Matt has to go back to the daily grind (this time in the London office) Leanna and I are going to try and follow the directions our dear brothers and sisters provided for us over lunch at the British Museum, and make our way to the Bethel Branch here. Maybe we'll even squeeze in a few more London landmarks before our evening flight back to Amsterdam.

Look for photos on Tuesday ;)