Lovin' London.

Oh Hi There.

If I could ever advise you to do anything in your life, it would be to go out and experience the world. See it and embrace it. I know what you're thinking. She has been in London for 5 days and another country or two, so why should I listen to her? And to that, I would say that it doesn't matter if you travel to 40 countries or 1 country. To expand your world view is almost an essential part of life. Traveling isn't for everyone and I understand and accept that, but I can't express enough how important it is to at least try it. It is an amazing a freeing feeling to go to a completely different environment and to get out of your comfort zone. So, all this to say, go out and try something new and be adventurous. Okay, I'll jump off my soap box and I'll update ya on a little bit of what we've done.

Adi and I have been walking (I don't know how many miles) all around London. We went to Camden and went shopping and had crepes. We went to Harrods and had google-y eyes over all the different floors of designer things. Such a crazy store. We have also gone to Kensington Gardens and Kensington Palace and wow; that is such a beautiful place. I love the Peter Pan statue!! While we were there we saw the Royal Albert Hall. It is the hosting place for the biggest musical collaborations around. Right next to that, was the Albert Memorial which is a huge golden statue that pays tribute to Prince Albert who died from typhoid. It is 176ft and cost $10 million to build. Crazy stuff.

We were able to see some of Adi's friends who live around the city as well as my YWAM friends from Australia. It has been cool for us to integrate each other in our circle of friends and gain more of an understanding of one another in general. We also got to see Buckingham Palace which is absolutely incredible. Such detail and beauty all smooshed in one big house. We also went to Fortnum & Mason which is basically a huge ritzy department store with ridiculous prices. We went to Westminster Abbey and oh my word. If you come to London ever, you must come down to west London. It's so beautiful and has so many years of history that oozes from every nook and cranny.  Last night we went to a movie premiere in Notting Hill with some friends and it was fun. We all had a great time. 

So that is everything we've done In a huge nutshell for ya. The last thing that I am loving to do (but not so much Adi) is "The Runner's Five". Basically, when you're walking about and you happen to see a runner, you encourage them by sayin something along the lines of "great job running" or "you're doing awesome today" and tally how many high fives you receive compared to how many you hand out. 

My current score is 25-36. 

Happy people high five. 

Here are some pictures from the past couple of days. 

Sincerely,
Ang

Oh Peter.

A statue in Kensington Gardens.

Albert Memorial.

Big Ben.

Westminster Abbey.

Westminster Abbey.

Adi and I before the premiere.

I'm Such a Tourist.

Hi All,

So, I can report that I woke up at 9:30am this morning.  Granted, I laid there contemplating falling back to sleep until 10:00am, but I will dominate jet lag.  

Day two has been an awesome day as well.  Adi and I went around and saw all the touristy things to go see, and I have come to a conclusion.  I am a full on, all out tourist.  I feel like I stop every 5 seconds to take a picture or video or something.  And I think I am okay with that.  It is different than my every day life, of course, but I feel like I should be wearing my visor and fanny pack all while wearing my Hawaiian print shirt.  But for now, I will stick with my leather jacket and sandals.

Today, I went to the olympic park and since the Paralympics is going on, it was pretty crazy.  Also, the stadium is absolutely massive.  I was quite surprised.  I also got to meet up with a friend from Australia and was able to catch up with her about life and a ministry that she has been doing.  Had such a great time.

We also went to Piccadilly and oh my word.  It is absolutely amazing.  All the buildings are so amazingly beautiful.  All of them.  It is street after street after street.  It is like never ending beautiful-ness.  Yes, I just made a word up.  Thank you.

When we were walking around all the different theaters, we walked up to this huge crowd and there were lights and security everywhere.  So of course we go to see what it was.  It turned out to be the movie premiere Sweeney.  It was crazy and unlike anything that I have seen before.  It was awesome.

Because Adi is an actress, she can get discounts on shows, so we were able to go to a West End show called "Blood Brothers".  It was awesome.  It was professional.  It made my night.  After that, we walked toward Westminster Abbey, Big Ben, and the London Eye.  London at night is really cool.  They have everything lit up with different colors and it is just breath taking.

Again, today was another full and exciting day.  London is such a fast pace city full of different cultures and activities.  I am loving it.  Tomorrow is going to be another sight seeing day seeing friends from around the world.

That's all for now.  Thanks for reading all my mini activities and as a reward, I shall show you pictures.

Please enjoy.

Floating Man #1 in Covent Garden.

Floating Man #2 in Covent Garden.

Just hanging out with the Tallest Man on Earth, no big deal.

Regent Street.

En route to Lester Square.

Our tickets!

Phoenix Theater on Charing Cross Road.

The London Eye!

Big Ben!!!!

Until next time, have a great day!

Sincerely,

Ang