Just Like Heaven

WOW!
There is so much to talk about, and this is only our third day here. I'll give a quick run through so as not to bore you. Our flight was outstanding, though it looked like it would be awful. When we received our boarding passes we found that our seats weren't beside each other. They weren't even in the same row! Bryce smooth-talked the United lady and ended up scoring us two seats together with one by the window! And the kicker was that somehow we had a seat's worth of space in front of us, like they had taken a row out. So we had more leg room than we knew what to do with, cool personal tvs, and a window view! Totally awesome and a great start to the trip.
Unfortunately we couldn't sleep much and were pretty tired by the time we arrived in England at 9:30(4:30am EST). But we had to push through the day to get adjusted to the time. We visited the Temple Church and Westminster Abbey (both of which play pivitol roles at the end of the Davinci Code). It was fun trying to retrace Robert Langdon's fictional steps. It's amazing how jam packed of tombs Westminster Abbey is! Everywhere you step there is someone underneath you and someone in the wall beside you. Very impressive. We also walked past the houses of the Prime Minister and the Queen. And I use houses there only in the most general sense. Dinner was in Knightsbridge along with a visit to Harrod's department store, the biggest freakin store EVER. Celebrity Spot Alert-We saw Bree from Desperate Housewives in Harrods. I think she was buying some non suspicious tool to kill her husband with. We got back to the hostel around 8 and crashed because not only had we been up for about 36 hours and walked several miles, we had to get up at 5am to queue for WIMBLEDON!
A life goal achieved. Wimbledon was great! It was a cold day and we underdressed in shorts and short sleeves. We queued for about 4 hours and the line streched back about a mile. Bryce bought a hideous pullover cause he was too much of a wanker to handle the cold. He also bought me a Wimbledon headband so I guess I can't give him too much crap. I just stole his rain poncho and huddled up in it for warmth...and style! We saw the hot Serb Ana Ivanovich get trounced by Mary Pierce and the legend Martina Navratilova play doubles. But the highlight had to be watching a match on Henman Hill. This 18 year old Scot named Andy Murray captivated the hearts of all Britains and about ten thousand of us crammed onto this hill to watch this Centre Court match on a giant video screen. *Pic you can't wait to see update*-Me yelling at John McEnroe!
By the way, a belated Happy 50th to my awesome aunt Laurie. I hope you had a great day! And while I'm at it, happy current birthday to Kristen(what up BOA!), Ho, and Robyn's sister Shannon...oh and me.
Today we met up with Bryce's roommate from grad school Mike, and his wife Kate. They live in the suburbs of London and took us out to the countryside for a stroll through the hills. When I say stroll, I mean a several mile trudge interspersed with sneezing fits, nettle stings, me thinking I found ancient artifacts, wrong turns, backtracks, hedge sculptures, kissing gates, pheasant chases, gate jumping, and polo dodging. If you need help understanding any of these, consult your local library. We also visited a town called Henly on the Thames where they have an annual regatta which is occuring in less than a week. They also have an unusual amount of hot girls walking around with older dodgy men. We have a picture of one you won't want to miss(wipes sweat from brow and keyboard). Upon returning to Mike and Kate's, Mike(who makes chairs) gave us a lesson in woodworking. We chopped, shaved, and lathed what is becoming a baseball bat. Perhaps more work will be done tomorrow and said bat will be used to beat away badgers that are either fighting and/or having sex outside the window here at night. Further investigation should shed more light on the subject.
Sorry to make this so long. We'll try to do shorter posts more often. It helps that we can use Mike and Kate's computer for free for the next day and a half while we stay with them.

Cheerio and Goodnight,
Leo