Off to London

The next four days are holiday for many (including Russell and Matt) so we took off for London with an eye for Matt's floor and some sightseeing. Can't beat a free place to stay.

Once we got to London, we ditched our things at Matt's place and headed out to explore. Unfortunately, in our excitement, none of us remembered to bring a camera, so pictures will have to wait until tomorrow. Originally, we were planning to go to the Tate Modern, so we weren't terribly concerned with our lack of cameras. However, as it turned out, we were a little turned around (having gone out to find food first and venturing farther than we realzed) and even though we had looked at a map, we walked away from the Tate. In fact, when we first hit the Thames we saw the tower associated with the Tate, mocked it, and turned to go further up the river. What crazy Americans we are.

We still made good use of our afternoon, however, with a stroll up the Thames, some admiration from afar of the London Eye, and some admiration from up close of Parliament and Westminster Abbey. We took the tube home, did grocery shopping for much needed provisions (pubs are closed on Good Friday) and now we're just gearing up for a nice comfortable night at home. (Hey, we've still got three days left, cut us some slack).