You sound like you're from Lon-Don!

And so it was that on Tuesday 10 May 2011, we made our first excursion (of this trip) into London!

We started the day off with a commute into London, experiencing some traffic, and a nice little nap. We then got on a train on the outskirts of London (somewhere near Twickenham stadium), and before we knew it we stepped out of Westminster tube station and were greeted by probably the most famous face in London, Big Ben!

It was 09:30 at the time.

We did the touristy thing and saw the sites around there, including the London Eye, Houses of Parliament (which were in session, which meant you could only go in if you were an English citizen) and a general stroll up and down the edge of the Thames and some gardens. There's no point in commenting on it much because I am pretty sure we will be returning to this place a handful of times in the next few months. But i will say this - every part of this city is impressive and never fails to amaze me. In my opinion, London has to be the centre of the Western World.

Houses of Parliament

 We then spent the rest of the morning walking around a bit aimlessly, hoping to come across cool buildings, which was easy considering the location. We had lunch at a Subway just off Regent's street, where we encountered what is probably the friendliest, most gregarious person the UK has ever known. Needless to say she wasn't English...

Then we spent the rest of the afternoon on Regent and Oxford streets, looking at all the shops and what they had to offer. Resisting the temptation to spend money was not easy, but we managed. Pretty soon I'm sure we'll be sporting some new yarmukahs...

Its hard not to like London, everything is either cutting edge, or covered in history. It's an awesome blend of the current and the past, and I hope we spend many more days there!