Wednesday

Today we explored London on our own. About half of the group decided to go see St. Paul's Cathedral, based on Colin's recommendation. It did not disappoint. The architecture was amazing, as was the view from the top, after about 500 stairs. 

There was another group who did the Jack the Ripper Tour. It was quite interesting from what I hear.

After that it was Picadily Circus for some serious shopping action. Highlights were the 4 floor M&M store, the six floor sporting goods store, and the Burberry Store. The younger adults discovered this store called  Superdry, and went to town buying clothes and bags. rumour has it Patti did her Amelba Marcos impression, and bought a bunch of shoes to fill up her new closet.

Colin and Amy took in the "Book of Mormon." I didn't know it was written by the same guys who did South Park. He was laughing hard just telling me how funny it was after the show.

The Underground subway system here is a marvel. It moves so many people  efficiently and inexpensively. There is a massive network of tunnels that all connect in multiple places. It is fairly easy to navigate, and trains arrive about every five minutes, so you never have to wait too long. aside from Danny Torscher getting a "pat down" from some suspicious looking ladies, there were no safety concerns at all. Despite the massive size of London, this incredible system makes getting around pretty easy. The traffic is another story.....

The day ended with our usual day end recap in the hotel pub. Tomorrow we travel to Coventry. The players are starting to get excited for the competition. A few of them now have to cut the final few pounds to make the weigh ins.