"Lets get on with it"..."off to the lu"..."Im sorry, I dont know mate". These are some of our new favorite phrases in real English. We have to be particlar now to say that we speak American, and not English because there is quite a difference. We had a wonderful time in London. Driving the train into town, everything looked exactly like one would imagine houses on Mr. Bean. We saw many common sights, but after 3 days we were definately done being in such a large city. It was super nice to have Ba take an active roll in what we were doing becase she could talk with people easily.
One of our favorite things to do was to ride the double decker buses. The best was to get in the very front on the top. With the whole driving on the left side of the street and being up so high, we thought we were going to run several things over just because of our perspective. Just riding the buses was very intertaining. We did watch one of our buses fly by our stop because we didnt flag it down like a taxi. We also were honked at several times because we went to cross the street and looked the wrong way to see if cars were coming. It was super crazy with buses dodging in and out with bikers all over, and pedestrians doing suicidal crossings.
One night we went to the Globe Theater and watched "As you like it" (a play by Shakespear). It was super cheap because we got standing room in the peasant area. We felt like a part of the play because actors kept walking through the crowd right in the middle where we were.
We never had a chance to go to the top of the London eye, mostly because it was so rediculously expensive, but it served as an excellent reference point of where we were in the city.
After we saw Big Ben and West Minster Abby we had a chance to go into the parliment building. Several security checks allowed us to go see the workings of the House of Lords, one of the three parts of governement. These officials are experts in their fields and are elected by the queen. It was fun to get in on the debate. The line for House of Commons, officials elected by the people, is aparently more energetic, but the line was too long, so we didnt have a chance to go in.
Dont worry, we never got in trouble with the bobbies. Most of them that we talked too were really friendly and let us take pictures for them. This guy was 26, and was getting harrassed by tourist to get their pictures taken with him. A flock of school kids were right up in his grill trying to get his picture. He was a jolly good chap.
The changing of the guard was entertaining. Most tourists were really short, so I had an excellent view, but it was mostly like a band concert and between songs military personnel would yell. It was really funny that several of the songs they played were American. The best part was watching this female bobbie (cop) on a horse get after people for stopping to take pictures in the walking area. Many people just didnt understand, and I felt pitty for the human race.
This picture was taken from the hip, that is why it isnt totally center or clear. Good ol Vinny (Vincint VanGough) is pretty famous for this little piece of art. I had a homework assignment once to try to replicatethis picture. At the art museem we saw several pictures that I remeber studying in school. We also had a chance to see the Rosette Stone at the British Museem that had very little about Britian in it.
One of our favorite things to do was to ride the double decker buses. The best was to get in the very front on the top. With the whole driving on the left side of the street and being up so high, we thought we were going to run several things over just because of our perspective. Just riding the buses was very intertaining. We did watch one of our buses fly by our stop because we didnt flag it down like a taxi. We also were honked at several times because we went to cross the street and looked the wrong way to see if cars were coming. It was super crazy with buses dodging in and out with bikers all over, and pedestrians doing suicidal crossings.
One night we went to the Globe Theater and watched "As you like it" (a play by Shakespear). It was super cheap because we got standing room in the peasant area. We felt like a part of the play because actors kept walking through the crowd right in the middle where we were. 
We never had a chance to go to the top of the London eye, mostly because it was so rediculously expensive, but it served as an excellent reference point of where we were in the city.
After we saw Big Ben and West Minster Abby we had a chance to go into the parliment building. Several security checks allowed us to go see the workings of the House of Lords, one of the three parts of governement. These officials are experts in their fields and are elected by the queen. It was fun to get in on the debate. The line for House of Commons, officials elected by the people, is aparently more energetic, but the line was too long, so we didnt have a chance to go in.
Dont worry, we never got in trouble with the bobbies. Most of them that we talked too were really friendly and let us take pictures for them. This guy was 26, and was getting harrassed by tourist to get their pictures taken with him. A flock of school kids were right up in his grill trying to get his picture. He was a jolly good chap.
The changing of the guard was entertaining. Most tourists were really short, so I had an excellent view, but it was mostly like a band concert and between songs military personnel would yell. It was really funny that several of the songs they played were American. The best part was watching this female bobbie (cop) on a horse get after people for stopping to take pictures in the walking area. Many people just didnt understand, and I felt pitty for the human race.
This picture was taken from the hip, that is why it isnt totally center or clear. Good ol Vinny (Vincint VanGough) is pretty famous for this little piece of art. I had a homework assignment once to try to replicatethis picture. At the art museem we saw several pictures that I remeber studying in school. We also had a chance to see the Rosette Stone at the British Museem that had very little about Britian in it.
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