You know when you see a commercial and the hamburger looks huge, and the lettuce looks so crisp and fresh and the beef is juicy etc. etc. and by the end of those 30 seconds you’re so convinced that it must be the best burger on earth that you go out and pay six bucks for one… and then it tastes just like a normal old burger?
Well I had this awful fear in my gut that London was that hamburger. That all the hype surrounding it was just that – hype; that the postcards were touched up and exaggerated; that people’s memories of their visits grew as they bragged about their adventures.
But here’s the truth: It’s all true!!!
London is this incredible, beautiful, unbelievable city! We got around today a lot, but more than just run through museums or even start to master the underground (both of which we did), I feel like I got to know this city so much better from tonight’s activity which was: watching the world cup game at a little pub. This was the first time all day that I didn’t feel like a tourist, but like I actually lived here. We made friends with all of the other people in the pub and though they obviously knew that we were Americans, we were all friends. USA versus Ghana. We lost, tragically. But all the Ghana supporters were very kind and gave us pats on the back and I didn’t even really care that we lost. and you know, usa may have lost, but watching it in an english pub made up for it!
Now I just want England to win….
Today I also:
Made friends
Got sunburned
Rode a bus
Went tubing
Ate at wagga mammas
Formed the red bench club
Went to the national gallery
Stood in a huge crowd near the changing of the guard, though I admit – I saw nothing
Went to Coventry Gardens
Got a blister
Went to Harrods
Changed my money into colorful monopoly type money
Wore myself out BIGtime… time for bed. Church bright and early! Goodnight beautiful world
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