lessons i learned in london today

1. I would like to submit that nothing is more beautiful than church boy choirs. they are darling. and one of them reminded me exactly of the little boy in le choristes. the sound bounced off the [amazing] ceiling at kings college and it was all echoey. amazing.
2. Coaches are the same exact thing as buses - they just call them by a different name. but that doesn't really make them any more exciting.
3. aero chocolate is the best. and sharing a bar with jacqui is dangerous because it will probably be devoured in 10 minutes. unless we carefully ration it and put it away in the fridge. but that might lead to her coming and getting you at 1 in the morning to have some more :)
4. sir arthur is the best pub in london. that is where we watched the usa versus ghana game, and we went there tonight again for dinner and it felt like our pub. like our own little corner in this big huge city. and the game was on again! ghana versus uruguay. we were rooting ghana - it came down to a penalty kick off - so intense - and ghana lost. but it was so much fun! that pub delivers!
5. when you get behind, it is basically impossible to catch up on your journal writing. like seriously. i'm still on sunday in my journal and it's friday night now. and I'm forgetting all the details....
6. fish and chips are good! i hate all fish... but of course i still got the famous london fish and chips. but I actually really liked it! the fish was in a beer batter - jacqui assured me that all the alcohol boils out? - but that might have something to do with why it tasted good....
7. sometimes my hunches aren't right, and I should actually look at a map.
8. punting on the cam is waaay harder than they make it look. and I felt like I was living out mary poppins. and it's really fun.
9. clark isn't always right. ha.
10. don't sleep on long coach rides because you'll miss the amazingly beautiful english countryside out the windows. all the stereotypes are totally true. this is a beautiful country.

ps, as i'm writing this on my favorite fire escape spot, i JUST FELT MY FIRST RAIN DROP IN LONDON! While I'm excited, I'll admit, I've LOOOVED the sunshiney week!!