Londo Dundo

The last time I wrote we had spent the day wandering London, and, well, we did that again on Saturday.  This time we started at Trafalgar Square, where Bill made me take some goofy photos atop one of the lions in the square, and we followed that up with goofy photos in a London phone booth.  Just turn your computer because I have no idea how to turn this picture.

We then boarded a boat (with our lovely hosts, Gavin and Lisa, pictured to the left) that took us up the Thames, past the London Eye, Houses of Parliament, Big Ben, the Tower Bridge, and plenty of other bridges before we finally made it to Greenwich, which is where the time around the world is determined.  The town is also known for a naval university that was built ages ago.  In fact, they were filming a movie there that was set ages ago, which would make sense.  The rest of the evening was spent in Knotting Hill catching up with a few friends from SDSU, dancing amongst the british merriment.

Sunday Bill and I celebrated our 2 year anniversary by going out to a nice dinner and wandering around the very busy streets of central London.  It was crazy even on a Sunday night around midnight.  It reminded us of being in Times Square with all the tourists about -not our favorite environment. 

Monday was our last day in England, and we ended it with a boat ride to Holland.  It took a few hours to get out of London to where the boat took off, and then it was an 8-hour trip across the North Sea.  The boat itself was huge, the size of a regular cruise ship, and it had a little casino, cafeteria, bar, movie theatre, and lots of tiny rooms, like the one we were in.

We arrived in Amsterdam yesterday, and we love it here.  It is such a beautiful city, with canals all over and cobblestone streets.  It's really a shame that this city is well known for legalized prostitution and marijuana; while those are certainly perks, there's so much more to it! :)

More on Amsterdam later...