London was good as always, I had a fantastic day yesterday and it picked my spirits up by quite a bit, so that is good.

We saw The Tower of London which was nice but I think they allotted way too much time for that particular place. We arrived at 9:30am and were scheduled to stay at the Tower until 2:30pm... when really we could have seen it all in 2 1/2 - 3 hours. Inside the Tower we saw the Crown Jewels which were gorgeous as anyone might imagine, but I do have to say that I was a bit disappointed by their presentation... They had them spread out between 3-4 rooms and I think it actually made them less impressive than if they had been all in one room. There was also an exhibit on King Henry VIII called: Dressed to Kill, which was a intricate display of armor and weaponry. I found that really interesting. Unfortunately like Windsor Castle these two places did not allow photographs inside. So i did not take pictures of the tower, nor did I buy postcards.

The second place we saw was Shakespeare's Globe Theater which was really awesome. Even though there were signs out tour guide let us take photographs. Though I wish I could have seen a play, Ive always heard that it is truly an unreal experience. I tapped into one of my guilty pleasures in the Globe, along with 2 postcards I bought a book entitled: Patterns of Fashion: The cut and construction of clothes for men and women c 1560-1620. Which basically tells you the importance of the garments in the Elizabethan Era, how to create the patterns for some and how to construct them. :) (this brings me back to my days of historical paper dolls)

Then I met up with Liz and since the Tate Modern was right next to the Globe I decided to have a peak at a couple floors, my favorite exhibit was definitely the giant Table and Chairs and I wish that they had allowed photography it was definitely something out of Alice in Wonderland where she is trying to get through the tiny door and the door knob tells her she's too big and so she drinks the bottle and shrinks... that's totally how you feel. :)

I then took my first Tube ride, from St. Paul's Cathedral which is right across the river from the Tate if you walk across the Millennium Bridge, to Hyde Park Corner, because in Hyde Park at the moment is Winter Wonderland (which reminded me so much of Wildwood, except Christmas themed) But apparently it was a VIP night last night, but no one was really checking so Liz and I wondered around, we had a glass of hot chocolate with a shot of baileys, took pictures with a singing moose/reindeer, a penguin and a polar bear. They also had ice skating and rides, shops, food booths and games. After we wondered for a bit we decided to go find a coffee shop and sit for a bit, since our dinner reservations were not until 8:30pm. We found a starbucks, I got my usual and Liz had tea. We talked about what we wanted to do in Paris. Then we headed to dinner, at Mango Tree which is on the corner of Groveranor Street across from the Queen's gardens. It was delicious, I wish I could have stayed longer and enjoyed it. Thai food is always good. :) Thanks to Adi and Liz for inviting me and for dinner. I caught my 10pm bus and talked to mom a bit which was nice to hear from her. :)

Today I am going to accomplish some work, probably take a walk later. And that's pretty much it, Liz is most likely coming tomorrow but I'm sure we'll hammer that out when she calls. I'll probbaly have more to write later, but this is all more now.