Hello again! Right now we are on a train out of London and on our way to Paris. It seems like we have only been in London a few hours, but we have done a lot of sightseeing. Our first night in the city we had an authentic fish and chips dinner at an old pub where criminals used to eat their last meal before they were beheaded. After dinner we spent the rest of the night on a pub crawl back toward our hotel. A few of us learned the next morning that jet lag, pub crawls, and early morning sightseeing don’t mix all too well. The guided morning tour took us past Westminster Abbey, Trafalgar Square, St. Paul’s Cathedral, and ended at Buckingham palace with the changing of the guard. With our free afternoon, a lot of us went to the Tower of London to take a tour and see the Crown Jewels (Fun Fact: The doors to the room that holds the Crown Jewels weigh 2,000 tons. The entire Eiffel Tower only weighs 7,000 tons). After a busy day of sightseeing, our group met up with Robert Kilhstrom ‘66 and Jim Wade ‘69 for dinner. It was so great to hear their Wittenberg stories and wonder where we all will be in the next 20 years- I wouldn’t mind ending up in London! They gave us some great tips on where to spend our last night in jolly ol’ England, and we ended up at a pub in Covent Garden very soon after. There we got a taste of an authentic London bar fight and decided it was time to head home. All in all, the time spent in London was absolutely amazing! I can’t wait to get to Paris!
May 28th, 2009 - 9:13 am
Hellooo Everyone!!!
Sounds like you are having a great time! Have fun and stay out of trouble!
Petersen, don’t worry I’m taking good care of your office
and Witt Nation is coming a long nicely. Lots of surprises for when you get back.