Low and behold, the South American adventure continued and then ended. Unfortunately, you've missed those stories but there'll be plenty of UK based tales to keep you amused.
Wimbledon: Phwoar... there's some talent out at W19! I went in the first week with the delightful Luke and we ran around like excited little puppies watching Aussie Sam Stosur in the doubles, and then David Nalbandean (who dripped sweat all over me...OR, happened to walk straight past me at the point a rogue drop of rain fell on my arm...) before finishing with the highlight of my time in the UK thus far - watching Marcus Baghdatis in action. I then headed out again and this time, stumbled into the 'invite only' veterans day of the championships. I watched the Woodies in action on Court one before heading over and watching Pat Cash take on Goran Ivenisivich (sp?)
Tour de France: Phwoar... there's some talent out on the London streets! Unfortunately, you don't have a great deal of time to appreciate the athleticism of the riders because they go past so darn fast you're lucky if you see the blur of colour fly through. So, to state the obvious: these guys ride FAST. Fortunately, I was given a further glimpse into the world of cycling when I hopped onto the tube yesterday and found the guy sitting beside me holding on to his bike. Which, happened to be...wait for it...a PENNY FARTHING (sp?)! He, very sweetly, gave me the history of the bicycle and told me about the personalities of each of his EIGHT 'pennies' at home.
Other bits and pieces to bring you up to speed with London life to date:
- A trip to Oxford: Beautiful little city. One day I might pop back and teach their students a thing or two.
- A trip to a West End musical. Can't recall it's name... but it features music.
- A number of random encounters with people from home who I never realised were in London. Small world.
- Bombs: all over the place. Fortunately, the police are on top of things and life in London goes on as normal.
More news and photos to come as my memory catches up with the blog. Stay tuned!
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