Quick Update

I'm still having a blast in London and am happy to report that Katie has now joined in the fun! Though her bag got lost by Air Canada, it did finally arrive and she's been touring around while I'm in class each day.

Last night we heard a "Baroque Favorites" candlelight concert at St. Martin in the Fields. The church is undergoing a renovation, which detracted from the ambiance just a bit (and the Cafe in the Crypt was closed) but how cool is it to be sitting in downtown London listening to classical music!

Tonight we are off to find Indian on Brick Lane (??) and are heading to the markets and to high tea tomorrow.

Some observations:

Londoners are really still freaked out by the fire. There was actually a fire drill on my first morning of classes and loads of fire doors and extinguishers in all the buildings and hotels I've been in this week!

Men have crazy linings in their business suits. My favorite was the magenta lining, but the royal purple and red with paisleys were high style too.

CCTV (security) cameras are everywhere!

Americans can be so embarrasing! While at Wagamama's last night, we sat next to a kid from the East Coast (determined based on the way he said "water") who made his friend order for him because he didn't understand the waiter's British accent:
Waiter: "do you want still or sparkling water?"
Kid: "do I want what?"
Waiter: "do you want still or sparkling water? Water with bubbles."
Kid: "what is he saying? Man, just order for me."
The kid went on to shamelessly flirt with the girl next to him by informing her that he knew she was from Eastern Europe because of the TB scar on her arm.

Okay, there's more but Katie is now really mad that I'm blogging. More later...