May 22, 2010
The weather has been stunning. Just gorgeous. We decided to take the tube as far as we could today. That is, to Greenwich. If I can recommend anywhere, it would be here. There is an amazing market with foods from literally every country. Congolese, Portuguese, you name it, they had it. After we wandered through the amazing vintage stores and jewerly kiosks, we found the park where nearly every Londoner was laying out. People were all around us, napping, sunning, playing football and genuinely enjoying the perfect sunshine. We hiked up the massive hill to see the Prime Meridian and took photos at "the center of the world". The view from the top of the hill nearly stopped your heart-- you could see everything. The sky was so clear that every monument was nearly shimmering in the sunlight. After we pulled ourselves away, we found a pub to watch the Champion's League Final. What an experience! A pub full of football fans is phenomenal: people of all shapes and sizes, all walks of life, unified in the love of football. And they really do love it! It is a football-obsessed culture here, nearly every person in the park totes a soccer ball around. The locals loved our American accents and even more, our understanding of their favorite game. We watched it with heaps of Englishmen and our Dutch friends who loved the game just as much. Another amazing day in England...
Love you, miss you all xx
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