Last Day: Part One
Since our time in London was so limited, we were forced to pair down our visits, especially in light of our fantastic evening activities. We braved the rain to find Abbey Road, of Beatles fame. The crossing that the Beatles walked across in the famous picture is actually a busy roadway. The drivers patiently wait for fans to cross. We watched one girl go back and forth several times, obviously embarrassed, but not humiliated enough to stop doing it. She just kept laughing, and it was fun to watch.
We went in search of lunch next, in the area of our next destination. We walked into a bar right outside Paddington Station and oh my it was like the United Nations of American Football: a huge bar, filled with jerseys from every team in the NFL. We searched in vain for a table, but alas, nothing was open and we were forced to leave our glorious brethren for alternative sustenance. We were sad — we would have loved to make friends.
A short note about where we ate. First, the smell — it was beautiful, because I spell heaven G-A-R-L-I-C. Yum. Second, they had a Dyson AirBlade in the bathroom. Not familiar with the AirBlade? The guy that designs the fantabulous Dyson vacuums designed a hand dryer the uses an intense line of air to wipe your hands dry. You stick your wet hands in, pull them out the top and holy smokes, the machine has wiped them dry. With air. It would blow your mind too if you tried it.
Our next stop was Madame Toussad’s Wax Museum. Rick Steves said it was silly but lots of fun, and I thought it would be a good addition to our last day. What it was, was ridiculous. Usually I am a pretty solid introvert, but for some reason I jumped into this experience with fervor, assertively nudging girls out of the way so I could get my picture with fake (sometimes really fake) celebrities.
Aw.
Cameron thinks I’m hilarious.
Hawkings and I discuss the secrets of the universe.
Bush and I discussing his presidency. I used small words.
Tom Cruise. Crazy short. Or crazy and short.
Ensigns Sager reporting for duty, Cap’n. Ha!
It ended up being super fun, even if I had to beg to get Josh to pose. When we finally emerged, we were late for our final engagement…
TO BE CONTINUED!