Good News!

Kevin here, just before we leave to watch the US/Italy game. The hotel problem has been solved. We complained this morning and asked to be moved to a new room, and they have moved us to an actual room, as opposed to the closet/room hybrid we had been living in. And the new room has hot water! And room to actually move around! And a real doorknob! You can tell I am very excited.

We took a day trip to Stratford on Avon, birthplace of Shakespeare, and it was possibly the highlight of the trip so far. A 2 hour train ride through the English countryside gave us some time to nap, read, and appreciate the beauty. It also gave us air conditioning, which we don't have at the hotel (actually, not that big of a problem, it is not that hot or humid). I will let Amber give you the details, she loved it and constantly referred to everything as "cute!" I appreciated the number of free toilets and trashcans, but also agreed that everything was "cute".

Quick note, I wore my Centre College t-shirt today, and someone stopped us at the train station. His wife's bro and uncle both went to Centre. We talked a little about KY. It was kind of neat.

We also ran into a wedding at the church where Shakes is buried. It was lovely.......well, I don't want to say anything about people on their wedding day.....so let's just say the bride and groom looked very British and leave it at that.

Cheers! Kevin