It's Amber!!!

This will be as quick as I can get it, so don't mind the punctuation, spelling, etc. I#we got five minutes before we need to head to the Tube to get to Heathrow Airport. Okay, so Kevin said I'm supposed to update about two days ago, etc. Two days ago, I about died of exhaustion because we walked the entire Hyde Park, looking for statues, memorial fountains, Kensington Gardens. I was amazed by the size of the park and the sheer volume of people skating, sunbathing, etc. We even saw a little dog, who was amazing at playing soccer with his owners! We also enjoyed the British Museum---I liked the mummified cats best! The jack the Ripper walk was great, hosted by the most famed author on the subject. We went to several places throughout the City of London, etc. where the murders took place, heard graphic details and much historical fact, and even saw the place where he left his chalk message to the police. It was pretty cool, but exhausting after all the other walking we did that day!

Yesterday was a whirlwind of activity. We started the morning with a Shakespeare walk, which included a morning boat tour of the city. We got off on the South Side of London, which is where Shakespeare lived and worked and saw the old place where the original Globe Theatre stood and what remains of the original London Bridge, complete with Nancy's Steps from the Dicken's novel, Oliver Twist. Again, our guide was great, with a deep knowledge of the subject and London history--she had us imagining we were living in the 1500 and 1600s the whole way! She also had us perform parts of Shakespeare when we were at the old Globe site. I, of course, chose to do some Romeo! Later, we walked across millennium Bridge to St. Peter's, which was nothing short of breathtaking. We hiked all the way to the top of the dome and got some awesome pictures. I could even hear Kevin whispering to me through the wall when we were in the lower gallery, even though he was on the opposite side if it. The Tower of London was fun, mainly because we went on the Beafeaters tour, and our guide was hilarious and entertaining. We saw where Ann Boleyn was killed and buried and learned of countless other imprisonments, tortures and killings. The Crown Jewels were brilliant, but I think I expected to see more. Oh well. Covent Garden later for shopping. I went into my favorite bath shop, Lush, and purchased some goodies and had shrimp for dinner. Yummy! Now it's off to Germany. World Cup---here we come!