The Thirteenth Day: Free Day!

Today was our last free day and it was spent doing pretty much nothing :]

Amanda, Megan and I all let ourselves wake up on our own time, which was much needed and definitely appreciated. Megan hadn't been to Harrods yet, so once we were all set we went there and went on a hunt to find her a pair of purple sandals. Purple is her favorite color, so that explains that. After several snooty shoe sales ladies we decided to take our money elsewhere (ahem) and went looking on the streets surrounding Harrods. Several times she found ones she liked, but they didn't have her size. Close, but no dice.

We gave up after about an hour and a half and made our way through Green Park. It was absolutely sweltering yesterday so we didn't spend much time there, and decided to grab lunch at the original Hard Rock Cafe. The wait wasn't bad at all, which was surprising, and the food was good. Everyone stocked up on souvenirs for home and then we made our way back to the flats. Lots of people went out to see shows (Blood Brothers, Dirty Dancing, and Phantom of the Opera) and those of us who didn't have enough money to spend stayed back and just talked. I finally had enough time to really sort through my pictures and start an album for my friends to see, so that was good. Now it won't take 5 hours when I get back home.

After everyone got back, the people from the flat across the hall came over and talked for a while. They're a group from Utah and seemed nice, although I didn't walk into the kitchen for long because I'd just gotten out of the shower and hadn't realized they were all over... oops.

Tomorrow promises to bring LOTS more pictures as we get to see the Queen! She officially opens Parliament, and Greg has promised that it's quite the spectacle to behold.