London calling

Just finished watching Little Miss Sunshine in my room with some friends. Such a great movie--"wasn't that a stardust fantasy?" (totally thought of you, Jenny). Anyways, quick update before I'm off to bed early. We're leaving at 6:50 tomorrow morning on a train for LONDON.

Another great week here at the University (or "Uni" as they say). On Tuesday night we strolled over to the Winchester Cathedral because it was free tour night. From what I hear the Winchester Cathedral is the oldest cathedral in England, and boy is it beautiful. I can't even imagine how they constructed it--it makes me dizzy to even think about it. There are also many people buried in the floor of the cathedral including (drumroll please), Jane Austen (and if you don't know who she is, shame on you!). Yes, I had the amazing privilege of standing over the remains of Jane Austen. Amazing. While we were there a boys choir came in to sing, which was incredible. Ever since second grade at St. Stephen's when Sara Pfeiffer would play British boys choir music, I've wanted to hear a group sing live--and it was just as magical as I expected. Here's a short video clip, hopefully it will work (and mind you this was taken with my regular photo camera, so quality is rubbish):




On Wednesday my Eau Claire friend Karen and I took the train to Southampton, this time for shopping. So much fun. We found this crazy clothing store where everything was only about 3-6 pounds. But not too much about clothes right now--that will come later, complete with fashion photos and everything (hopefully, but I make no promises). Here's a lovely pic of Southampton at sunset (yes, Southampton is a seaside city... infact, the Mayflower sailed from this port). The bottom picture is Karen and our bags from shopping.






When we weren't shopping, we spent most of the day trying to find a Mexican restaurant. We had heard rumors that there was one there, but asking the locals only provoked baffled looks. It's only been two weeks and we're already craving some enchiladas and guac (I failed to mention this is in the food post yesterday, but there really isn't any Mexican food here). Though, judging by what we've seen so far, the British version of Mexican food would probably include mayo, prawns, vinegar, and lamb, or something odd like that. Oh England.

So anyways, tomorrow most of the Eau Claire group and a couple Englishmen are taking the train to London for a day of exploration. Sure to have some good pictures and stories tomorrow.

And PS, my lovely friend Dani is getting married tomorrow and I have to miss it--I'm so sad (well, sad for me, so happy for her). God's blessings Dani and Jake!!