Today was our final day of touring and we hit it hard! It was cool with some rain today, but that didn't stop us. A couple of things that I've noticed over here: The streets are small and narrow. The caution lights flash before the light turns green. They drive on the wrong side of the road. The drivers are very courteous (more so than we are!). The Police cars have the strangest paint jobs. They offered us tomatoes and baked beans with breakfast. The British are obsessed with the Simpsons.We hit Saint Paul's Cathedral, drove by Parliament and Big Ben, toured West Minster Abby, walked by Buckingham Palace and ate lunch in Green Park, went through the shop at Hard Rock London, quickly zipped through The National Gallery (art), drove through Piccadilly Circus (like down town NYC!), Soho, theater district, and China Town, and spent the last part of the day at the wonderful British Museum (history).
We really got a good dose of Jamboree Spirit today. Scouts from other countries would ride by on buses, while yelling and waving hello to us. We talked to Scouts from Poland, Japan, South Korea, Belgium, and the UK today and the Jamboree doesn't even start until tomorrow.
All of us "Hill Scouts" are tired this evening, but we are starting to realize that this is really going to be wonderful!
