I forgot I am also a tourist!

Funny, you would think after preparing for my move to the UK that I might remember I would also be a tourist. Unfortunately, just ask mom, days before I left I was more concerned about finding a grocery store then remembering London has cool stuff.

Due to my poor planning, yesterday I just wondered the streets. I was told by a Canadian to just head to the river and I would find "cool shit". After walking 4 hours or so, I did see some "cool shit". After wondering the streets, I have some impressions. 1) I am short. Where did all the tall people come from? Seriously, there are old ladies that could take me on. It is rather weird to feel short all the time when in DC I could beat up half my neighborhood since they were all from Latin American, and 2) skinny jeans tucked into ugly boots are not going to be a fashion statement for me...let all those skinny b'tches in Europe wear them with their ever not so necessary scarfs.

It was a pleasant surprise to find out that many of the museums around London are free and only special exhibits require any money for entry. On my walk, I popped into the National Portrait Gallery for a look around and then wondered down to Parliament. I saw some Cavalry on horses guarding a very large building, but I can't tell you what (would be nice to have a tourist book). But I can tell you they had their swords drawn. I saw Westminster Abbey from afar and then walked across the Thames River to see the London Eye. I then sat down for about 15 minutes or so to hear Big Ben strike noon. Very cool. I then walked back across the river over the suspension bridge that you see Bridge Jones walk across in her movies. From there a walked through some random gardens and then got caught in a downpour of rain. I was told by a number of people from London that it does not really rain here, it is just cloudy all the time. I believe the British are mistaken as it has rained every day I have been here. But leave it to the British, most of the time none of them have an umbrella...they just run for cover. I would rather say that it rains often in London, but there are very quick downpours followed by a lot of spitting.