Tourism, football and musicals= my kind of weekend

It finally hit me that this trip is starting to come to a close, and I am freaking out. On Friday after class, I went with some girls in my program to the London Eye. Before we got to go on the Eye, we saw a 4D movie that showed the city of London in every season. The special effects were awesome, but watching the movie just made us all feel sad that we wouldn't be here to see the snow or the flowers blooming in spring. Then, we started our "flight" in the Eye. The sky was gray and rain was drizzling, but the experience was still amazing. It was a good idea to visit the Eye late into our trip, because we were all able to look over the landscape and point out landmarks like Big Ben, St. Paul's, and the QE2 conference center that we had visited during our trip.

That day and night we watched the USA vs. Slovenia and England vs. Algeria games and local pubs. Both games were definitely disappointments, especially when the USA was robbed of the goal that could have won them the game! Watching the games in pubs is so much fun because we make American friends wherever we go... I love England, but that little taste of home is great. We went out for drinks and dancing as usual, which was a lot of fun. We even met some British guys at a bus stop who treated us to milkshakes... a night can't get much better than that!

Yesterday there was an event at Leicester Square that I couldn't have even dreamed up on my own... West End Live, a free show in the park in which all of the West End musicals presented free performances. It was packed, but getting in wasn't difficult and we could see the musical numbers pretty well. I have loved every show the J-School has treated us to, but getting to see numbers from the shows I didn't have the time or money to see was awesome. We also explored a little bit around Chinatown, and stopped for a photo shoot at the fountain in Trafalgar Square. It has been a very cold weekend in London so we haven't been able to enjoy the weather too much, but hey, it's London.

I think all of us can agree that we're kicking it into high gear now that our time in London is running out. I will probably cry when I have to leave, and will be reminiscing about this summer for a long time, so you may have to bear with me. Or I can just figure out a way to stay and then we won't have this problem? I wish. Oh well, off for another London adventure.