DAY 3: Sunday in London
After a Sunday morning
British breakfast—a buffet spread of scrambled eggs, ham, sausage, tomato,
toast, cereals, potatoes, cold cuts, fruit, yogurt, juice, coffee (not quite
like ours!), tea; and of course a quick glance at the morning paper (The Independent)
which featured rave headlines on Danny Boyle’s amazing opening Olympic
ceremony, we were off to London by 9:00am.
OK—these Real Ambassadors
are becoming real travelers! A
combination of bus ride, rail, and then the Tube (London’s subway), we had ten
minutes to grab Starbuck’s near the Embankment station, and then walked along
the Thames to base of the Tower Bridge. After a spontaneous song under the bridge, (can be seen on youtube: “Real Ambassadors Rainmakers”), everyone
took a boat tour of the city as monsoon-like London showers came pouring down.
Time for lunch, which included fish and
chips, sandwiches, or other quick meals before a 3 hour tour of the London
Tower. Have you ever seen the Crown Jewels?! Bet you've never seen a punch bowl
this big….the size of a small bathtub and made entirely of gold! Actors also filled the courtyard to help visitors imagine the past. The tour was followed by a pub dinner (at the
site of an old monastery) of “bangers and mash”-- sausages, mashed potatoes,
and gravy.
Returning to the hotel, a
lengthy rehearsal was held along with the ironing of costumes by parents and
Nurse Judy for Tuesday’s Olympic performance.
By Ed Wierzbicki
Trip Journalist
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