We have been in London now for several days. The evening we arrived, we went to the opening night of the tennis ATP World Tour Finals. We got to watch a doubles match featuring our Canadian boy, Daniel Nestor (he and his partner won!). Then we saw a singles game between Rafael Nadal & Andy Roddick. Rafael was pretty rusty to start out, but went on to win the match. It was very intense! Tennis is a bizarre sport to watch live. Everyone is dead quiet while the ball is in motion, but as soon as a point is scored, there is cheering and hooting and hollering until the official asks everyone to shut up again. Glad we got to experience it live! The next morning, we set out to see as many sights as we could fit in. We visited Big Ben, Westminster Abbey, Buckingham Palace, St. James Park, and rode the London Eye as the sunset :) A wonderful first full day.
The next morning, we wanted to do laundry. It turned into an all day fiasco.... so that day was a write-off. Not such a bad thing, as there were teens rioting in the streets that day due to tuition-hikes. On Thursday, we went to Oxford Street to do some Christmas/souvenir shopping and saw the great Christmas decorations strung 
across the street. After that, we intended to visit the London & Tower Bridges, but were evacuated from the underground due to an emergency. After a few delays, we finally did make it to the bridges and walked along the river. 
The next day we went on a coach tour to see Stonehenge. Our bus driver did commentary along the whole trip, which was very informative! Seeing Stonehenge was breath-taking. We had the perfect amount of time to listen to audio-guides, take pictures, and get souvenirs. On the bus-ride back to London, our driver gave us a history lesson on the Royal family. Tonight we're on a night-bus to Dundee, and in the morning we'll visit St. Andrew's -- the birthplace of golf!
We'll keep you posted.
~ Ash & Chad
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