July 2, Andrew and I hung out at "Walkabout". It was a really cool pub to watch the Nadal vs Murray tennis game and a football game. We had a great time... specifically because Brazil lost to one of our favourite teams, the Netherlands! YAY!
July 3, we went back to Hyde Park and walked to the Princess Diana Memorial Fountain. This is one of the best things we saw in London because it was so different. It was really cool, being a large circular pool of water (knee deep at the deepest parts) that you can walk around in. It was so nice because we have been sweating buckets in London. It has been very hot the entire week and with no AC we have been dying!
Then we went to Nottinghill (and left soon after we got there because of the crowds!), then we went back to Walkabout to see Germany win (YAY), then we took a quick walk around Leicester (pronounced 'Lester'...) Square and Covent Market before going back to the hostel for some rest.
July 4 was a big day for us! We woke up early to get in the queue for the Wimbledon finals. It wasn't much of a wait and as we walked into the grounds we turned to our left and saw Nadal warming up. We stayed for about 30 minutes and as he came off the court he signed an autograph for us. Grandma Luft is going to be so excited because Nadal is her favourite player, she even has his picture on her fridge. Nadal went on to win Wimbledon... for the 2nd time.
Although we will miss the British, who have queuing etiquette and can make anything sound proper, we are now off to Germany (Cologne) for a few days. Hopefully Germany will keep winning in soccer so that we can celebrate with them in Berlin for the finals July 11.
July 3, we went back to Hyde Park and walked to the Princess Diana Memorial Fountain. This is one of the best things we saw in London because it was so different. It was really cool, being a large circular pool of water (knee deep at the deepest parts) that you can walk around in. It was so nice because we have been sweating buckets in London. It has been very hot the entire week and with no AC we have been dying!
Then we went to Nottinghill (and left soon after we got there because of the crowds!), then we went back to Walkabout to see Germany win (YAY), then we took a quick walk around Leicester (pronounced 'Lester'...) Square and Covent Market before going back to the hostel for some rest.
July 4 was a big day for us! We woke up early to get in the queue for the Wimbledon finals. It wasn't much of a wait and as we walked into the grounds we turned to our left and saw Nadal warming up. We stayed for about 30 minutes and as he came off the court he signed an autograph for us. Grandma Luft is going to be so excited because Nadal is her favourite player, she even has his picture on her fridge. Nadal went on to win Wimbledon... for the 2nd time.
Although we will miss the British, who have queuing etiquette and can make anything sound proper, we are now off to Germany (Cologne) for a few days. Hopefully Germany will keep winning in soccer so that we can celebrate with them in Berlin for the finals July 11.
Grandma Luft will be thrilled. I have been taking my laptop over and reading the blogs with her.
ReplyDeleteSo much for the German's win!
Did I hear that correctly Amy? You are complaining about NO air conditioning!!? (Andrew, you should check to make sure Amy is not just turning the A/C off!)
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