Sunday morning was the Old City London walking tour. Claire decided not to go, so it was Christine, Alex, and I, along with about seven or eight other people. The tour guide was pretty interesting, and he kept the tour moving which was nice. He was also knowledgeable on the subject without giving us too much information, which I've noticed tour guides tend to do. We went to a ton of different sites in London, ranging from old to new. My favorite site was probably the Tower Bridge and the Knight's Templar. We didn't get very close to Tower Bridge, but it was really pretty - I'll definitely have to go back. We were also lucky enough to go inside the Knight's Templar, which our tour guide says rarely ever happens because it is not usually open to the public. Some other sights that we saw were the Millenium Bridge, London Bridge, St. Paul's Cathedral, Fleet Street, an old church that had been bombed during WWII, the London Stock Exchange,the London courthouses, and a bunch of other places that I can't remember.
After the walking tour, we stopped at a Pub to grab some fish n' chips (it was a craving I was having this weekend) before heading back to our flats. At 5:30 we headed out to go to 'Bowling with Brian', which was really fun. We went to a really retro bowling alley with a bunch of people and it was fantastic. Brian had made up names for all of us ahead of time to use as we bowled (I was 'Nugget', Christine was 'Pink', Ramon was 'Beans', Dave was 'Sausage', Claire was 'Rocket', and Alex was 'Thunder'). I had been complaining all day about what a terrible bowler I was, but as it turns out, I was one of the best! I ended up winning the first game with a whopping 84, and coming in second in the second game with a 100! This was amazing for me, because I rarely break 100, and I usually average 65-75, so I was really happy. My friends, on the other hand, weren't so happy with my success haha, but it was fun nonetheless.
After bowling, we went home for a few hours before re-commencing at Alex/Ramon's flat for the Superbowl. I didn't have a big investment in any of the teams that were playing, but I really wanted to see The Who play the halftime show. Kick-off here was at 11:30 pm, so it was a very late night, especially for a Sunday. It was also disappointing because the Superbowl was aired on BBC, which is a publicly funded station, so they weren't allowed to show any commercials, and instead showed extra commentary during the American commercial breaks. So, that means that YouTube and I have a date tonight because, being an Advertising major, I need to watch all of the commercials.
I was horribly, horribly disappointed by The Who's performance, and ended up going to bed right afterwards. I cannot believe that the Superbowl actually booked them if that is what they look/sound like now. (I will stop ranting now). So, I was pretty upset that I stayed up for it, since they didn't play until about 2:00 am here, but at least I got to spend some quality time with friends, so it wasn't a completely lost cause. :)
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