We thought that today we were going to meet the Peruvian family to go sightseeing in Central London, but upon arrival at the meeting point we found out it was just the daughter and her friend taking us to the Natural History Museum. O well, we're flexible and had nothing better to do. We took the bus because it was closer and cheaper for everyone, but my goodness it was crowded and slow. Now i know why we always take the tube. We got there around 10:00, and discovered another monstrosity of a building. We just started on one side and worked all the way through to the other, and finally walked out around 3. I couldn't even begin to describe all that we saw, but it was amazing. One could easily spend days in there, but you can get a glimpse from our new slideshow, located HERE . Afterward we went to take the bus back, got on the wrong one and rode it for half an hour until it stopped at the end of the route and we realized the mistake. So we got to take the same bus in the other direction, half an hour to the museum, and continued on towards home. It was rush hour by now, and then bus was jammed in traffic. What should have been a ten minute journey took an hour. (It was unbearably hot too. Probably about 28 or 29 degrees Celsius. Which is unusually warm for this country. -Eric) We then got on a connecting bus, the pace was quicker but it was wall to wall people. Moral of the story: Public transport is great, but don't take London buses during the busy times. Meeting tonight was wildly entertaining as it somehow always turns out to be, I'd explain but it's one of those you had to be there situations. We finally managed to get pictures that you asked for of the friends, so here they are. (These are only very few of the people we have been with. There will be many more pictures coming of other friends but some of these people won't be in Acton when we get back from Sweden so we decided to get pictures with them now. We should be able to get the rest of the friends when we return to Acton. -Eric)
Sister Henry
Michael who we played football with
The Almonacid Family (The wife/mother Christina was not at meeting so we couldn't get her. -Eric)
Japanese Sisters(they're going back home tomorrow)
LOL well at least you know how NOT to ride the bus! But it was an adventure none the less and one you can remember later and laugh about . . .no wait that is our job ;) Im glad to hear you are having so much fun the pictures of the friends are wonderful. It helps us to "see" all the new ones we are getting to know through your blog. Thanks so much for taking the time to keep us posted....the trip we are able to take through the two of you is wonderful. Im so happy to see you both putting Jehovah first and the blessings he is giving you is remarkable. Kinda like the blessings he has given us in having the two of you as friends. We miss you! Sending Our Love, Rob Monc, Alexis, and Zach
ReplyDeleteI unequivocally prefer walking over the bus. Or if its to far then just take the tube. I think we could have gotten home earlier if we had walked haha. Thanks for the encouagement though and we are definately missing you all too!
ReplyDeleteunequivocally? wow eric thats a good word! lol
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ReplyDeleteoh boy i might need to bust out dictionary.com if u keep pulling out the prodigious vocabulary lol
ReplyDeleteyou two are redonkulous, dictionary.com THAT ONE.
ReplyDeleteim sorry i can only look up real words...some people just arent as erudite as eric and i lol
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