Happy 4th from Behind Enemy Lines

There he is, America's daddy right smack in Trafalgar Square. This was our rendevouz point for our pub crawl. Fitting, eh? Everything went swimmingly. Our pub-crawl started after class. We went to four different pubs, a bit of a mini pub-crawl but it was a lot of fun. One of the pubs was over 600 years old.

Another pub had the absolute worst smelling bathroom in London, England, Europe, and quite possibly the world. It was reminiscent of what a barn would smell like if someone threw it in a dumpster, nasty.

After that, we went to Big Ben, Parliament and Westminster Abbey for pictures. Between Big Ben, Parliament and Westminster Abbey, I was teaching Josh, the aussie, our national anthem. This turned into an impromptu singing of the national anthem in which nearly everyone in our group joined in. Don’t worry, I got it on video.

We had a dinner reservation at around 7:30 so we headed to the Texas Grill. We got into the restaurant and as we get to the second level, a bunch of Americans began singing and chanting USA. It was crazy. A bunch of them were US soldiers stationed in Germany on vacation and another group were US citizens who’ve been working in London for the past 10 months. These guys were crazy. They were bonging beers in the bar. Ha. See the picture.

I got to the table, took one look at the menu and decided I was out of there. The prices were crazy so I headed home.

I got back around 8 or so, ate some left over pizza, and went to bed. On my way home, I walked by Ripley's believe it or not and M&M City, whatever that is. Ripley's was cool.

 No fireworks for me this year but seeing Josh, in a bobby hat, singing the American national anthem was priceless. Until next time…