London Bridge isn't falling anytime soon.

Ah, London. How I do love thee.

I arrived in London with no problems on Friday and immediately I was in love with the city for no other reason than they speak English. I immediately felt so much more at ease and relaxed because I knew i could ask questions, get directions, and easily navigate my way through the city.

After a short catching up with Patrick, whom I am staying with, I rushed off to the Royal Opera House's production of Sleeping Beauty. My seats were absoluetly horrible (basically looking straight down on the stage from the furtherest seat on the side and only a partial view of the actual stage) but seeing the ballet and being in the Royal Opera House was probably the highlight of my trip so far. I sat like a little kid, leaning forward resting my head on the ledge of the balcony staring down at the performance. I still can't really believe that I was there.

So, with the English speaking and the Royal Opera House on it's side, London is rating pretty high. And as I have spent the last two days exploring practically every major tourist area of London, I have decided that I really love London. It's a modern city packed with history and tradition. And there is so much art and culture to take in. I am so glad that I have 3 full days to explore, but really you could live here for a year and still not do everything there is to do in London.

The last two days have I have conquered Notting Hill (and reenacting scences from the movie as I walked by the key gardens, the travel book shop, etc... ), Portabello Market, Kensington Garden, Buckinham Palace, Westminister Abbey, Parliment and Big Ben, London Bridge, Shakespeare's Globe Theatre, Southbank, Picadilly Circus, Regents Street and SoHo.

Today I head to the National Gallery to take in some art and then hopefully to Regents Park for a picnic, and maybe a tour of tower bridge if time permits. (last night was a pretty late night with many pints consumed, so we'll see how long i last).

See you all from Wales on Tuesday.