On Tuesday, July 7th we hopped on another train and arrived in beautiful London. After a few wrong turns and a couple hundred extra steps we made it to where we would be staying for the next three nights. We were able to stay with our friend Felipe and he was a wonderful host and tour guide! On Tuesday night we headed to an Irish pub to watch the Holland/Uruguay soccer game. The pub was packed and the atmosphere made for an exciting game. After the game we stepped outside of the pub and happened to meet a man from Salem, OR. His name is Jacob and he is in London to launch the first Chipotle in Europe. Jacob said that if we went to the restaurant and said hello to him then lunch would be on him.

The next day (Wednesday) Felipe had class until 12:30 so Chipotle seemed to be a great place to meet up with him and get some free lunch. It was great and the place was packed! After lunch Felipe took us all over the place and we saw Covent Garden, Trafalgar Square, Westminster Abbey, Big Ben, Houses of Parliament, the London Eye, Thames River, the Millenium Bridge, and Shakespeare's Globe. Lets just say we walked off the Chipotle! As the evening approached we searched around for a place to watch the Spain/Germany game. We found another exciting pub and were able to cheer for Espana by joining in on the songs that we had learned in Madrid.

Our last day in London was another day full of sightseeing. Once again Felipe led us around the city and the first stop was Buckingham Palace. At 11:30 am the changing of the guards takes place at the palace. We showed up just in time and caught a glimpse of the guards. The area was swarming with people and we thought we had found the best spot in the house until the police started yelling at us and saying "Get off the wall!" Oops...but it all worked out because we just jumped over the wall and got an even better view! Now it was time to get food, usually numero uno on our list of things to do. We walked though Hyde Park and hoped to find the Whole Foods but unfortunately we got a a little turned around. Luckily we found a great hole-in-the-wall deli! After lunch we went to Regent Park, which was very beatiful and huge! We rented a boat for an hour and Felipe and Christian propelled us around the boating lake. It was relaxing and a great end to our day. For dinner Felipe took us to a pizza place that is near his house and it was so good! We headed back to the house and prepared ourselves for another train ride and a new city.

We are excited to be in Amsterdam for the Holland/Spain game on Sunday. The city will be packed with fans and we plan on watching the game at Dam Square. We will write again soon and tell you about our amazing weekend here!

Cheers!