I will talk more about London next week when I get my pictures back. I took 4.5 rolls of film while Craig only took about 15 or so pictures on his digital. Plus, I look absolutely awful in all the pictures Craig took except the one of me posing with a gorilla scarecrow but I don't think that represents the essence of the trip very well so you will just have to wait.
I did want to add to Craig's post below though. He forgot to give our rating for the war cabinets and Winston Churchill museum. I don't know what it's score was but I liked it. It was only opened in 2002 so it had lots of interactive stuff to keep me busy while Craig read all the boring bits. My favorite parts:
- Churchill's christening gown - while I know that christening gowns are typically quite loose, I am pretty sure Churchill was one really fat baby. Just thinking about Winston Churchill as a baby makes me laugh.
- Section on Churchill's love of animals. Apparently he had many pets, including two kangaroos and a lion (he received them as gifts and kept them at the London Zoo). It also included a letter to his wife when she was on a trip telling her that when she got back they were going to need a new rug because of their dog.
- The map in the conference room that Churchill and his advisers used to think up strategies complete with little doodle of Hitler in the corner.
I think the Hitler doodle has overtaken that place where Ron threw up slugs as my favorite part of your trip.
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