I hit the jackpot to be in England in 2012. Between the Queen's Diamond Jubilee and the Olympics, London has never looked so good. I spent the weekend in London celebrating like a true Brit. It was the Queen's Diamond Jubilee and the whole city was celebrating in what seemed like a large block party.
I took the train down on Thursday and met my friend Jackie who was in town for work. On Friday, we took a day trip with the senior crowd to Stratford and Oxford. We spent a lot of time on a bus where we were the youngest by at least 20 years, but got to see the Cotswolds (think lots of sheep and farmland) as well as Stratford (home of Shakespeare) and Oxford (home of Oxford University).
On Saturday we decided to shop and wait for another friend Kate to come into town. Kate is taking a major leap of faith and is on her way to Kenya to work as the PR/Communications person for a company called Sanergy which builds sanitation systems in the slums of Nairobi. Amazing work and I'm so proud of what she about to do. Kate is also one of the funniest people I know, so if you choose to follow her blog you won't be disappointed.
Sunday was the day of the big flotilla on the Thames to honor the Queen so we made our way as close to the River as possible. Before reaching the river, we had a run in with Meredith Viera. When in London I guess.
I took the train down on Thursday and met my friend Jackie who was in town for work. On Friday, we took a day trip with the senior crowd to Stratford and Oxford. We spent a lot of time on a bus where we were the youngest by at least 20 years, but got to see the Cotswolds (think lots of sheep and farmland) as well as Stratford (home of Shakespeare) and Oxford (home of Oxford University).
In front of Shakespeare's birthplace
On Saturday we decided to shop and wait for another friend Kate to come into town. Kate is taking a major leap of faith and is on her way to Kenya to work as the PR/Communications person for a company called Sanergy which builds sanitation systems in the slums of Nairobi. Amazing work and I'm so proud of what she about to do. Kate is also one of the funniest people I know, so if you choose to follow her blog you won't be disappointed.
Sunday was the day of the big flotilla on the Thames to honor the Queen so we made our way as close to the River as possible. Before reaching the river, we had a run in with Meredith Viera. When in London I guess.
Crowds by the river waiting to see the Queen's boat pass
Kate and Will
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