Greetings from London, England

First Entry on the iPad... This could get very interesting and be a finger work-out....

Allison's entry:
I began my journey flying from Denver to Boston; it was rather uneventful apart from making a friend on the airplane.... Jorie picked me up at the airport and we went into the city to kill some time and see our camp friend Reed. We departed Boston on Iceland Air to Reykjavik, Iceland. We fit right in heading to Iceland because the majority of the people were blond hair blue eyed; however we didn't have a clue what most of them were saying. The flight was surprisingly short (only 4 1/2 hours), so we didn't get much sleep. The Reykjavik Airport was modern, clean and a well oiled efficient machine. Everyone went through customs and another round of security, even if you were just connecting. Jorie discovered how fast and how much water I can drink after multiple security checks when all liquids had to be disposed of...
We had very little time before our next flight to London. This was another surprisingly quick flight (just under 3 hours). Both of us were very tired when we arrived in London. We took the train into Paddington Station and then a taxi to my Uncle Veere's office and then to Uncle Veere's home. We had our first snack for the day, chatted with David and then headed out to explore. We walked for miles today and really got a feel for London. We walked up from Chelsea through Hyde Park (which was a popping place), to Buckingham Palace, to Big Ben, to Westminster Abbey and across Westminster Bridge to London Eye. We went to the evening service at Westminster Abbey which was incredible. The church is a true piece of art and is so rich in history, there was so much to look at even if you weren't into the service (which I was). Jorie was just very excited to see where the royal wedding took place.
We took the tube home because our feet were killing from all the walking. We were both starved and exhausted, so we had a wonderful pizza on the roof top of a place in Chelsea. We are now back at Uncle Veere's very nice home and so thankful to have a bed to sleep horizontally in.

Our first day of traveling was a huge success... Jorie is very into the accents, I apparently have a hyper sense of smell, and we are both having fun. We are both excited to get some serious sleep!

Jorie's entry

Things Jorie has already noticed about London:
1. They drive on the wrong side of the road.
2. They have very practical taxi cabs.
3. There are lots of bulky men running though the city with backpacks...
4. There are lots of women with bright pink hair, I am not going to try this one at home.
5. Everyone speaks another language.