Look at the picture of my dad in front of Big Ben

I’m going to try to make this short, because I want to go to bed.

Today was a great day. I spent it with my family in the westerly section of London. We met up at Queen Mary and took the tube to Westminster, where we disembarked, crossed the river, and boarded the London Eye. It took us high into the air and we could see very far in all directions. Essentially the Eye is a very slow Ferris wheel. It is continuously moving, so you get on at the bottom, and in forty minutes you’ve gone all the way around once and you’ve seen London and taken your pictures, and you get off. It’s a pretty neat attraction, and it was nice to get to go on it while I had some sort of financial backing.

After the Eye, we walked back across the bridge against a terrible wind back to the side with Big Ben, the Houses of Parliament and Westminster Abbey. Lucky for us, there were some crazies in the town square shouting about some political stance or another, and they offered free entertainment while we were in the neighborhood, yelling in their megaphones and making a general ruckus.

Eventually we made it back onto the tube and alighted at the Tower of London, a huge Norman castle which has foundations dating back to Roman times. My family was very impressed by it, and we took lots of pictures and got back on the tube because it was very windy and a little bit cold. We got off again a couple stops later and walked to Brick Lane, the narrow street with all the cool shops on either side of it. I was determined to have dinner here because every time I walk down the street, all the restaurants’ recruiters come talk to me and tell me about all the special meals they have “just for you!” and I didn’t want to let them down. We didn’t last long under all that pressure and I think we ate in the restaurant of the third guy who accosted us. We got two free rounds of drinks and 30% off our meal, so I think we did all right though. And the food was very good. It was Indian food again, like we had a couple nights ago, but it was very delicious. Afterward we walked down to the dessert shop at the end of the road and bought some cheesecake and cookies and other treats to finish off our night. Then we took the bus, and Jeff and I got off at Mile End, and my mom and dad are hopefully in their hotel right now. We all had a pretty good day.

And that’s what happened. I think this was my most intelligible blog post yet. I think it’s because I don’t have the energy to make up any crazy stories to keep everyone interested. My actual, daily events will have to suffice today. I know, I know, I’m sorry, I’m as disappointed as you are. Maybe tomorrow I’ll work a dragon in there somewhere. Ya, I could do that.