London, Baby!

Our last full day of vacation, and we've spent it around and about in London.  In the last two days, we've managed to eat at Beth's favorite restaurants here (Pizza Express, Wagamamas, Yo Sushi, and a British pub that somehow didn't have malt vinegar for its fish and chips! - tomorrow is Pret a Manger); see a play (Avenue Q); take a river tour on the Thames; visit Greenwich (home of Greenwich Mean Time and the meridian); see the Globe Theater; visit Tate Modern; see Picadilly Circus; join the crowds at Leicester Square; tour Kew Royal Botanic Gardens; and get asked by 2 separate people for directions on the Tube (we must look like we know what we're doing!).  A few more stops tomorrow, including getting the Monkeys their delayed macaroons at Harrods (from their United delays that started the trip).

We're packed up and ready to head home tomorrow.  Sad that our adventure is nearing an end but happy to get back to clean clothes, our own beds, American accents, and not eating out every meal.  It was sad leaving South Africa, thought made slightly easier to leave when stuck in horrible traffic getting to the airport (mainly due once again to bad traffic management).  Hopefully no Tube delays on the way to the airport here tomorrow!

We'll be sure to post some "home safe" and other post-mortem posts, as well as links to pictures from the trip (we've had trouble getting pics uploaded to the blog, as you may have noticed).  Mike & Jen have already sorted through their pics, and Beth & I will do shortly after our return.  You'll have more pics to browse through than you ever wanted!

Thanks so much for following our adventures the last month and posting comments.  They've kept us entertained and given us a connection to our real lives, when they seemed very very far away from the other side of the world.