When I was a young chap...

Spending two and a half months in Europe with my brother is bound to lead to some adventures, so I figured a blog would be the best way to share our stories. So, as I sit in our hostel lobby in London (waiting for our laundry), I thought now would be a good time to start.

After watching three great movies but not getting any sleep on the flight, we got in to London on Tuesday and immediately began our search for wireless and then a hostel. We ended up at Clink 261 in an 18-bed room. We met some Germans and a guy from Holland; we're intentionally trying to meet new people and find out what their story is all about. It's funny to see different people's reactions to our situation. "You're traveling all summer? With no plans? Oh you Americans!" (haha)

Jeff's never been here before, so we saw the changing of the guards at Buckingham Palace and walked through Hyde Park. It was nice to see the changing of the guards again because it reminded me how much more formal people are here (plus, there's a lot more people walking around in suits). Also, after the guards changed, the newly posted guard's feet flew out from under him! He fell right on his butt and the remaining crowd gasped... it was hilarious! I can't believe Jeff missed the picture! (Maybe if they weren't so darn deliberate with their steps, they could just focus on staying on their feet!)








Yesterday, we decided to take a day off and go to a big open market and then find a pub to watch the England-Algeria game... it was so fun to see everyone get so into football! People seriously weren't even talking to each other, just watching the game and cheering--conversing would just distract people from the game! We talked to two young Brits before the game about drinking ages, American sports, and beer... they were just as interested in us as we were in them.

It didn't work out for us to couch surf here, but we'll try to set up some plans for Spain while resting in Denmark.

No funny stories... YET. I think we're going out tonight, so I'm sure we'll cause some raucous. I usually only like to blog when I have something funny to say, but youlll have to bear with me this first round.

I will probably update this once a week or so; just check back when you feel like it. (Although I ended up only updating once a month when I was in Denmark.) I'll probably update our current location in the tagline underneath my Facebook picture.

Cheerio!