It's Raining in London and We Couldn't be Happier

Big Ben London
Originally uploaded by klheckert

yes....vacation. That's what this week in London is all about- relaxing and doing what we feel like, instead of trying to see tons of sights. Today we took that to heart and slept in much later than usual (past 11!!!). We then headed directly to buy tickets for Harry Potter, which comes out here on Friday, a few days earlier than in the US. While we paid through the nose for tickets (20 pounds each...around $30), it is in an IMAX theater and should be really great. We then shopped in Camden Market, headed to a couple hours in the London National Gallery where we saw works by everyone from Michaelangelo to Picasso, and rounded out the night with a trip to "Gordon's Wine Bar," which incredibly dates to the 1400's. Overall a super-relaxing day.

The talk of the town is the engagement of Kate and Will- and I must admit, I got a bit teary-eyed when reading the extensive coverage in the papers here (I spent about an hour today pouring over the coverage in the London Times at a coffee shop). Perhaps because parts of their story seem to parallel a couple dear to us (they've been dating 7 years (earning her the awful nickname "Waity Katie"), met as Freshmen in college, are exactly our age, and getting married next year....) I'm quite excited to get to attend at least one of these historic weddings ;)

It is a little silly to talk about Will marrying an "Average" girl Kate, when her parents are millionaires, but even so its a great story that really most of us girls, whether we admit it or not, dreamed of when we were small children...becomming a real life princess. (Disney gave us this idea, its not our fault!) Amazing. And in any case, great entertainment for the rest of us who will look forward to every wedding detail! And, considering the already breathless coverage of the engagement, it's hard to image that the excitement will decrease as more details come to light.

While we are hiding out from the cold rain in the hotel the rest of the evening (it is actually colder here then it was on top of the Alps...), hope you all are staying warm (and dry!) in the mid-November weather!