London: Friday

We left for London at about 9:45am on Friday. We were supposed to leave at 9 but the bus was late. A 3 1/2 to 4 hour trip ended up taking closer to 6 hours and we didn't get to our hotel (The Harlingford) until almost 3.

Once we got the rooms sorted out (Lauren, Abby, and I shared a room at the top of the 4-story hotel) we went to drop off our bags before inflicting ourselves upon London. This would have been easier if we could have gotten our door open. The key would turn, we could hear the lock click, but the knob wouldn't turn and the door wouldn't budge. Nathan and Eric were staying a couple doors down and Nathan came over to help. Of course he got the door open on the first try. :P

Back down the stairs and out the door, eight of us went to the British Museum. We actually got to see quite a lot (including the Rosetta Stone, Sutton Hoo burial stuff, and an awesome clock) before it closed. We got dinner at an Indian restaurant before going back to the hotel. I ended up taking a nap from about 7:15-10:15 and missed all the juicy gossip. It also didn't make for a very good night's sleep.