Today was a relatively short tour day, thank goodness as we are pretty tired from the flight. Our entire group consists of students from Kipling, Waldheim, and southern California. We took the subway to central London to view Westminister Abbey, Big Ben, Government Road with 10 Downing Street, Trafalgar Square, the London Eye, and a sneak peek of Buckingham Palace. We went to the Queens Calvary and got our picture taken with the guard. All was good, but we were warned not to touch him. We went to Covent Place which is a center of intense trinket shopping, street entertainment and tons of people. Finished the day off with a meal of chicken stew with hummus. Everyone is accounted for and is ready for a good nights sleep tonight. Will tell of more tomorrow, but all is good. Thank goodness for our orange jackets as it helps immensely on the subway.

*Interesting count. Kerri is wearing a step counter. She logged over 12000 steps today which is roughly the equivalent of 5 miles.
* We were told the Queen is not in town as she spends Easter at Balmoral in Scotland. Hmm. I thought she had told me she would be here to visit. Haha!
* weather was quite cool for London standards. The wind made it seem quite cold even for us tough Canadians. Some of us were quite happy we packed gloves.

The security in the Regina Airport was an interesting experience for all, especially Victoria, who was the lucky winner of getting her bags swabbed down. :). We have arrived in London after a somewhat restful night in a chair. The weather looks good and we are looking forward to our first day of touring. The group from Waldheim that will tour with us sat with us on the plane. They seem like a good bunch to hang around with. Our orange jackets have already gotten us noticed in the airport. We feel a little like celebrities. We are just waiting for the group from Kipling. All is well!

* one little note: we only lost Jeanette and Leah for a few minutes today. Hopefully their buddies, Jack and Victoria, can keep better track of their charges.

We will have a meeting at 6 on March 12 at the school to cover last minute details. Please attend.

“Travel is fatal to prejudice, bigotry, and narrow-mindedness” – by Mark Twain

“The more you travel, the smaller this big world becomes” – Unknown

“The world is a book, and those who do not travel, read only a page” – St. Augustine

“If you are unsure of your actions, study world history and politics. Go travel. Don’t waste your time wondering and wishing.  Learn and then do” – W. Brett Wilson

We have been preparing for our trip since last spring.  We are nearing the lift off date of March 27, 2013. We hope to update this regularly throughout the trip so people can see where we have visited.