London!After an hr long train ride into the city from the airport we found our hostel went out on the town.We did a little of our own sightseeing, found out that the famed "London Bridge" is actually called the "Tower Bridge" but from the London Bridge we got some good pictures of the Tower Bridge.We spent most of the afternoon hopping from one double-decker bus to another, being our own tour guides around the city.

We ended up going on a Jack the Ripper tour through London's historic neighborhoods, which was the worst idea we had the entire trip.Our guide was an American girl from out East, so she wasn't even legit British, and to top it off she was the worst story teller I've ever heard.It was painful to hear her butcher jokes, ruin punch lines, and try to make enormous hand gestures while telling us about Jack the Ripper's escapades.

With that finally over with we got dinner and then went to the London Eye (the giant Ferris wheel over the River Thames).We wanted to get to see the city at night, so we waited until the last trip around and got on.The ride took a half an hour, so we got to see Big Ben and Parliament all lit up, as well as the rest of the city.

The next morning we went to see the Changing of the Guard at Buckingham Palace, along with every other tourist in Great Britain.We were able to catch a glimpse of the guard, through the pouring rain and umbrellas, and we could hear the band.Our guide told us about the security at Buckingham Palace… which is somewhat lacking.A couple years ago a mentally handicapped man broke in, but he set off so many alarms that the security guard figured it was a malfunction and shut off the system.The Queen's body guards were out walking her dogs, and she was still asleep.The guy tried on the robes, crown, then found the Queen's bedroom and woke her up.

The Queen, realizing there is a strange man in her room, asked him if he'd like a cigarette, and he said sure.She called her butler and asked him to bring a cigarette up for "THE MAN IN MY ROOM" and moments later her guard burst in and tackled the guy.

Another time, two German tourists climbed over the wall into her garden thinking it was the park across the street.They pitched a tent and camped there overnight, until the guards woke them up in the morning.Now that's quality security.

London is another city without public toilets, not even in the Tube stations… and because of this Jeff and I are forever banned from the small tavern we chose to run into to use the bathroom and leave.

We toured Westminster Abbey, saw too many graves of too many people, walked around Big Ben, and then headed off to the airport to head to Ireland!