Tuesday Evening Cont'd

Good Evening Parents! We've had another great day discovering London. After breakfast, we traveled in our small groups by "Tube" and popped up from the Underground right next to Westminster Abbey. Students chose either to walk around the Abbey or Parliament while we listened to Big Ben chime the hour. Next we walked through picturesque St.James Park to watch the changing of the Guard. Students loved watching the Queen's band parade in front of Windsor Castle. Afterwards, small groups split up and traveled to Trafalgar Square for a bit of lunch - Fish and Chips or Bangers and Mash then enjoyed a myriad of activities ranging from visiting museums, Covent Garden, shopping or heading back to the hotel to rest and warm up. We can tell the students are more rested today - energy levels are up and everyone is feeling comfortable in their London surroundings - navigating the Tube like Pros!

After dinner in restaurants surrounding the hotel - anything from typical London fare to more exotic cuisine - they met for last minute updates on the parade and now are practicing music and parade formation in a ballroom in preparation for the big day!

Tomorrow, we meet for a 6:30 am breakfast before boarding our Coaches for our daytrip to Stonehenge and Oxford!

Locals are interested and happy to stop and chat and learn that our band will be marching in the New Year's Day parade. You can all be proud of the way the kids are representing our school, state and country!

Stayed tuned tomorrow - we'll let you know what it's like to visit Stonehenge on New Year's Eve or if we run into any Wizards at Oxford. Cheerio for now!