Friday, July 30, 2004
Visit 2 - Days 4 and 5a - A Great Conference
Hello Friends.
Stepped out of the conference to send a quick hello and let you all know things are going great. Now that i have found my way around i have been enjoying downtown London far greater than I ever imagined. Dining out at a pub called the Mad Hatter. Great Lectures at Kings College (with the big statue of George III, who i reminded my English friends was the one we rebelled against). Dodging traffic (I have now begun to look right! - Of course, when I get half way across I am forgetting to look left).
One Canadian here proposed a great joke that worked. We were talking about how the English will automatically join a queue, even if they are not doing anything. So, outside one store we decided to stand back to front. Sure enought, people starting lining up behind me. I had to surpress my smile when I told them we werent standing in line for anything 
Maybe that is the way we can evangelize England - just make a great queue and at the end share the Gospel.
London is hot and humid. Walking along the bridges back and forth is wonderful. London has a very scenic skyline, great architecture, and intersting crowds. The caveat to that statement is this giagantic White Merry Go Round that looks like a big Ten Speed Bike wheel. Its called the “London Eye”. It is so hideous. But people pay more than 10? to ride it (total time 40+ minutes) and see London. Has to be owned and operated by Americans.
A few last sessions on the conference and then back to Manchester tommorow evening. Will fill you in next weblog on my afternoon of touristing Sat PM.
Talk to you soon!!! And dont forget to ask me about the lectures at the conference.
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