Ok this will be short...even though I said that last night! But it's 2:30 am, you know where I'm heading. I had a great day today...even though it was FREEZING, rainy, and windy, I tried to make the best of it. I got a late start because I slept in a little...Lolo must have turned the heat on before she left because I was so cooooozy in bed, it was hard to get out! Big surprise, I'm sure. Anyways, I battled the rain to a great coffee shop in Stoke Newington (the neighborhood Lolo lives in) and then took the Tube into Central London. I had to stop at this place called King's Crossing because the Harry Potter tribute was at the station! I posted a picture of it....Platform 9 3/4 for those who have read it or seen the movies. They had a cart that disappeared into the wall too...I loved it. Anyways, headed on to the Westminster area and saw the London Eye, Big Ben, Parliament, Westmister Abby, and Buckingham Palace (posted a couple pictures). Touristy spots for sure...I met a family from Binghampton, haha! But it was really cool, even in the rain...I actually bought a souvenir (Lolo suggested getting something small from everywhere I went) of a double decker bus key chain. Hehe totally typical but I had to! The rain got really bad after Buckingham palace so I made my way back....thought about stopping at the London Aquarium to stay dry but couldn't justify spending $26 U.S. on a ticket. It's so hard to look at prices here and know you have to double them to realize how much you're spending. Really sad too because the shopping is sooo tempting :) Oh well, maybe other places will be more reasonable. Went back to Stoke Newington after to shower, eat, and get ready for Lolo's show. I was a little late because the bus took f-in forever!!! It was so much fun though...Lolo seems pretty shy at times but she really comes out of her shell on stage...she was great!! The venue was called Boston Music Room and I got meet a couple of her friends...all really nice and welcoming. Tried a couple good beers too...but turns out they were Danish and French beers! Oh well, I'll get to the English Ales, I'm sure :) Came back on this side of town with Lolo and went out for one more drink...different atmosphere than the Boston Room but we had good conversations with guys from Dublin and Belfast. I'm fascinated with their accents and they actually made me read from a newspaper to hear mine. Haha I kept trying to tell them that they're the ones with the cool accents, the U.S. has nothing to brag about! Oh well, it was fun. Off to sleep for sure....it wasn't as short as I thought it'd be. Doing brunch instead of breakfast tomorrow, I'm sure. :)