For about the last week or so I've been wandering around the city of London with my good old pal (and old roommate) Kyle Hoback. I decided that I would try to focus on all the endless things which could be done in the city and not try to take a bunch of English day trips as I had planned earlier. Kyle and his LSE friends were awesome at showing me around and helping me know which tourist traps were the most important. I had the chance to walk along the streets of East London and learn the stories behind Jack the Ripper, explore the London Tower, take a nap in the parks, see Parliment, and eat fish and chips. One of Kyle's friends, Sanica, had a birthday party at a club in Picadilly Circus which gave a glimpse at the nightlife.
I think the most outstanding characteristic of the city of London is ridiculous amount of diversity; I think I only met maybe one or two British people the entire time I was there. There were a few afternoons where Kyle and I got set up at a table at pubs cleverly named things such as "The Bunghole" and "Ye Old Mitre" and just people watched. People of every shape, size, color, fashion sytle, language and culture can be seen - a really far cry from Frontier County NE!
Along with this exceptional diversity comes an overwhelming number of ethnic restaurants. I was able to sample Pakistani Punjabi, Argentine, Indian, of course, the world famous London fish and chips.
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