Friday

So, I've been back in Durham for almost a week now. It's very quiet here without all the students. The town really is a University town, and as such, it's very different without most of its population. It's been kind of fun so far though, and nice to relax after the craziness of London. Luckily I also seem to have left the colder weather of the last few days in London behind. It's been very springlike here in Durham, with the temperatures even reaching the low 60's yesterday!

Tomorrow I am going to Wales- Cardiff to be exact, to see a soccer match. The match is between two Welsh teams- Cardiff City and Swansea City- who both play in the English professional leagues. They are arch rivals, so the match is going to be intense and very exciting. The atmosphere should be electric- if not intimidating. I originally decided to go the game because one of my favorite American players happens to play for Cardiff City. The match is on Sunday, so I'm taking the train down tomorrow morning (it takes six hours!!) and then I'll spend Saturday afternoon exploring the city, and Sunday at the match. I'll head back up to Durham Sunday evening. It should be really exciting and fun, and it's good to get away from Durham and see other parts of the UK.

I'll leave you with a few more pictures from London I wasn't able to post last week.

(A young fan at the England match)

(Dad posing with locker of Arsenal's goalkeeper, "for Adrian")

(Train tracks near our apartment)

(Platform 9 3/4 in Kings Cross- of Harry Potter fame)

(It really exists!)

(Swans in the Thames between Windsor and Eton)

(Harsh penalties for 'fouling' in Windsor)

(We made MWC one night for dinner in the apartment... by 'we', I mean dad. But I helped eat it!)

(Sunset through the Eye)

(In the food hall in Harrods... Venison Puff? Bamboo Fungus?)

(The West London 'sky line')

(A sign on the cables below the Millennium Bridge)

(Sunset through the bridge)