(Susi) We often think of Fort Langley as old, because it was the birthplace of BC. Here, everything is much older. I'm sure the building our hotel is in was built before Ft Langley. Although the bathroom is newer... Visiting the Tower of London was an amazing experience. It was first built by William the Conqueror around 1100 AD. And has held the crown jewels for 500+ years. Many of the buildings we toured were built over 700 years ago, and thinking of all the ...

(Lori) Sunday morning started with worship at Hillsong London. I had heard about it nearly two years ago, that this amazing church in London rented a theatre on Sundays. They would drive in a few semis full of equipment in the wee small hours Sunday morning, set up their church then pack it all down again late Sunday night. We joined them for an atypical service, so they announced - extended worship with prayer. It was fantastic! And it was so wild to be singin...

(Susi) When we arrived in Gatwick it was close to 8:00 am (midnight BC) and we were travel weary from the long journey, as well as stiff and cramped, but not nearly ready to sleep. Oh, and did I mention very very excited? :-) The plan was to see a fair bit the first day already - all the advice we had been given was "better to stay awake as long as possible to beat the jet lag." Ok, we thought. Let's visit things near the hotel, have lunch, etc. and aim to crash...

(Lori) i awoke this morning to the cheerful twitterings of a delightful songbird outside my window. I groggily mused that it was just like Mary Poppins. A happy bird, a lovely courtyard below my window, and a new day ready to go! I sat up and looked at my clock ... 4: a.m. Well the time change hasn't yet taken hold in my biological workings. the sunrise was delightful just the same! Our feat for today was to demystify the underground system. When we had arr...

(Susi) The vegetation is very much like Vancouver but without the tall evergreens. The buildings look totally different though, everything is made of brick and very boxy. The closer the train got towards downtown the older and more interesting & elablorate the buildings got. Like taking a trip through a time machine. Here in downtown almost everything around us is 100's of years old! (more on that later). The people are very friendly, and helpful, when we un...