This is late but...

.... HAPPY BIRTHDAY HEIDI!!!

Did you have a good one? What kind of cake did you eat? Is anyone even reading you this blog?

I am sitting at a Library in Oxford (go figure) figuring out with Emily what we are doing next. Conclusion, Rome is EXPENSIVE. And we're not so good at hostling, we tend to go the more comfortable safe route. But hey, it's a once in a lifetime vacation right? (Well for me anyway).

We are currently staying at a B&B here, which really wasn't that much more than the hostel we looked at.

We came to Oxford because after a night and day of London, Emily and I both realized neither of us are city people, and we'd already seen what we wanted to see anyway.

The coolest part about London is that we were able to stay with one of Emily's friends and his family. It was great because they not only gave us food and a place to sleep (which is amazing in itself) but they also gave us tips on things to see, let us borrow maps and taught us how to use the Tube. We would have managed on our own, but I think because of their help we got much less lost. Even then we went in circles a couple of times.

I've learned a lot about traveling, things like, take some time before you get to the next place to figure out where you're staying. It is not fun running around a city with your poorly packed backpack thumping against your back.

Looks like Em's ready to go. Time to find some tea, scones and possibly a nice romp along the Thames.

P.S. Suzi, about the note, "very funny, I almost forgot to laugh."