We're Canadian, We Promise!: Greetings, friends!

Well, chances are good that you're our friends, if you're reading this. :) We've set up this blog as a record of our shared adventures here in London this semester! YAY! There's not much to report on yet, but here's the skinny so far:

Yesterday night, we went to the Euston Flyer and had a few drinks. It was a lovely pub, and Abby's favorite so far of the three she's gone to! Today we had tea at the Muffin Man Tea Shop, which was really delightful - we had toasted scones with devonshire cream and jam (who knew toasting scones was such a good idea? Not Zoe!!), a slice of Queen Mother's Cake, some English muffins, and a pot of rosehip tea, Earl Grey, and the house blend. Then we walked around Hyde Park for an hour or so, and saw several lovely sights, including the Princess Diana Memorial Fountain, the Peter Pan statue, the Italian fountain (still not sure why it's named that), and the Prince Albert Memorial. We also saw some beautiful swans at a pond, prompting Abby to say "Swans are so majestic" just as one of them one of them honked... if you've never heard a swan honk before: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=K0sVMxFqRbI&feature=related. Imagine that but lower and uglier. You're welcome. Then after that we returned to Abby's apartment, where we are currently sitting and typing this post! The agenda for tonight is to check out the Hen & Chickens Theatre Bar, where they host stand-up and other acts year round; we'll be attending something described as an "improvised movie live on stage." It should be great fun, and we will report back on it later! (Probably not tonight, though - after the show, we'll be watching the latest episode of Sherlock, which looks BOMB.)