London, Day 6

My last full day in London started early, with saying goodbye to Andrea, who'd been by roommate during the conference, and breakfast at Pax Lodge. Kristi, Louiza, and I then headed out for the day. Our first stop was the Olympic Village. What a site!! There's a whole mini city established around the village with a spectacular mall, and the stadium is amazing. The aquatic arena looks like a stingray. Curious to find out if that was the intention. There's still tons of work being done, and it's going to be quite a sight when it's finished. We followed our trip to the official London 2012 shop with lunch. I enjoyed the official dish of London, curry! It was delicious!! Abbey Road was our next stop. Turns out that even though the subway stop says "Abbey Road," and the street signs say "Abbey Road," it's not THE Abbey Road... Oh well, we tried! Our next adventure was a trip to Oxford to see Christ Church and the college. AMAZING! It was a one-hour train trip, and then we spent the afternoon exploring. The "Harry Potter" dining room scenes were filmed there, and it served as Lewis Carrol's inspiration for "Alice in Wonderland." I'm so glad we went, especially since that's where I'd wanted to go originally on my bus tour! I picked up dinner from a local market, M&S, a BLT, chips, and a millionaire shortbread. All items were made locally from farms in the area. It was delicious! Got back to Pax around 8pm, and after packing up my things, it was off to bed!