Sunday in London

So Brian and I spent Sunday on a day trip to London. We had planned to go on Saturday, but someone had a late night at the pub Friday (no JC it wasn't me) so we ventured out of Oxford Sunday. We didn't have very gradious plans, but just wanted to figure out how to get there and back, and do some exploring in between. Of course it rained the entire day, but it's similar to Oregon rain, so nothing too heavy. From our flat we walked to the Oxford train station. The direct train wasn't running due to track issues, so we had to ride a coach bus to another town called Didcot, and then caught the train to London. Of course in Didcot the train was late, then cancelled, so we had to wait for the next one. I think we landed at London Paddington about noon, so it took a bit more than 2 hours to get there, where it should take about 1. We had chosen to explore the Kensington Park area and museums, so we walked across the park toward the Science Museum. Kensington Palace is where Princess Diana lived, and people still put flowers and things at the gate. It was raining a bit harder at this point, so we just walked through, and decided to come back on a nicer day. As many of the London museums, the entrance fee is free, so we enjoyed spending the afternoon looking at science stuff (well we know Brian definitely did) along with every young couple and their little kids. After the museum, we headed to Picadilly Circus (took the underground, or the Tube as it's called). It's a touristy area, with lots of lights and within walking distance to Leicester Square, where a lot of movie and West End theatres are located. We ate at a Pizza Express (a pizza chain in England, but more upscale, and I had been wanting to try it) for dinner and my pizza came with a fried egg on top! It tasted great. When then walked around a bit, and noticed people gathering around the entrance to a movie theatre. We stumbled across the London movie premiere of Becoming Jane. We saw the red carpet, etc., but didn't stick around to see the actors, since we didn't know how long we'd have to wait. Headed back to Oxford the same route we came, and had a fun day. London is so enormous, that we only explored a small fraction, and look forward to going back many more times!