London Weekend Ten / Hampton Court Palace

So this past weekend was really great. Friday night I went out with all my co-workers to a bar for a going away party for my boss Kim. It was a great time, open bar, yahoo! Then I went over to another section of the city to meet some more people. One of my friends' fiance was in town and she wanted us all to meet him. It was lots of fun! Little tipsy on the train ride home but it makes the tube seems like a adventure ride at cedar point!

Anyway, Saturday I got up and took a train to Hampton Court Palace. It was very big and really gorgeous. Lots of gardens, huge castle/palace. I think 3 different kings regained there and it has structures from all three kings. It was great. I literally spent all day there.

Sunday I got up and regrettably watch 3 hours of maternity ward!!! What was I thinking!!! I still say it's the best birth control...Nasty!! Anyway, after I pulled myself from the tube (or tellie), I met friends Wynne and Maria in Hampstead Park for a picnic! I brought my non-award winning salsa and it was a total hit. Maria's boyfriend Marshall goes to the London Business School so he had all of his school buddies there. It was great. We ate lots of good food and LOTS of wine. We played cards, frisbee, etc. Fun times and no rain!

Last night, my friend Pamela and I went to see the Bodies exhibit. Has anyone seen or heard of this? Pretty controversial but really really amazing. You can see a bit of it here... http://www.bodiestheexhibition.com/. Basically there are 22 whole human bodies and 260 assorted organs and body parts on display. They are conserved in some sort of finish so they are not gross but really very clear. It's pretty amazing. There is another exhibit in Atlanta at the Atlanta Civic Center if you are interested.

Training is going well. Still trying to get 2 swim's in per week. Running and then we started to try to bike this week. Riding on the other side of the road is quite scary!!!

Best news of the week: Other than Kari and Jarrod are leaving tonight and arriving tomorrow...I got a food processor!! It's making my life so much better. MMMmmm, salsa every week!

To see pictures, go to this address...
http://www.kodakgallery.com/I.jsp?c=172lev31.auy853wx&x=1&y=-k7gsy3