Church / Westminster Abbey

becky got it right... the 'tube' is just the subway here. and it's in the 'underground' - everything that's underground (stores and such) centered around the tube stops. and i do think of that last narnia movie everytime i'm standing there and it pulls up. the wind's gently blowing and there's a clanking sound, and i can all but see narnia appearing through the windows as it's slowing down. i'm going to have to watch it sometime again when i get back. that and the harry potter's.

becky and mom both asked the same question that i forgot to answer before... marianne was able to sneak her way into the company. her husband worked for a company in the US when a position opened up in London that the company shifted him to. so they pretty much took care of getting his visa and all. she, being his wife, is on the same visa. so she's set.

Church
interesting little reversal of roles today. i was the "friend". walking up the stairs to sunday school there was a guy and girl looking around wondering if they were going the right way. i told them to keep going up. small talk followed. turns out there were 11 of them here from utah for the week for some ballroom dancing thing. and no, they don't know robert. but i was the guy telling them where their classes were and letting them sit next to me and such. quite a difference from last week, eh? i just thought that was funny.

Westminster Abbey
after my church got out, i went and joined some others for a service at westminster abbey. the place is huge and so elaborately detailed. it was almost overwhelming. and it feels like the place is shrouded in mystery. walking through the corridor to get to my chair i felt like i was in indiana jones or something. there were random statues of people here and there, and there were random bits of writing on the floors and walls. and it is tall! everything that was done was done with an echo. the service lasted only 40 min. it wasn't like a real service, just like an extra thing for the evening. the guy talked about the biography of a few hymn composers. and with the echo i can only understand half of what he was saying. if there wasn't so much to look at while sitting there i would've been asleep in no time. but still, i'm glad i went. it was quite the experience.