Last two days in London- Finale.

The arctic cold has decided to descend upon London in the last couple of days. The temperature has more or less been freezing since Monday. I foolishly waited outside in Leister Square for 3 hours to say 'Hello' to Colin Firth (for those of you who don't know Mr.Firth, he's a very famous British actor... most famous as the original Mr. Darcy in the BBC Pride and Prejudice). I did manage to shake hands and say hello to him at his movie premiere, but at the cost of going into a mild stage of hypothermia. I also got to see Ben Barnes (Prince Caspian), but not before us girls in the crowd were rained on, sleeted on, hailed on, and then blow with freezing winds. Apparently that night was the first time it's snowed in London in October since 1938... of course it would snow on us waiting on the edge of the red carpet. Some of my friends waited for 11 hours yesterday to see Daniel Craig at the World Premiere of the new Bond movie. I decided not to go. There were way too many people, and it wasn't worth wasting the day in London waiting in line to get a spot on the side of the red carpet.
Luckily, after the snow episode, the clouds cleared the next day, and since then all we've had in cold, crisp days. Perfect for walking in Hyde Park. Our hostel is located right on the edge of Hyde Park, which is wonderful for walks, jogs and playing with all the geese that line the little body of water in the middle of the park.
Tomorrow, after our literature final, all the girls from the trip are going to a fancy tea together, followed by a walk in the park and preparing for a fancy dinner with the entire group. Many of the girls bought dresses for dinner (sort of our mini-prom, to celebrate), and I ended up buying a less expensive dress that I could wear to all the weddings I'm going to in the next year (I'm good about recycling dresses).
I'm very excited to make the journey home on Saturday. Hopefully I'll be home Saturday night, but I might have to wait over night in Seattle and fly home Sunday. Either way, I will be home, in my OWN bed (hooray!), by the end of this weekend.

Pictures to come...
Lots of love,
Giselle