day 2 in london: borough market

I think I'm going to have to go back to Borough Market when we are back over in that area of town when we go to the Tate Modern. The thought of eating was making me nauseated (tmi? so far my stomach has taken the bulk of the jet lag issues) so I just wandered around and explored all of the different nooks and crannies. There is every type of food you could imagine, some fruits and vegetables I didn't even recognize. I decided that I at least needed to eat something to keep my energy up. I ended up finding some raspberries that were really delicious; not as good as the ones we grow at home, but still good.

Next to the market there is a Gothic cathedral which dated back to 1066 (well at least parts of it). You had to pay a fee to take photos inside but it was nice to look around. There is a memorial to Shakespeare since it was the church he attended when he was in London. There was also a tomb marked Edmund Shakespeare, who was Shakespeare's brother. For being the brother to such an amazing writer his epitaph was pretty pathetic, "Edmond Shakespeare died December 1607". It was really nice to sit down on the chairs and they had an afternoon prayer. It was just reciting the Lords Prayer, nothing more. I was actually surprised that I have the entire thing basically memorized. Emily, Lyndi and I sat for at least a half hour babysitting Gustave and watching Rick's groceries, and Travis' camera bag. Before we left we went out to see the excavations that they had done. There was a roman road, the a tomb and some other stuff. It's interesting to me how they would just build on top of stuff no tearing it all down.

I didn't plan it very well since I ended up going grocery shopping at Whole foods when we got back to the flat. If I had been thinking I would have done my shopping there.

I have more photos from the market and the exterior of the cathedral that I promise to share but it's almost midnight and I'm really tired.

Cheer.