Holiday Weekend

Around here, it's a 4 day Holiday weekend for the Queen's Diamond Jubilee. Yesterday, a couple of us went to explore Westfield, the huuuuge shopping mall here in Stratford (where The Avengers London premiere was). When we got there, a 3 person band called Ollie & Sam was playing and they were very good (and very attractive). We talked to them after to see about music venues around here, but they aren't familiar with the area either so they weren't very helpful. I got a couple of necessities: fleece jacket, London 2012 sweatpants, raincoat, blanket, etc. After we returned from shopping, we had some dinner before heading out to Hyde Park to watch the Jubilee concert. The concert itself was at Buckingham Palace, but there were giant screens set up in the various parks nearby for people to watch. The concert featured loads of English performers, like Tom Jones, Jessie J, Kylie Minogue, Elton John, and Paul McCartney. At the end of the concert, The Queen and Prince Charles went onstage to light the beacon with a giant crystal diamond. By the time we walked all the way back to the Underground station and then back to Camp, it was midnight and I thought that my legs were going to fall off.

This morning I slept in, until 11, with every intention of doing absolutely nothing. A couple of people said that they were going back to Westfield, and I had to exchange the adapter I had bought when I first arrived, so I joined them. Now my legs really feel like they're going to fall off. I think the plan is to just lay low tonight and prepare for tomorrow. Tomorrow, we're all going to our precincts for venue tours and hopefully will find out where we'll be placed.

So busy!

Cheers!
--Megan