Shisha Cafe in London with Bader

Today we went to the British Museum, saw the loot of Empire, and then met up with Bader, a friend from Toronto, for shisha and tea at an Iraqi cafe.

How Jerk Chicken Should Be Prepared

After walking along the Thames we found this incredible outdoor jerk chicken rack. Caroline ate a whole bird.

Tower of London

We're staying in London with our friends, Franck and Natasha. They took us on a Thames river walk to see a few sites, including the Tower of London, Big Ben, Parliament, and Tower Bridge. We also caught an organ recital at Westminster Abbey, where we also saw the graves of Charles Darwin and Caroline's favourite physicist, Isaac Newton. Caroline's great-great-great-great-great uncle is buried somewhere in the Abbey, but we couldn't find him.

The Cotswolds

We arrived in England and are having a great time. We've been staying with Caroline's cousins in Fairford in the Cotswolds, a beautiful area known for its rolling hills, stone houses, walled-in fields, quaint villages, church spires, pubs, narrow roads, medieval forests and movie stars such as Kate Moss and Elizabeth Hurley who happen to live down the road from us!

Today we had a drive around the countryside, ate lunch in a small-town pub, and checked out a few old churches. Tomorrow we're off to Oxford for some site-seeing and to meet a few friends from Toronto. On Saturday we ride to London for the remainder of our time in England.

Now that we're here, the travel bug is really taking hold of us, and we're excited to carry on. More soon -- and maybe some pictures -- when we get to London.