We started the in downtown London having the opportunity to see Buckingham Palace, Big Ben, the Parliament, and West Minster Abbey. All of them were awesome sites but perhaps the coolest moment was when we stood on the grounds of the future 2012 Olympic sand volleyball courts. From there we moved onto the London Tower. The castle, the moat surrounding it, and all the buildings within the complex were magnificent. Some of the original construction dates back to as far as 1280. Being in a place where you can experience the aura of 900 years ago is incredible, but probably more impressive than that was the attention to detail in the construction of all the buildings. All in all, it was a sight to see and a great learning experience.
Next we toured Wembley Stadium. Wembley is the largest retractable roof stadium in all of Europe. It is also home to the English National Team. Having the opportunity to have an all-access tour of the stadium including but not limited to the dressing room, the players' dugout, the royal box of the Queen, and coming out of the players' tunnel it was mind-boggling. We wrapped up the tour, jumped on the bus, headed back to the hotel for dinner and to change for our game.
We finished dinner and headed off to our game. Arriving at the field we realized it was extremely cold. However, our adrenaline was rushing which kept us warm. We played an intense game with Tia in goal! We had lots of opportunities to score but did not capitalize. We ended the game tied at 0-0. We shook the girls hands and gave them Northern State Soccer shirts as a token of our appreciation. Exhausted, we got back on the bus and headed back to the hotel to rest for tomorrow as we head to Amsterdam.
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