London

I made it into London at about 8 AM local time. We are 6 hours ahead of central time in the US. The flight from Dallas was about 9 hours in the air. Not near as long as going to Sydney.
As soon as I got to London, I hit the ground running. I have found London to be extremely similar to Sydney. The train system is virtually identical which has proven to be helpful. Nobody has AC here either, just like Oz.
I met up with my LSU friends and began to seek out the city. We went through Hyde Park (similar to NYC's Central Park) on the way to Buckingham Palace where the changing of the guards was taking place. That is quite a ceremony. We then headed down to Westminister Abby home of the grave's of Bloody Mary, Elizabeth I, and more. The church was really expensive to go into, so we visited the free one next door where Winston Churchill was married (St. Margaret's). Then we proceeded down to the Thames River to see the infamous Big Ben and the House of Parliament.
The day wasn't over, as we proceeded to the National Gallery and saw paintings by Monet, Leonardo DaVinci, and others.
After the musuem we headed to Leicester Square and Picadilly Circus (somewhat comparable to NYC's Times Square, but really no comparison). We found "cheap" tickets to see a West End play, ie Broadway. We saw Guys and Dolls which was very entertaining. I think all the actors were British, but did a very good job with their New Yorker accents.
On the way home, my flip flop breaks which made it a very difficult walk to the hostel. But I survived. It has been an eventful day, and tomorrow will be great too.