This was going to be an interesting day from the start. We wanted to make a visit to Parliament, then catch the England soccer game in the early afternoon - with Aeron and Toby.
So, up early we made our way down to Parliament about 10am, and proceeded to take a fantastic tour of practically the entire site. This included the impressive Westminster Hall, then both houses - Lords and Commons - and everything in-between. We were led throughout with the help of an audio guide that encompassed 20 different stations. Wonderful time!
Afterwords things got a bit dicey. I began calling both Aeron and Jake - Toby's brother - about where to meet for the game. Jake gave me some idea where it was, but not exact. On top of that, Aeron would have had to travel a long way to get to it. With time running short, we decided to punt on seeing Toby, and meeting Aeron again in Camden Town.
Upon arriving, it was its usually chaotic mess of shops and food. We first tried to meet in the same place we caught the game on Saturday - but they were remodeling it. Then another bar - which was lame and not even showing the game (!!!). Then we made our way into a rocking pub called the Oxford Arms, and found the perfect place - even if we had to stand for the whole match.
As for the match it was between England and Wales, and it was a tough one. Being down 1-0 after halftime, the pub was pretty quite and concerned. Then, a goal by England, and the place erupted. If that wasn't awesome enough, England added another in stoppage time no less, and the pub went bonkers. Soon after the game was over, and even more joyful noise arose.
From there we made our way back to Roma's for a great dinner, where Aeron and his girlfriend, Nabomi, joined us. It was a great meal, and lovely sharing of memories. Soon after it was bedtime, and we obliged.
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