London Marathon

Today was the 29th London Marathon. It was a beautiful day for the race. The sun was shining and the day was warm, loads of people flooded the city to take part in or watch the event. Unfortunately I didn't get a chance to go watch. However, I did go to Speaker's Corner in Hyde Park by Marble Arch, if you ever get to go you walk through the arch and you're pretty much there, you'll see a circular building with speaker's corner written across it, just walk that way. Listening to the speakers was an interesting experience. People literally get up on their soap boxes (or step stools) and talk about whatever they want; religion, politics, world issues, etc. It seems that many people go just to have a good argument. There was a small crowd of people of all ages surrounding each of the speakers, and while most people wandered from speaker to speaker there were a memorable few who made their presence known. One such memorable person was a man who, with beer in hand, managed to find something to argue about with every speaker, he even laid down on the ground at one point to try to prove a point.
Tomorrow classes begin again, and all the tube lines will be open (there were closures again this weekend for maintence, though not as many as during Easter). Tuesday is another play, "Time and the Conways". Then, on Thursday, I'll be on my way to Scotland!!!