London

So, Tuesday the girls had a lot of fun at their training session and we all liked the new Harry Potter movie. The movie was especially cool because in the first scene it shows them flying on brooms through London and we saw many of the places that we had just visited the day before.
That night the girls were invited to participate in the flag ceremony. (The tournament here was canceled for all girls teams, but when we asked if we could still stay here they were very nice to our team. However, we are the only girls teamstaying at the tournament. Our girls are beginning to feel very out numbered around here.) After the flag ceremony we watched a ball handling skills competition. There were many talented players.

Flags from all the countries represented here.

Katelyn, the flag bearer

Sorry, this is as close as the professional photographers would let us go.

Our team is near the back, behind the scaffolding.

Wednesday we went back into London. First we went to Buckingham Palace to see the Changing of the Guard. There were a lot of people there and we could not see much because us our train had been delayed and we did not get there early enough to get a good spot.

We went to lunch and then the girls and I went to see the play, Wicked. Everyone loved it even the two that had seen it before. Many were asking to go see it again. After Wicked we decided to do a little shopping. First we went to Harrods, where the girls decided that everything cost too much. We made our way to a sporting goods store with much better prices and spent lots of money there and some other nearby shops. That evening we decided to ride on the London Eye, even me. We were able to get some great pictures just as night time was setting in. We finished our night with McDonald's for dinner and a 40 minuted train ride back to our dorm rooms.

Anjelica

Bailey

Andrea

Emily