What's this about a lethal jab??

Day 2 was another flurry of activities, starting with switching hotels. This hotel is right across the road from the concert entrance. I booked this because it had some decent reviews and was near the park, it was just by luck that its right across from the entrance for the show. Hyde Park is huge and how could someone know just wear exactly things would be set up.

After taking the giant suitcase up three flights of stairs to my room I set off to find a t-mobile. It wasn't hard, there was just one down the road on Oxford St. I wandered around the shops, had a bit of lunch, went back towards the hotel and lingered by the fountain near Marble Arch to cool off a bit before the BBC tour. On the little street where my hotel is I saw this group of school children crossing the road, it must be like a summer day camp since all of the schools are out.

The teacher had them well in control, they stopped at every corner, huddled up and crossed in a big group. She shouted at them to keep quiet and stay in their lines, they complied for the most part which I don't think you can get most groups of children to do unless you apply the yard stick or promise them a treat if they behave. Maybe it was the latter and they'll be taken back to the park tomorrow if they were good today.

The BBC tour took up the rest of the afternoon, it was interesting. I didn't know they had to paint the floor each time they set up the studio, even if you see carpet on a show it is just concrete painted to look like carpet. We were taken to an empty soundstage, then over to see Jonathan Ross' set up for his Friday night chat show. Next on to play with the blue screen and have someone play weatherman before visiting the dressing rooms and finally into the simulated quiz show and newscast. The tour group was small and not very lively so I was picked out of the group to read the newscast out. The hardest bit about it was the super bright light in front of you but reading off of the teleprompter wasn't that hard. The quiz show was based on the Weakest Link and they had to answer questions about a Little Britain clip that was played, the winner won a ballpoint BBC pen. Where was my pen?? I bought an Archers keychain in the shop - they're Wellies! I was tempted to buy the wooden spoon "Mixing it Up with The Archers" but I thought I'd just burn it by leaving it on the stove or something.

After leaving the BBC I went to Westfield at White City - the biggest mall in Europe, or so it claims to be. I dunno, maybe I'm spoiled by LA malls but I wasn't that impressed. It was expansive for UK size but it kind of felt like one of the Mills centers because it was broken into sections like the mills but instead of neighborhoods they're called cores. On my way back from White City I stopped by Hyde Park to watch the early campers get kicked off the lawn and put on the sidewalk to wait for the admission to the concert tomorrow. I passed a few of those newspaper sandwich boards today that said something about Michael Jackson asking for a lethal dose of something - they're all over it here. Other developments of note - I miss the Blackberry, texting by pressing/holding numbers to get the right letter BLOWS super chunks, Ian on Eastenders is now rocking a beard and it looks sad/pathetic, the BBC is filled with stairs and my hotel room has two of the best features ever - a hair dryer and a fan! Both hair dryer and fan are super critical to the ongoing Berny cuteness in this humid weather. The forecast for tomorrow is heavy showers off an on throughout the day. I wish the wellies on my Archers keychain were full sized!