The Pope in London

With great timing, the Pope had a weekend visit in the UK on the very same weekend that I was exploring the city before my studies were to begin on Monday.

After a failed attempt to get tickets to his Vigil in Hyde Park I went with a friend to see if we would be able to get a glimpse of his procession. Sure enough (with my fantastic luck lately) I chose the right lane to wait by and the right people to stand by. We had been told that the Pope may stop in his popemobile on his way up to the event to bless a baby or two. We ended up standing right next to the cutest baby and the cutest young family. Sure enough as the popemobile drove by I was not only 20 feet away from him but he chose to stop right in front of us and kiss the baby next to us.
Quite a great experience. 2 days into London and I already saw the Pope!