re: How was London?

Hetfield's review pretty much nailed it.

I took in a Premier League game (Manchester City vs Chelsea) the day before the Saints game, and let me tell you, the fandom is night and day. Half the fun of the soccer game was continuing to mirror the old lady's (and I'm talking late 50s) razzes, who sat in front of me, towards the linesmen. "You bloody wanka, can't see for shite!!" Hilarious.

At the Saints game, I actually leaned over to the Brit next to me and apologized about how bad the game was what with all the flags seemingly ever other play. "Its even boring me" were the exact words. If the NFL wants to get the UK loving them, games like that and the Raven's asswhooping were not the games to showcase.

Wembley is a pretty ballin stadium. Not much in the way of tailgating. They had some beer booths, and a stage but no public restrooms. I had to duck into couple of businesses to piss while out there. And yes, the Brits LOVED the Dolphin cheerleaders. They don't have any for any of their sports.

My itinerary was Munich for 4 days for Oktoberfest, Amsterdam for 3, and London for 4.

Munich was great but I was annihilated the whole time. London's traffic is fricking horrible, but there is so much to do that 4 days can't fit in. Amsterdam was my favorite too. And yes, it has to do with the RLD, but it was very pedestrian friendly getting around the city, had great art, history, and the "coffee" shops were abundant. It was like another planet.

All in all, 9.5/10 for the trip. Would do again.