Tournament wrap-up

We are done with the soccer tournament now-played our last matches on Thursday. Our team qualified for the playoff rounds, which felt good, and although we didn't win that many games, all of them were extremely close. We went against two very good teams for our last games (Denmark and the very hot Czech team) and both times held our own and dominated the ball a good part of the game.

The Czechs were one of the top seeds in our division and I think we were all surprised at how well we did against them. Even though it was a loss, it was the best game of soccer we've ever played and we came out of it on quite a high. We didn't have a single blowout against us in the entire tournament, which was a big improvement from our seasons in Seattle.

Had Wednesday off and did some sightseeing in London: Tate Modern (they had a great Cy Twombly exhibit), Hyde Park, and the Serpentine Gallery, which is sporting a new Frank Gehry pavilion in front of it. Also went to Billy Elliot (the musical) which was a treat from Mark and Lee. It was fantastic - I'm not a huge musical fan but loved this one.
Today we have another free day and then will probably go watch the finals tomorrow. I think I need to go find a beard trimmer. Some guy at a bar the other night said I looked like Moses - not really the look I'm going for!
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