Can't have good without the bad

Yesterday was such a great day for England. London won the 2012 Olympics bid and everyone was cheery and celebrating. My blockmates and a few other people went out clubbing last night and just danced the night away, people were getting ready to head out to Barcelona for the running of the bulls. Weekend plans were made and everyone was happy. Today we wake up to bombings and casualties rising by the minute. Parents calling the OIE demanding that the program be stopped and all of us sent back home. Teachers taking headcounts in class and asking kids for lists of friends that may have already left for their weekend trips. Checking my AIM after class to find people leaving me "Are you ok?" messages. Needless to say all our plans for visiting London this weekend have been cancelled partly because the authorities are pleading with tourists and residents to stay out of the center of town to allow investigation and clean up, and partly because a lot of people are scared. If it happened today, it could happen on Saturday or Sunday too.

So now I think me and a few girls are going to visit Blenheim Palace in the morning, and then go to Manchester and Liverpool on Saturday, pending train times/delays. Sunday we may go to Stratford-upon-Avon or Stonehenge, but definitely no London. I'm sad about this whole affair mostly because it's such senseless killing of innocent people who have nothing to do with whatever this stupid terrorist group is opposing, but the other part of me is upset because this was the weekend I could spend touring the city, all my other weekends are full of travel plans. This whole situation makes no sense to me, but that's probably because I'm a nice person and am not out to get the world. For now I'm staying tuned to the news and avoiding the city...