I am now across the water in amazing and beautiful London, and I am loving it! :) It is pretty great. The plane ride to London went really well. I rode with a few other girls in the program and we had a layover in Philadelphia, so we took advantage of the time and ate real Philly Cheese Steak sandwiches and just sat and chilled in rocking chairs in the airport. Awesome. We also were in the plane with members of the band iamwe. We keep seeing them everywhere, seriously. Apparently they will be preforming Sunday in Hyde Park with The Killers and some other bands. Cool!
From the airport we took a taxi to the center, and it is just gorgeous! I almost left my wallet in the taxi....whoops! But, I snatched it out right before he left...hallelujah! Right when we got there we got our room assignments and stashed our stuff. After that we were off to get our tube passes and walk around the neighborhood. We walked through Hyde park, Kensington gardens, and saw The Prince Albert memorial. The park and gardens are HUGE, and sooo green and gorgeous. I really wish we had parks in the US like they do here in London. Apparently 10% of the land here is parks. I thought that was pretty cool.
Funny story...the first night I was here (last night) I got food poisoning along with like eight other people here, and so I was barfing all night. Not really fun, but I got through it just fine. I was pretty determined to get better fast because we were planning on going to Westminster the next morning (Where Prince William and Kate were married among other things...haha). I felt much better this morning, and so I went, and it was AWESOME. It is so old and full of history. I kept on thinking about how many people before me had walked the same steps I was walking. There was tons of cool stuff to see there too: gothic architecture, super high vaulted ceilings, stained glass, and the tombs of Queen Elizabeth the 1st, Mary Queen of Scots, and Charles Dickens.
On the way to Westminster we stopped in Trafalgar Square and then took a walk down the Thames and past the London Eye, the Millenium Bridge, and Big Ben and the houses of parliament. It was so fun to see all of these famous sites in person! Overall, super awesome day! :D
On a side note, pictures load up SUPER slow on here, so if you want to see any, check facebook. Thanks! :)
One British phrase I learned today: "Way out" instead of saying "Exit" :)
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