LONDON!!!!!!

Alright so big city, one weekend--it was a whirlwind, but a thrilling one.

Friday we get to LDN drop our bags at the hotel and dash off to Westminster Abbey. We had a lovely tour guide show us all around. Unfortunately, we weren't allow to take pictures inside, but it was absolutely spectacular. Our tour guide was lovely and gave us loads of information and fun anecdotes. My favorite part was  the tomb of the unknown warrior because it was quite moving and lovely because the tomb is surrounded by poppies.

I feel like Dr. Myers had some great stories about Westminster Abbey and those buried there, but I'm a bit too giddy about life to remember all of the great anecdotes from Western Civ.

From Westminster Abbey to the Churchill War Rooms. It was astounding to look at how the people there had lived. I cannot imagine the fear they felt. I was a little tense about it all and I was just walking around a museum! I think I'd like to go back one day and do it all again, when I'm less exhausted and can really take in what the museum has to offer.

AND BREAK!

We had a small amount of time between the museum and the show to get some dinner so my friend and I dashed off to Piccadilly Circus, we ate at an American chain, but we were pressed for time and I had no idea about anything. We managed to dash back to the hotel after dinner, only a few minutes late only to go back to Piccadilly Circus for the show! One Man, Two Guvnors was quite the slapstick comedy - the right amount of humor and levity for the time. We trudged back to the hotel and crashed for the night.

The next morning we were up and going early to make it to the Houses of Parliament for our tour. Our guide was quite the story teller. I loved the story about the suffragette chained to the statue too bad we couldn't snap a picture! Oh well! From the Houses of Parliament to the British Museum where we had a scavenger hunt for quite obscure things that you really had to be paying attention to find, but we found them! (Thank you Ryon and Kim) From there we hustled to the theatre to see The 39 Steps, another hilarious British comedy. Once the show was over, we were free for the night. I went to my room and just enjoyed some quiet "me time," which my little introverted self needed. I also went to bed early because Sunday was my big day.

SUNDAY SUNDAY SUNDAY!

We spent the morning at the Tower of London, which was pretty cool. I saw the Crown Jewels, the Armory, and the memorial to those that died there.

That's the memorial that recognizes some of the victims of the Tower. 

From there, I managed to get to Aldgate East to meet a family friend for a jaunt around Brick Lane, which was really cool. There were so many different places within blocks of each other. Bangladeshi stores and restaurants, Hipsters, Jewish Bagel shops. 

I enjoyed my time with him and getting to walk around and just take in Brick Lane, but the main event, well she will just have to get her own post....