I know... It's been a while since my last update... But I've just been busy!
Friday: A lot of my friends had work, so I had to find something to do by myself. A lot of people had gone to (and loved) the Tower of London, so I decided to try that. I read about it a bit in Rick Steve's so that I had a little background knowledge before I went. Rick Steve's still didn't prepare me for it though. It was seriously cool. I joined a tour given by one of the Beefeaters. He was very humourous and gave a lot of history about the place. I would highly recommended anyone visiting London to spend some time at The Tower of London... I spent two hours walking around and taking pictures myself.
After that, I made my way out to Tower Bridge. The bridge you see in every picture of London. It was really sweet too, but I didn't have time to walk over it, so I just looked at it from afar. I am going to go back sometime though and walk across the Thames.
Came back, ate dinner, and got ready for the evening. Didn't want to do anything too crazy since I had Cotswolds in the morning and another girl had to go to work. So, Janelle, Jessie and I just ended up meeting up with our British friends: Alex, Alex (2), Demetri, and Mario :) for a couple pubs before heading home.
Saturday: TRIP TO COTSWOLDS. It was about a 2.5 hour drive, but it was beautiful! Rolling hills alllllll around. Tour guide was..... quite a character, and the weather was anything but nice, but it was still very cool. It's crazy to believe that people actually live in these little villages. I don't think pictures can really do it justice...
After Cotswolds I had a quick little dinner then took some of the girls from the program to meet up with my friend Lauren to go out to Brick Lane.
Sunday: After a busy weekend, my roommate and I decided to take a kind of lazy day. Rachel, Steph and I just went to Westfield (a HUUUUUUGE mall) for a bit. For dinner, Rachel, Steph, Janelle, Julianne, and I went out to the little Italian place down the road, Zizzi, and treated ourselves all to birthday dinners. :)
I posted some new pictures (<----Link) The album includes the Tower of London, Tower Bridge, Cotswolds, and some of the food I've been eating. Since I couldn't take pictures of the Crown Jewels, here's a link to them... Yeah, I got to see those in real life.
For today, I think I'm going to head to Tate Modern for a little exploration around there. I also have some school work I have to do, so I'm hoping it gets nicer out so I can do it in Hyde Park.
Pip, pip... Cheerio.
Torie: Shockingly, they don't use the bathroom very often! I don't know how they do it.
Dad: The Nose-Knows is picking up quickly. I've been forcing people to use it... They're beginning to embrace it. I put a lot of pictures of food I've been eating up... Make sure you look at them!
Mom: I will talk to you soon... I promise! Love you!
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Glad to get a post. Sounds like a great weekend. I sent Barry a link to the Cotswolds. Would you recommend we spend a few days there? Did you go to Stonehenge? And, many, many more ?s. I will wait for your call, but don't stop posting. I love it. Glad to hear from You! Love MOM. PS. Hope you had a great Bday. I missed you.
ReplyDeleteExcellent blog and pics. My fav so far. Did you get the willies in the Tower of London. I cannot wait to go there! So, much history, but very gruesome. I am going to get my own Rick Steve's this week. Cannot wait for you to bring yours home. My traveling companions are counting on me and my Rick Steve's. Again. MOM
ReplyDeleteThanks for the update and especially the food pictures. That's what I'm talkin' 'bout. I could almost taste the fish-n'chips. by the by, what was that green beverage concoction at your b-day celebration? Love, D.
ReplyDeletethere ain't no party like my nana's tea par-tay!
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DUDE. Where are you? Update soon! torie
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