It's my last night in London/my 3rd night in London. I'll never have enough time in this place. It is by far my favorite place in the world. It's been a crazy 2 days and we've kept super busy, but it has been so worth it. We've been super productive.
yesterday: we woke up early (aka 8) and ate breakfast at the hotel. i almost had my first boiled egg, but i chickened out. we started the day on the tube, something i feel i have spent half this trip on. we went to westminster and caught a boat on the thames. we sailed around london and looked at the sites. it was the best 10 pounds thus far. it lasted an hour and fifteen minutes, but i could've done it all day (except i got a really bad sunburn). we got off at greenwich, where the prime meridian is. last time i came to london, i didn't have adequate time in greenwich due to the fact we had to go to the justin bieber concert (but that's another story). this time was great. note: we have enjoyed as much free fun as possible on this trip. we went in the maritime museum (who knew naval history was so fascinating) and in the chapels: the painted one and the other one (i don't remember the name, obviously). the painted chapel was a little treasure tucked away in the midst of all the bustle of the buildings. but it was one of the highlights of my day. it was painted entirely from top to bottom. it was…amazing. we climbed the giant hill (it'll take your soul) and drank diet coke while listening to the british school children. another free fun thing we did was "watch the ball drop". but not the american way. everyday at 12:55 and 1 pm, the royal observatory drops a little red ball to note the GMT time. so we watched that. we also visited the astronomy museum (free fun, i'm telling you). after our adventures in greenwich, maddie and i went to oxford street and zach split to go to st. pauls. everyone wins :) the girls weren't too hardcore at shopping, it was the experience. we actually spent the most time in the costa coffee cafe drinking water. we also had horrible tube luck. the exit we needed was shut off on our way, then when we meant to meet zach, it was closed due to overcrowding. so stressful.
but we met zach outside st. pauls and went to find dinner. i tried a place i saw on spring break, ye olde cheshire cheese. it wasn't a restaurant, just a bar. so we didn't stop there. we ate at a burger place (so adventurous) and walked across millenium bridge. we also got extremely lost trying to find the london eye. ya know, one of the biggest sites in london. but, it was a big day.
ok, so today. we slept later and i, being the mother i am, decided to organize the day. i called the globe theater box office hoping for tickets this evening, by a random chance. sidenote: i am a huge nerd. like the biggest. and i love shakespeare. so what i am telling you is a dream come true. the theater had tickets open for this afternoon for the play "much ado about nothing", which happens to be one of my favorites. i booked the tickets and we took off to get them. the show started at 2, so i thought it would be warm, so i dressed accordingly. the best part was our "seats". we were GROUNDLINGS. for those non-nerds out there, that's ground level standing room. our tickets were only 5 pound, what a steal. however, it rained 60% of the show. but i didn't notice. it was 3 1/2 of the best hours of my life. i can't put it into words right now. to continue my fantasy, i went to the bookstore and bought a "folio" of the play. yippee!
the rest of the day was spent being miserable from standing in the rain for hours. but we came to the hotel and regrouped our thoughts. we went to ride the london eye. and like whoa, it was awesome. it had the best views and it was just us (and 2 couples, yay…). so we got to see london at its best. after, we attempted to go the "icebar london" which is a club/bar/hangout made of ice, no but for real. sadly, it was booked with private parties. but i "had to use the bathroom" so they let me go in. i didn't see anything though… :( we went for dessert (one of my favorite things to do) to ease the pain. and now, i'm back at the ABC blogging. that's my day.
i just love london. i can talk about it for hours/days/weeks. the english are so nice. the buildings are beautiful. it really does have a lot of character. i'm going to miss it.
the agenda for tomorrow is: hyde park, lunch at the orangery, eurorail to paris, possibly the louvre and lock bridge with maddie, and put pictures on facebook. big day. then saturday, tours! geez. everything is so fast.
i am really thankful for the blessings of friendship God has given me on this trip. i've really enjoyed getting to know the people on this trip and hear their stories. it's so awesome to see how God works in different people. can i get an amen?!
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