In London Everythings Extra

So I went to the wonderful city of London. As previously stated. However I should probably go into more detail of what I actually did.

In order to get to London we went the cheap route of taking something called a Mega-Bus. This Mega-Bus is basically a coach bus that drives throughout the night for eight straight hours to get to London from Edinburgh. We left at 10pm from Edinburgh, and arrived in London at 8am. It turns out that 8am is actually rush hour in London. So our group of 35 had to learn to ride the tube(the subway) during rush hour. Thankfully I was a quick learner and got it quickly.

We arrived at the Generator, our Hostel, and got our rooms. I was in room 348.(I took a picture of it in order to remember my number). We than got back on the tube to go on a free walking tour of London to get a bit of knowledge of what or where we wanted to go.

The picture above is my first picture in London in Hyde Corner Park which was three stops away from Russell Square where my Hostel was. The monument we are in-front of is in honor of the Duke of Wellington(ever heard of the Wellington boot?) It was made to mock the French as the English often do.

After our tour we went to lunch with a tour guide for a lunch that was 25% off. I had macaroni and cheese and broccoli that I shared with Brandon. After words we headed off to the British Museum to kill time until we left for dinner before Wicked. After about an hour in the British Museum Brandon and I headed back out into the world.

And in this world we got lost for about 2 hours. It was okay though, we got directions from maps and locals and wandered our way back to our Hostel. It was actually quite fun, and made us be able to see more of London as we were wandering. It turns out we were once exactly a block away from our Hostel, but thought we were going the wrong way so we turned around.

After my lost adventure, I got ready for Wicked and we headed to a diner in central London that served Italian food. I am not someone who likes Italian food. However I had a pasta dish with eggs, onions, white sauce, and bacon(canadian bacon). It was probably the best dish ever!!! It was one of the cheaper things on the menu because this place was a little spendy. After dinner we headed out to Wicked. It was amazing, and I think Wicked sounds even better with a British accent. A weird thing the Brits do, during intermission you can eat food! I had an orange push pop during the intermission at this really nice theater(the apollo).

After that we wandered back onto the tube and to our Hostel. The next morning we got up early to head to the Tower of London!! WOOT!! It was so friggen awesome. It was everything I'd hoped it could be. A debbie downer is that I didn't get to see as much of it as I wanted, even though I was there for three hours. I plan on going back to London specifically for the Tower. I was unable to get in the chapel that holds Anne Boleyn's body. So I need to go back. I did however purchase a locket in the shape of the Tudor Rose.

After the Tower I headed to Chinatown with Paige, and we ate at this little Vietnamese restaurant. We got a giant bowl of soup.(which was great for me cuz I was pretty sick by this point) The soup was only 5 pounds and the bowl was bigger than my head. I also had fresh pineapple juice which was amazing. After that Paige and I haggled at some shops, and wandered into a bunch of bakeries. The bake goods were so cheap we got a bunch to sample. I was even able to find the wonderful creation known as Mt. Dew in a Chinese shop, most of the U.K. fails to have any Mt. Dew! IT IS DEPRESSING. Later that night I went to Les Miserables and fell in love with the musical. So I plan on getting the sound track soon.

By this time my feet hurt and I head back to my hostel. I did other things, but this post is getting too long, so I'll end it with my train ride home. I rode the train for the first time ever, and it was awesome. I watch the scenery flash by, and got to see the Scottish Coast. It was amazing. Now it is time for class. So I best be going. BYES!