Dance In The Rain

In lieu of this rainy weather, I am throwing this Thursday back to my semester in London. London is a city where rain boots and umbrellas are a must, but the rain doesn't keep anyone inside. When I kept my blog while gone that semester, I wrote in my last posts that I had learned to "dance in the rain." As you can tell from previous posts, I truly did and I still stand by that.

London is full of so many fun things and the best part, they speak English (much more attractively that any American could). While there I did the typical things, went to Big Ben, Westminster Abbey, Buckingham Palace, London Eye, Abbey Road, Harrods, and all the famous bridges. Outside of these things I also spent my (not rainy) afternoons in Kensington Gardens or shopping on High Street. On the weekends when I wasn't traveling throughout Europe, I was visiting markets in Notting Hill or filling my stomach with delicious foods. I also made my way to Oxford, Chelsea Stadium, BBC Studios, and Windsor Castle.


Want to know something else that was cool while I was there? The Royal Wedding. Yup, that's right. I camped out for 18 hours outside of Buckingham Palace and I witnessed the Royal procession to the Abbey and I captured on camera the big kiss. This was an event I will never forget and it was the perfect way to end my last few days in London. One day I will be back there and I can't wait to be reunited with a place I fell in love with.

Places to go, things to see:
-majority of the museums are free, take advantage of that!!
-the best way to see all the city would be a hop-on-hop-off tour
-Westminster Abbey
-Parliament/ Big Ben
-Buckingham Palace

-Kensington Palace
-Kensington Gardens/Hyde Park
-shop down High Street
-Harrods
-Tower of London
-St. Paul's Cathedral
-Camden Market
-football (soccer) game

My Favorites (Pubs, restaurants, clubs, etc.):
-the Sussex
-Gloucester Arms
-My Old Dutch Pancake
-Mahiki
-Ice Bar
-High Tea at the Ritz
-Brick Lane for Indian food
-Gordon's Wine Bar (oldest in London)