Britt, Allison, and I flew out of Rome on Thursday night and we met up with Cora Friday afternoon. While Britt, Allison, and I were waiting for Cora's train to get in we made a quick stop at King's Cross station to visit the fake platform 9 3/4 they have in honor of the Harry Potter novels. Taking a picture at this platform has been a goal of mine for a while, so this photo makes me incredibly happy.
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Britt, Cora, Allison and I hit up all the tourist destinations. We saw Buckingham Palace, Big Ben, Parliament, Westminster Abbey, London Bridge, St. Paul's Cathedral, Shakespeare's Globe Theater, Trafalgar's Square, Abbey Road, and a lot of other sights! We also rode the tube (the London subway system), a double decker bus, and the London Eye. At first I was terrified to ride the Eye, but it was actually really fun. The ride was really smooth and even though it was raining the views were incredible!
Me in front of the Eye!
Cora, Britt,and I being weird inside of the Eye with Big Ben in the background.
My friends and I decided to partake in a free walking tour on Saturday so we could see all of the sights and get a little background info on all of them. We learned a lot of fun facts from our delightful tour guide, Eddie. For instance, Big Ben is the name of the bell, not the tower. The tower is named the Elizabeth Tower after the queen and the tower didn't even have a name until the year 2012!
Britt, Cora, Allison, and I also made a quick stop in the British Library. This library is quite infamous because it houses King George III's private library. Over 85,000 books are stored in a giant, 6 story, glass case. The library also has a couple of really old documents like the Magna Carta. Unfortunately the documents room was under construction so we didn't get to see any of them. But I was happy just seeing King George's library. I wish I had a personal library of that size!
The Kings's Library.
Camden was another fun stop during the day on Saturday. This area of London called Camden, has this huge market during the day. So of course, the four of us girls were thrilled to spend a few hours walking from vendor to vendor. I was a good girl and only bought a ring. That took A LOT of self restraint.
Another great thing about London was the food. I love my Italian food but it was nice to eat something other than pizza and pasta for a weekend. Over the span of the weekend I had a delicious chicken sandwich from this popular UK restaurant called Nando's, a proper British meal of fish and chips from a pub, and the best cheeseburger I've had in a long time.
I loved nearly everything about London. My only complaints are that London was really expensive (one pound is equivalent to two american dollars) and two days was not enough time. There was so much I didn't get to see! I will make it back to London eventually. I'd even love to live there someday!
I had an amazing weekend and I'm so happy Britt and I got to meet up with Cora. Those two make the best travel companions!
Cora, Britt, and I with Big Ben and parliament in the background.
Looks like you are having a great time.
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