First Trip To London

Hey Everyone!

So, I finally made a trip into London.  Today was the first day I actually enjoyed myself.  One of the other girls from UCF and I got on a bus from the housing location to the train station.  We then hoped on a 30 minute train ride to Waterloo Station in London.  Pulling up to the station you can see the enormous and breathtaking London Eye off to the right.  I would post pictures but as I mentioned the other day I brought the wrong connection cord with me for the computer.  So the pictures will have to come later.

Anyways, upon our arrival to London, we decided to first go to the London Eye.  It was extremely pricey so we decided to just take pictures of it.  Then we continued to walk toward Big Ben and Parliament.  We stopped on the bridge to take some really outstanding photos.  Although, I must say, pictures do not do it justice.  The intricate design of the buildings cannot truly be captured in a picture.  After taking about 2 dozen photos of Big Ben and Parliament, we crossed the street and took pictures of Westminster Abbey, a really old church in England.  I didn't really learn to much about the church because we opted out on touring it because of the high admission price.  

We then decided to walk along Thames River from Parliament all the way to the Tower of London.  It took us about an hour to walk, but once we arrived we were relieved and excited to go inside.  We paid our 14 pound student admission and continued on to join the guided tour that had already begun.  They showed us everything from the Bloody Tower, where prisoners were held and killed, to the Church, where thousands of bodies lie underneath.  After the tour we continued on into the two buildings that were not on the tour which were by far the most interesting and important.  The building with the clock tower is where they keep the Crown Jewels (all the crowns and robes of the former kings and queens,all the Henry's and George's).  The second building was the white tower which is the castle at the tower location.  There they have all the armor and artillery... oh and we saw a traditional toilet!

After our experience at the Tower of London, we decided to take the Underground back to the Waterloo Station where we would catch our return train from London to Guildford.  It was a long day and I am totally and completely exhausted.  I had a wonderful time, and then I realized that I couldn't just stay in London.  I had to return to Guildford and the University of Surrey...  :O(

Nothing to do tomorrow.  It's raining and thundering and the wind is blowing like a bat out of hell.  It's really scary and makes me feel even more depressed.  I hope to have things get better soon.

xoxo