London

Yesterday was my first trip to London since I have been to England, and I'd say it was a success. Woke up at the ungodly hour of seven (hahah, okay, a little dramatic, but still too early for me) and we departed from dear old UEA at about 7:30. After a lovely three hour coach trip, we finally arrived in London to a great deal of cold and rain... It was fortunate that I chose to wear my raincoat and bring my gloves and umbrella! I was also able to share with my flat mate so she wouldn't freeze. It was less fortunate that I chose to wear a dress and uggs - said uggs became soaked and my legs were a bit chilly.

We began the trip with a two hour tour which was lovely, but probably would have been lovelier had we not been freezing. We had a very nice tour guide and met some nice people and saw lots of interesting sites like the the London Eye, the Houses of Parliament, the clock tower (we were reminded that Big Ben is the bell not the clock tower itself), Westminster Abbey, and Buckingham Palace. My personal favourite, however, was St. James' Park. It was absolutely beautiful. And, to add to the entertainment value, there were very friendly squirrels present who let people pet them and one even jumped on a man's leg!

Following our tour, Ashley, a girl that we met from UEA (I can't remember her name for the life of me), and I went to a coffee shop to warm up and wait for Aunt Sarah and Uncle Martin to get to Trafalgar Square. They eventually made their way over, and we got some Italian food! It was absolutely delicious, and I was so excited because I got a dish that reminded me a little bit of rigatoni romano - oh, how I miss Fazoli's! We did a bit more walking around, found some places that I might need to know about for Scott's trip, and then hopped back on the bus to UEA. It was a lot of fun, but I hope the weather will be nicer next time!

Upon arrival back to the flat, Sofia taught me how to make some brilliant chicken soup - it was delicious and I will be making it far more often, for sure! We ate, watched trashy British TV, and played lots of cards. A successful Saturday in my opinion :) &, I was able to start working on babysitting plans for the summer! I am so thrilled, hopefully it will be as great a summer as last year was.

Off to write papers now, if I can motivate myself... Lots of love!