Londontown

London was great! It was so nice to be in a large city where everyone spoke English!! Who knew I'd miss English this much after only a month or so (and most people speak it here...). And of course it was even nicer to see my mom and my sister.


We did a lot in the short time we were there thanks to my mom's handy dandy "what to do in London in 2 days" print out. We started out at the changing of the guards at Buckingham Palace which was rather irrelevant to me as I was too short to see anything anyways. Then we went to the cabinet War Rooms which I really enjoyed and appreciated much more now that I am 20 (I did a lot of these sites when I was in 5th grade... as you can imagine, I had a much easier time understanding what I was looking at this time around). We then saw the Big Ben and the London Eye and proceeded to wait in a long-ish line to go inside Westminster Abbey. Definitely worth the wait if you ask me. Westminster Abbey is so beautiful and it didn't hurt to know that in just a few weeks Prince William and Kate Middelton would be getting married in the same place that I was standing. Yes, I made sure to find out which part of the church the ceremony would be in. We then continued our Saturday by having lunch at Wagamama and exploring Harrods. To top it all off: dinner at Nobu.


Sunday was just as busy as Saturday although WAY too much time was spent at the Tower of London if you ask me. Put it this way, the crown jewels were just as shiny as they were the first time I saw them. And the armor that was on display could not have excited me less. I just feel sorry for my kids because I refuse to go back to the Tower of London ever again. 3 times is 2 times to many for me. Looks like there Dad will be taking care of that one! Harvey Nicks here I come. Anyways, we then went to the Tate Modern which was by far my favorite stop of the trip; my mom's "what to do in London in 2 days" guide definitely redeemed itself. First off, the Tate is a free museum! After going to a few exhibits in london you will most definitely appreciate anything that is free. Second of all, the two floors that you have unlimited access too without paying a cent have absolutely amazing artwork on them: Pollack's, Monet's, Picasso's, and many many more artists occupied these two floors. The gift shop wasn't too bad either. After that we walked over the Millennium Bridge and looked at St. Paul's Cathedral (in my defense, I have already climbed to the top) and finally called it a day. After a lovely high tea in our hotel we all rested in preparation for dinner and Eliza's midnight birthday celebration. After our late dinner that night we went into the hotel bar and had dessert and champagne for my sister's 18th. And yes, it was all legal! 


Happy birthday again Lize! xxxx 


p.s. My camera is not connecting to the computer. Hence why I didn't post any pictures... grr