• stonehenge: rocks. i wish we had gone at a better time in the day so my pictures could've been a little less dull.
• salisbury: cute little town. we had fun taking pictures in and around the cathedral, and also had a fantastic fishnchips lunch.
• east end markets: soooo sweet. first was a flower market that just smelled so marvelous and i wanted every flower i walked by. then we got to brick lane which was a bunch of crammed food shops and people selling trinkets on the sidewalks and so many thrift stores all over. then we walked through a giant clothes market and around the area for a while before heading home.
• thames festival: went at night for the fireworks which were nothing special, but the festival seemed really cool. lots of tents with food, clothes, fun stuff to do, and music throughout. i had a grease-filled cheese&spinach crepe, yum. the way the city lights up at night is fabulous.
• billy elliot the musical: amaaaazing. i mean i love musicals, so of course it was amazing, but seriously that little kid can dance! im very glad it was my first show in london.
• royal opera house: we didnt get to see the actual auditorium because there was a rehearsal going on :( but going on the backstage tour totally made up for it. i got to see four of the primary ballet dancers rehearsing, costume rooms, the entire backstage area the size of a few football fields, and other parts of the building that just made my day. the view from the restaurant terrace was of the covent garden market where the beginning scenes in "my fair lady" were shot, so naturally we went there for lunch.
• bike tour: SO MUCH FUN. i'm so happy i got to do this. it was a 4hr tour around the entire city. we saw everything. it started out on the southbank of the thames where we saw big ben, houses of parliament, the london eye. we went by westminster abbey and buckingham palace, then stopped in hyde park for lunch at the serpentine cafe on the water. the pope spoke in hyde park that afternoon so there were masses of people we had to bike through. we went on to go through covent garden, trafalgar square, leicester square, and china town. when we finally got back home i was so tired but so pleased with the day.
• buckingham palace: wow. its so huge and so intricate, i cant believe i got to walk around inside where so many people have been. it was a self-guided walking tour with a headset which was nice, we could go at our own pace. everything was beautiful, i wish i couldve taken pictures. we have to go back at some point to see the changing of the guard.
well ive done plenty of touristy things so far, but i have an ongoing checklist that needs to be fulfilled! for now though... class presentation and a quiz tomorrow. and two essays and some reading due while matt is here, so tuesday will be work work work cause i have no class. matt will be here in less than 3 days and we're all going to amsterdam this weekend! i am beyond excited :D seriously cannot wait.
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