My whole reasoning for coming to the U.K. to do a year abroad was because of my ultimate desire to see London. I have loved it from afar for so long that actually getting to be there was surreal. Consider my luck when I realized I can now love it from only 40 minutes away, an easy train ride that I plan to do often now that I know how accessible it is. Me and the other two Canadians packed our bags once again, mainly with food, and left on Friday for London, we spent day one shopping on Oxford Street, although I did not buy anything. Emilie, Sam and Ryan were on their way in from Hungary so I met up with them once they landed and we said goodbye to Nicole and Kristi since we were luckily all staying with friends but could not all stay together in one place. For dinner we met up with some of sam's friends at a small pub called Waxi O'connors and got to see the Piccadilly at night with all its glory. Day two in London was better then the first, we toured around and saw Big Ben, Westminster Abbey (I cried when I saw it), Hyde Park (where there were hundreds of birds and swans that came up close to you), Buckingham Palace, Princess Diana's Memorial Fountain, and the London Eye although we did not go on it. We took a train back to Colchester late Saturday and Emilie and Ryan came with us to visit in my town for a couple of nights. They left yesterday to head to Morocco, I am disappointed I could not go with them but I am excited for this weekend which is Halloween and my costume is ready and waiting.
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