Just in time for Tea

 

 

 

 

We started running the day we hit the ground..

Exploring Big Ben, Piccadilly Square, Ripley's Believe it or Not, Buckingham Palace, visiting the always stoic guards (and yes they did not blink an eye), the red telephone booths, Ye Olde Cock Tavern, riding the double decker red buses, and the London Eye at night as well as having the famous fish and chips, shepherd's pie and so on. We walked everywhere we could, and where we couldn't, we had the privilege of riding The Tube.

The one thing we could not figure out however, was how to enter the toilet in public. In the picture above, it is that huge oval green thing.. it took us about 15 minutes to figure out how to use that thing.
Esinu, Amanda, and Remy all walked around it looking for directions while I just laughed and documented this brilliant moment.

I loved London- the atmosphere, the vibe, the people, the culture. One thing I was not crazy about was the food however. It was good, but nothing that astonished  my taste buds. On the other hand, the beer was very tasty.

We visited a Starbucks there, and it was the exact same as it was here in the United States, no real surprise there. But it is just amazing to think of all the American enterprises that are spreading over the world. Tourists and natives alike opening the doors to westernization, connecting countries in ways they have never been connected before. Tying them together economically as well as socially. Looking back on London and Europe in general, I see the differences between America and Europe, but equally if not more I noticed the alikeness between the two hemispheres. I can especially see this now after I have visited countries where their culture is still very prominent and not washed away a little bit by the western movement.

I am very fond of England, and it had been a dream of mine to visit there ever since I chose England as my country to research in the 6th grade. It was better than I could have ever hoped, and some day I hope I have the chance of returning. I did take this trip three years ago, and as a senior in high school I do not have the knowledge or interest in their history as I do now. I would defiantly spend more time there, soaking up as much as I can.