Hola! Sorry I have been lacking a little on blog posts, they keep us so busy during the day and I'm usually too tired at night to write anything. This post will describe what I did on Thursday and Friday! Thursday was a very long and tiring day. A few of us decided we wanted to explore some of the things we saw on our bus tour. Patrick, Joe, Kari, Max, Kyle, and myself all went together and spent the whole day walking around. Such a fun group to be with for a whole day! :) We walked over the London bridge and walked along the Thames river. There is a festival of the world going on there right now, so street performers and food stands are everywhere! It's really entertaining to just sit and people watch. We got some pictures of the whole group by Big Ben and walked around that area for a while. We had dinner at a pretty nice pub. Their beef tastes pretty different here and I realized I wouldn't be eating much of that while I am here. After dinner we walked to where the London Eye is and waited in line for tickets. A nice man in line in front of us gave us a 2 for 1 coupon so that helped a lot!! After we got our tickets we waited until it got dark and then got in line to go on the eye. It was one of the most amazing things I have ever seen!! All of London was lit up and looked so pretty from that high up. Kari and I are both scared of heights, but it wasn't too terrifying. The entire ride took about 30 minutes. That has been one of the highlights of my trip so far.
Yesterday, almost everyone in our group opted to go on the day trip to Hampton Court. There are 4 day trips offered throughout the semester and we are required to go on 3 of the 4. We had a coach bus and a tour guide. Hampton Court is a royal palace that was eventually passed on to King Henry the VIII. It had some of the most beautiful ceilings, paintings, and architecture I have ever seen!! Pictures cannot do it justice.
Here is a picture of Anna and me in front of the palace!
The tour guide took us through all of the kitchens and some of the rooms in the palace. We also got to see the gardens and go through the maze. The whole place was so beautiful! I'm really glad I got to see it and learn some more about the history of London. They even had a royal tennis court there!! So of course Anna and I took this picture!
Thursday and Friday were filled with a lot of walking and seeing some important historical places in London! I am already getting used to being here and I really love it a lot. Every day is a new adventure and nothing is ever boring. I can't wait for the next 3 months!!
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