So my mom and uncle Scott arrived here this weekend bright and early on a very warm Saturday. They were both quite out of it after the long trip over, but after freshening up, they were ready to get out. So, we hopped on one of those sight-seeing double decker tour buses to see the city. We sat on the top which was outside, and saw all the main sights of London. Afterwards, we ventured back towards Vandon House and ate at a pub. We took a short walk through St. James' Park to end the evening.
Mom is determined to eat all the English dishes, so the next morning we had lunch at another pub where she had the full traditional English breakfast, which entails bacon, sausage, eggs, roasted tomato, baked beans, mushrooms, and toast. Mom also had her heart set on touring inside Buckingham Palace, but it was the second to last day the Palace was open for touring and we were told tickets were sold out. However, whilst my mom and uncle were checking out London souvenirs at a little shop across the street, there was a sign saying the shop sold tickets. So of course my mom asked, and surprisingly enough, they had some! We bought some and went over to the Palace, somewhat skeptical that they would actually work, but we got in in 5 minutes! I was enthralled by the palace; mainly because of the history I was walking amongst. We saw some State Rooms, Kate Middleton's dress and the cake from the Royal Wedding last spring, and the Palace Gardens. It was a wonderful tour. I decided I want my house to have a balcony overlooking a backyard garden someday. Sunday evening we took a ride on the London Eye just before sunset. This was the second time for me on the Eye but I enjoyed it even more this time since it was nice out which allowed for pretty pictures!
Monday morning we headed over to have a quick tour of St. Paul's Cathedral. So beautiful! I want to attend a service there sometime whilst I am here to get the full experience of the place. I had my yoga class at noon, which I am beginning to really enjoy! It's just really relaxing; I can let out the stress and frustration I am beginning to have from living in a city. Plus, I didn't run into that creepy guy this week! Mom and Scott met me for lunch afterwards and then headed over to Westminster Pier to board a boat that took us down the Thames to Tower Bridge. We toured the Tower of London there which was also incredibly awesome! The highlights of this tour were the Crown Jewels and the Bloody Tower where King Henry's illegitimate sons were supposedly murdered. We ate at The Slug and Lettuce, a great cheap place to eat on Monday nights.
Today, I had my internship. I went to the Queen's Park Children's Centre to help out with some filing over there; so exciting! (Not.) I was supposed to go to a primary school this afternoon to do domestic violence preventive activities, but I did not get back from Queen's Park in time to leave with Lily. I was so disappointed, and ended up doing more boring tasks the rest of the day. I met Mom and Scott at Herrod's afterwards to experience some high-class shopping. I was pretty overwhelmed and felt a bit out-of-place at this huge, designer-label filled store. The entire time I was thinking, "Really? Is any of this stuff necessary for anyone?? So much money could be spent towards a million better things!" I had a slight urge to set such a place on fire or steal or break something.
So yes, these last few days have been quite full and super touristy. The next few days will be a bit toned down, with my internship and classes on Thursday. At least the hot weather has gone!
Cheers for now!
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