I haven't posted in a while, and have done a lot so I'll make a few quick posts about my past couple weeks!Three weekends ago, I went to London to visit my friends Christian and Emily (the same ones that came to Cinque Terre with me!) While I don't think I would want to study abroad there for a whole semester (it seemed very similar to the US to me!), I had so much fun!
First of all, it was fantastic to be in a completely English speaking country for a few days. I forgot about that a bunch and attempted to speak Italian to people who had NO idea what I was talking about. That being said, English was GOOD! And they also have street signs in London...something I have missed dearly here in good ole Italy. AND they have Starbucks. Now, I'm not usually a Starbucks person. But I have not had a "to go" coffee in a cup with a lid in almost two months...so the venti Starbucks cup in my hand was a wonderful feeling. Honestly, besides people there are very few things I miss about the US....the coffee to go is one of those things. Unfortunately in London, you sacrifice good food for the to-go coffee. The food in London just sucks. My host mom warned me before hand, but I couldn't imagine how it could actually be that bad. I'll put it to you this way: I actually saw a pizza made with CHEDDAR CHEESE. For someone studying in Italy, this is practically sacrilege...Here's a rundown of what I saw/did on my weekend in London!:
-Big Ben! SO COOL.
-Parliament
-Buckingham Palace
-Piccadilly Circus
-City Hall
-Ate fish and chips...not good.
-Walked the Tower Bridge
-Saw the London Tower
-Walked the London Bridge
-Walked Millenium Bridge
-Saw the London Eye
-Walked through St. James Park
-drank espresso maritinis overlooking Covent Garden
-Went to a cider bar. I LOVE CIDER!
-Went to Ministry of Sound club
....and of course some other stuff through in here, but those were the highlights!
........and of course it rained. It is London after all.
So glad I got to go, though. It was a fantastic weekend!
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