London

Last Friday Sarah and I headed to the airport at around 6 a.m. to catch a flight to London. The first obstacle was trying to buy a train ticket to the airport since the counter was still closed and the machines don't take American credit cards. We managed to have enough change between the two of us to get tickets so we didn't have to resort to asking a stranger to  help us out. We landed at around 9 and had to literally run to make our bus, which would take us into the city. Once settled in we did a little shopping, ate fish and chips, rode a double decker bus, walked through St. James Park, and saw Big Ben and Parliament. That night we went and got sushi in Victorian Station, which was Sarah's first experience :). She loved it by the way.

A friend of Sarah's who was showing us around the first day told us that if we woke up early enough on Saturday we could stand in line to get tickets for Wicked. It was a struggle waking up at 7 but well worth it since we were able to get front row tickets for a discounted price. After eating some lunch, we experienced the London Eye, Millennium Bridge, Globe Theater, Tower Bridge, and the Tower of London. We hadn't realized how far we walked until attempting to walk back to our place which took an hour and 45 minutes. haha woops! That night we went to Wicked and had an amazing time. 

On Sunday, we walked to Buckingham Palace and experienced the Changing of the Guards along with 5,000 other spectators. It was unbelievable how crowded it was. We then headed towards Hyde Park where we found the Paddle Boat shop and rented a boat for an hour on the Serpentine. It was such a fun experience and we had some close calls almost running into other boats! The wind was so strong that we had to paddle in reverse in order to get our boat back to the dock.. it was quite the workout. We picked up some coffee and just sat in Hyde Park for a couple of hours listening to music and people watching. It was such a beautiful day! That night we went and saw the London Eye and Parliament lit up. 

On our last day, Sarah and I ended up going to St. James Park and Green Park. There we did some journaling and again more people watching. We got back into Amsterdam at around 9 that night. I am so blessed that I was able to experience London. It was such a beautiful place and the thing I loved the most was that there were so many parks making the city seem not like a city. Tomorrow morning at 6 a.m. I am heading to Paris for the weekend. My parents will be here in 9 days :0 

Miss you sissy!