London is a glorious city, and I think I'm already in love. Everyone here tells me that that's called the "Honeymoon" phase of culture shock, but I'm just glad to be able to see this area for myself.
I've already found my favorite sushi chain (WASABI IS LIFE), and I've visited Salisbury's at least twice now. I know that the best packaged blueberry muffins come from Waitrose, and that there is a man who plays a traffic cone near Picadilly Circus, which isn't really a circus. Saville Row is a real place, as well as Fleet Street. I've been front row at a West End production of The 39 Steps, which is an absolutely smashing play. We even got to meet the attractive lead actor! I've been through the Parliament building, I've gone on midnight adventures for Tex-Mex (that deserves a post to itself, I think), and I've taken a cab twice.
I feel like I'm on a dream of a vacation, but that'll have to come to an end, as school starts tomorrow, and I need to make sure I'm prepared.
I don't even know where and how to process all I've seen and learned, but I guess I'll have to give it a try, one blog post at a time. :)
This is such an awesome experience! Last spring break we spent two days in London and loved it - fish and chips at Garfunkel's close to Trafalgar Square, platform 9 3/4 at Kings Cross and the lack of public trash cans are oddly a few things that come to mind when I think of London. If you go to Kings Cross there is a bookstore there to purchase The Philosopher's Stone - the British version of the Sorcerer's Stone. I also learned from an official at the train station that the IRA (Irish Republic Army) used to put bombs in the public trash cans so all bins were removed. There is just so much to see and do in London - take advantage of this opportunity and do it ALL! Alles Gute!
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