London´s Farewell

I did a lot after coming back from the Netherlands but don´t quite remember it all.

I recall going to Paige´s art exhibit which was awesome! She did a great job. I met her dad and he graciously took us out to dinner at Jamie´s Restaurant which is Jamie Oliver´s, the british chef TV star, it was absolutely delicious!

I had a couple days to work on my projects from Hilary and Nikki arrived back in London, coming from York. They came on a friday and we took a small little tour around London to all the tourist hot spots that night. We ate at Garfunkels which is always a good choice. Saturday we tried walking to Buckingham Palace but came across a small road block, literally. Westminster bridge was closed and lined with policemen and there were numerous helicopters flying overhead. One the policeman asked if we were going to the protest and we said no so he suggested we go to the other bridge. It was a massive protest about the government cutting funds for services and there were huge amounts of policemen on every street. It was interesting to see but annoying because it took us a really roundabout way to Buckingham Palace. We got to the Palace and snapped a couple pics before heading back so we could get ready to go see the Oxford vs Cambridge boatrace. It took us awhile to get there and we literally walked up to the bridge seconds before the boats had already passed. It was devastating because I really wanted to see it. The crowds were insane and the actual race only lasted a matter of minutes. It was disappointing to say the least. We headed back to my place where we met Paige and Kinne and made dinner together. That night we went on an organized pub crawl which was a lot of fun and a good way to see London´s nightlife on a budget. Sunday we walked all over the place. We briefly saw the Street Photography exhibit at the Museum of London which was really cool and then we headed to Westminster Abbey for the evening service. That night we were pretty tired so we just watched Tangled in my room. Monday morning Nikki left to fly back to the states and Hil and I hung out watching Chuck.

That week I spent trying to finish up my projects and getting everything done for the last day of school. I eventually made it and Hilary and I also saw some last minute sites. We went to Abbey road and took the classic walking Beatles picture which was really fun. Hilary went to see Les Miserables by herself because I was too cheap to buy a ticket to see it again but I think she enjoyed it very much! The last night in London we spent walking around eating fro yo and seeing as much as we could. It was a beautiful night, very lively too, and was unusually warm. London knew I was leaving and wanted to say a proper goodbye :)