LONDON!

Haven't posted for awhile, but I just got back from London after spending 5 days there in my friend Shelby's flat. On Friday, all the people from the Brussels internship program met up in London, so I got to hang out with my fellow ADPis from Mizzou...Shelby, Patty and Maria. We did every touristy thing possible and loved it. British Museum and Egyptian mummies, Victoria and Albert Museum, National Gallery (Van Gogh, Monet, Manet, etc) and much more.

Probably the best part of the weekend was our adventure to Buckingham Palace to watch Changing of the Guard on Sunday. Very cool thing to see, but no need to stay for the whole thing--Maria and I gave our spots to some lucky people and went in search of a typical English breakfast. Let's just say it was heavenly--bacon, eggs, sausage, toast, fried tomatoes, (beans??), and coffee. And all of that for only 3.95 pounds. Pretty great. Later on that day, we did some hardcore shopping and discovered what may very well be shopping Nirvana--Primark. It's like the Forever 21 of London and pretty cheap. Belts and tights for a pound.

On Monday, Shelby had to work, so I spent the day exploring by myself and mastering the use of the Tube. I visited Portabello Road Market (in Notting Hill), which was so great--I picked up some beautiful scarves as souvenirs which I ended up wanting to keep for myself :) I also snapped a picture of the Travel Bookshop from the movie Notting Hill. Unfortunately, Hugh Grant was nowhere to be found...

We're headed off to spring break this week, so this may be the last post for a bit. We're visiting Dublin, Venice, Florence, Pisa and Rome. Wish us luck!