This week was loads of fun.
On Wednesday, we all went to the Tower of London. The Tower of London is basically a fortress that protected London when it was still functioning - today, it's a tourist attraction and it also contains the royal crown jewels. The crown jewels were absolutely breathtaking and I couldn't believe the huge stones that I was looking at. They were incredibly huge, and the amount of history that the Tower contains is insane. Everything from William and Mary's crowns to goblets from the 1800s and earlier on. There is so much history in that one place. The one thing that I loved about the area the most, was Tower Bridge. I hadn't seen Tower Bridge yet and it's absolutely beautiful! I'm slightly obsessed with it. The blue accents and the detail in the carving on the bridge... ugh. It's perfect. I love it.
Chloe and I were walking back to the tube station when we found a Cafe Nero... We sat and enjoyed our coffees and talked for hours. We eventually looked at the time to see that we'd been sitting in the middle of central London, all the business people bustling around us while we were chatting away for over 2 hours. We had such a wonderful time and it was so nice to be in the middle of the hustle but tucked away in a little coffee shop.
Today, we went to Wembley Stadium for a pre-world cup game between England and Peru. It was so exhilarating and so much fun. First of all, Wembley is huge! At this specific game, there were 83,578 people. We walked in and were all so excited. I bought an England soccer team hat and thought I'd be spirited for the day. Our seats were absolutely amazing - 15 rows back from the center of the field. We all had so much fun cheering during the game and England won 3-0. It was such a wonderful time, one of the best nights I've had so far.
I'm beginning to realize that my posts are becoming shorter and shorter and I'm becoming more tired by the day. There's a lot to do here and our classes are moving fast. 100 pages of reading a night and an exam every week is catching up to me. But this is an adventure that is absolutely incredible and I'm having the greatest time. It's incredibly strange to me to think that we're half way done and we'll be leaving in just a month. I think I'll stay here... I quite fancy London.
On Wednesday, we all went to the Tower of London. The Tower of London is basically a fortress that protected London when it was still functioning - today, it's a tourist attraction and it also contains the royal crown jewels. The crown jewels were absolutely breathtaking and I couldn't believe the huge stones that I was looking at. They were incredibly huge, and the amount of history that the Tower contains is insane. Everything from William and Mary's crowns to goblets from the 1800s and earlier on. There is so much history in that one place. The one thing that I loved about the area the most, was Tower Bridge. I hadn't seen Tower Bridge yet and it's absolutely beautiful! I'm slightly obsessed with it. The blue accents and the detail in the carving on the bridge... ugh. It's perfect. I love it.
Chloe and I were walking back to the tube station when we found a Cafe Nero... We sat and enjoyed our coffees and talked for hours. We eventually looked at the time to see that we'd been sitting in the middle of central London, all the business people bustling around us while we were chatting away for over 2 hours. We had such a wonderful time and it was so nice to be in the middle of the hustle but tucked away in a little coffee shop.
Today, we went to Wembley Stadium for a pre-world cup game between England and Peru. It was so exhilarating and so much fun. First of all, Wembley is huge! At this specific game, there were 83,578 people. We walked in and were all so excited. I bought an England soccer team hat and thought I'd be spirited for the day. Our seats were absolutely amazing - 15 rows back from the center of the field. We all had so much fun cheering during the game and England won 3-0. It was such a wonderful time, one of the best nights I've had so far.
I'm beginning to realize that my posts are becoming shorter and shorter and I'm becoming more tired by the day. There's a lot to do here and our classes are moving fast. 100 pages of reading a night and an exam every week is catching up to me. But this is an adventure that is absolutely incredible and I'm having the greatest time. It's incredibly strange to me to think that we're half way done and we'll be leaving in just a month. I think I'll stay here... I quite fancy London.
You are falling in love with London. I often ask students when was the last time they lost track of time and who were they with---your's was a perfect answer. Glad you stopped to think about it and even happier you wrote about it. You will do well with your reading---I can attest to the fact that you learned how to read well and fast prior to freshman year! That was a fun time for me. Much love to you Nina!
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