Now is as good a time as any to write another London blog! Last night we stayed in and checked out the hostel... They had a cinema room in the common room, so we watched part of Chicago with some strangers, then picked out new books from the book exchange shelf. I picked an English book called "Our Dancing Days" while we also grabbed an old trashy novel to laugh at tonight. Tonight is our last night in the UK and we couldn't be more excited! It's been fun, but I...

Well, today started rough. We did not wake up early cuz SOMEONE is sick (Alison). So we missed the changing of the guards, and checked out at exactly 11am... Took the underground over to our next hostel, St. Christophers. We were able to store our luggage but not check in yet, so we grabbed lunch at the attached Belushi's bar. After eating we headed back out into London for Westminster Abbey, Buckingham Palace, Trafalgar Square, Queen Victoria Memorial, the Briti...

Today was awesome! We slept in a bit, grabbed lunch, then bought day passes for the Tower of London and an underground ticket. We got to the tower around 130pm and stayed until 520 or so... I took tons of pictures :) We then sat outside the Tower Bridge (the actual "London bridge" is nothing special, it's the Tower Bridge that looks so cool) eating cornish ice cream cones (romantic, I know) After that there was a Grim Reapers walking tour starting at 6 so we w...

We made it! Our first night in London wasn't necessarily the safest (sorry, family) but we survived with no hassles other than the horrifically delayed bus and no sleeping arrangement. Not having a clue where we were and no information stations open, and no maps, we flagged a cab and asked where the nearest all night cafe was. The nice man brought us to a hostel first (no luck) then the cafe (much luck) where we ate and drank coffee until around 3am or so. We en...