I spent this past weekend in Edinburgh, Scotland with my roommate Whitney. We arrived in Edinburgh at around 2 pm on Friday afternoon. We stayed at the Castle Rock Hostel, which was quite interesting to say the least! The hostel was decorated very tackily in a medieval theme, complete with mannequins in armour standing on the stairs! Each room had a theme; Whitney and I were in a room entitled "Mr. Men". Each bed also had a name, so Whitney was Mr. Tick...

Tuesday - March 25 We left at about 9:30 Tuesday morning for Paris on the Eurostar train. After checking to the hotel and eating a late lunch, the Eiffel Tower was our first adventure. Although it was pretty chilly, the line was definitely worth it! It was a gorgeous day with blue skies, which made the view even better. We decided just to go up to the second level of the tower, but the view was still amazing from there. After the tower we made our way to the Arc...

Saturday - March 22 On Saturday, Mom, Lora, and I made our way to Windsor Castle. The train journey was only about 30 minutes from my flat, which wasn't bad at all. I'm afraid we didn't pick the best day to tour the castle, since it was raining, sleeting, and snowing throughout the day. So much for spring break! However, once we were inside the State Apartments, the tour was mainly indoors. One of my favorite items was Queen Mary's doll house. This huge doll hou...

Mom and Lora have arrived here safely! I met them yesterday morning at Victoria Station. I had only been waiting about 5 minutes when they got off the train, so it was perfect timing! After buying tube passes and lugging their luggage behind us, we finally arrived back at my flat around 10:30. They were able to check into their hotel earlier than we originally thought, so that was helpful. Mom and Lora are staying at the Marriott Maida Vale, which is conveniently...

This week has been exciting! I saw Wicked on Monday night and Les Mis on Thursday night. Both musicals were amazing and I loved them!! Mom, Lora, and I are also going to see Sound of Music during spring break, so that will be fun. Yesterday afternoon I visited the National Gallery, which has so many beautiful paintings. I saw Monet's water lillies and Van Gough's sunflowers, which were really cool. There was also some Leonardo da Vinci and Michalangelo paintings ...