London last day! This morning I ran to the Westminster bridge and said goodbye to Big Ben and Parliament. I then got my sweat and savory pastries, a coffee, and found a bench at a park and relaxed. I really enjoy doing that here. It is amazing that you can find quiet places like that in this bustling city. Our goal today was to head over to St. Paul’s Cathedral and hang out in that area. The tide was low so we got some good mudlarking in. We found some m...

London Day 6 I had not seen Buckingham Palace yet, so I ran down there this morning and said hi to the Queen. I don’t think you can go to England without having a full English breakfast (eggs, beans, bacon, sausage, blood pudding, and toast). We finally had ours this morning. We wanted to go to this place that was quite famous for their breakfasts, but because it was famous it was quite busy. We looked around and there was another cafe down the street and ...

London Day 5 Amy, Ellie, Luke, and I took the tube to Notting Hill and had breakfast in a nice little cafe. We then walked through Notting Hill found the approximate place where Amy stayed when she did her study abroad here in London. Hyde Park was close by so we spent some time hanging out there. We met Kristin and the boys for a picnic lunch outside of the Natural History Museum. That was the last time we will see them this trip as they are off to Stockholm...

London Day 4 Today everyone went their separate ways. Kristin and the boys went to the Harry Potter movie studio, my parents went to the Victoria and Albert Museum, the kids and I went to the British museum, Amy walked around the Knightsbridge posh shops and stores. Amy, Ellie, Luke, and I met up for lunch at a pub. Luke had met up with his friend from Hamline, Rowan, at the museum and he had lunch with us as well (pies and pints at a pub). Rowan was an exch...

London Day 3 Today the group split up. Kristin, the boys, and my parents did a hop on, hop off bus tour and went to St. Paul’s cathedral. We started out at Camden Market. We got some breakfast and walked around the shops and stalls, paying homage to Amy Winehouse and checking out the steps were the Clash took the cover photo of their first album. We then headed toward Highgate Cemetery outside of central London. The cemetery was started around 1840 when...