This morning I woke up early after a late night of talking, eating and doing laundry!   It was great to sleep in a large comfortable bed, just like home!!  Today we just walked about Croydon, shopped and hung out.  Croydon is a great town with no tourists, aside from me! My friend took me through the market and a place called Primark, where I bought some great stuff, cheap!  I checked out some grocery and dollar stores too.  I always like to see what kinds ...

After my trip to Siena, I realized I didn't have much time to sort things out for the rest of my trip.  I had to find a cash machine that worked, get train tickets to Calabria, buy airport bus tickets for the morning, pack, make some dinner and call my aunt in Calabria to tell her when I'd be arriving.   All of that went well.  My aunt is so funny.  I have not seen her in 32 years so it will be quite a reunion.  This morning I woke up around 4:30 am...

I was up early today to do some laundry. It's already been 5 days! I can't believe going by so quickly. I'm going to be switching to a new hostel today because this one was booked up for the weekend. That will be an adventure in itself as we have to travel to the other side of the city on the subway (The Tube) during rush-hour! I'm normally not a person who likes to visit museums but because I am here, it would be ridiculous of me not to at l...

Today, I decided to go to London Tower Bridge.It was my first trip using The Tube alone (London's subway system). I actually stepped onto the Metropolitine Line train, then realizing I was on the wrong train, I quickly jumped off! I was suppose to go on the yellow Circle Line train. I'm not use to these complex transit systems! I made it to the Tower Bridge stop and walked across the bridge, taking several pictures along the way. Once I reached the ot...