London Calling

Two weekends ago Clarice and I went to London on Saturday and Sunday. It was really fun! It was great being in a place where English is spoken, but it made Clarice and I both really homesick! At one point we both turned to each other and were like "uhhhhh I wanna go home!!" But dramatics aside, it was a great time. We saw the British Museum (Rosetta Stone), the National Gallery (Van Eyck's Arnolfini Marriage), the Tower of London (Queen's jewels) the Tate Britain , and the Westminster Abbey. We also saw the Parliament buildings and Big Ben from the outside, and we rode The London Eye. Yes I got Clarice to go up high, I was so proud of her!! And I almost forgot- We went to platform 9 3/4s!! Yes the one from Harry Potter! It was Clarice's idea, and I'm so glad she thought of it. We rode the tube to King's Cross station and found the spot. They have sign in between the two platforms with a shopping cart stuck in the wall, how hilarious is that?? Of course we took many pictures, which I'm sure Clarice will put up soon. So yeah we did all that in two days, it was pretty insane and hectic and we were so dead when we got back. However, I am glad that we saw alot. Despite all that I still feel like we only scratched the surface, there is so much to do in London! It was a cool city and I'd love to go back some day. And P.S. the accents are glorious and I need to marry a British man.

I was so excited because at the Tate Britain there was a big show of Millais, a Pre-Raphaelite artist who is one of my favorites. I have a book of his art that I've read a couple of times, and it was so exciting seeing his work in person! I got a book of postcards from the gift store, one of my favorite souvenirs yet.