It's a Wonderful Life: Day 37

This is a day late, but I am still going to do an entry. I made it to London! We landed at the airport, took a taxi to our hostel, and went to bed. The hostel is a good one again. We have been lucking out. I think it is so fun to meet people and feel like you are all just hanging out traveling the world.

We got up and were out of the hostel by 8h30. We had our free breakfast here, which consisted of toast with Nutella. We made our way to our underground station by the hostel which is Baron's Court on the Piccadilly and District lines. We first went to Big Ben, House of Parliament and Westminster Abbey. We came out right under Big Ben, which was awesome! I didn't even know you could get that close. We also caught the end of the Changing of the Guards at Buckingham Palace.

We then went to Tower Hill with the Tower of London and Tower Bridge.It was cool to see and I really like the Tower Bridge. We then went to the British museum. I saw the Rosetta Stone which was cool. There was a lot to see so I kind of did a breeze through while the girls meandered. We just met at the entrance. That made it a lot better for me. I have kind of gotten tired of being the tour guide. It is exhausting and sometimes a little frustrating.

They wanted to see the Global Theater and I had no desire to see it so I told them I would meet them at a place for dinner. They went off and I grabbed a paper and read on a coach at the restaurant. We had the classic fish and chips dinner. So good! Oh and it turns out they couldn't ever find the Global Theater and just got lost for the hour I wasn't with them.

Next came the best part of the day. We went to Les Miserables! It was so incredible!!! I saw it like four years ago in New York, but I was surprised how much I had forgotten. It was just so amazing! One of those "I can't believe my life is this good" moments. I knew almost every song! By the ending I was just sobbing! It was so good!

We came home on the Piccaddily line from Leicester Square. My bed felt so good! I was exhausted!

The city has felt so familiar to me. I am surprised how much I remember, but I am also surprised how different things look. A lot of the stuff is not how I remember. The thing I loved the most when I came here ten years ago with my family was the underground. I got a board game called The London Underground Game. It basically was a board game that was the Underground map and you had to try to get around. It is like I am really playing the game now! I am so familiar with the map and the stops because I played that game ALL the time when I was younger.

Pictures to come. My computer is struggling lately. I think it will have to go to the Apple doctor whe I get back to Paris.

Still missing quite a few pictures. They are trapped on my computer. We will see if I ever get them back. I hope so!