Friday, April 29, 2011

Daydreaming

All of this royal wedding talk has me feeling a little nostalgic. Back in 2004, I spent two weeks visiting a friend in Italy who was living abroad for a year. On my way home I had a 16 hour layover in London. Most of that layover was overnight so I got a hotel room near the airport and got some sleep, however, I was adventurous enough to take the tube into the city for a couple hours. The one place I thought I couldn't miss was Buckingham Palace so that's exactly where I went. I stood at the fountain, snapped pictures of the palace and just stood in awe for awhile. I even visited the official gift shop. Afterwards, I decided to make my way to Westminster Abbey. I walked around aimlessly for awhile and even stopped to ask for directions but somewhere I must have made a wrong turn. Finally it was getting dark and I didn't think a young, American girl should be wandering around alone in the dark so I gave up and made my way back to the tube and to the hotel. That was my one and only big adventure in London. Hopefully another more promising London adventure awaits me in the future.

2 comments:

mccoyca said...

I went to London and Ireland in 2000 after graduation. I had a great time but not as much fun as my recent trip to Italy. Though, to be fair, I was a lot younger and the friend I was traveling with was nowhere near as much fun as my bestie. I wish I were rich, I would totally take all my friends on a tour of Europe! If I ever win the lottery, I'll add you to the list. : )

mccoyca said...

I went to London and Ireland in 2000 after graduation. I had a great time but not as much fun as my recent trip to Italy. Though, to be fair, I was a lot younger and the friend I was traveling with was nowhere near as much fun as my bestie. I wish I were rich, I would totally take all my friends on a tour of Europe! If I ever win the lottery, I'll add you to the list. : )

 
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