Sunday, March 16, 2014

Greetings From London

Well it took a year and a quarter, but I'm back in London again, this time travelling with five members of the History Club; Sara Meldon, Marina Baker, Katie Woeckener, Emily King and our peerless leader, Teresa Mock.

We arrived on Friday morning, and it has been non-stop since. Our hostel is in a row house just to the north of the center of the city about 10 minutes from Wildiners Green on the Jubilee Line, so travelling is very convenient. Friday was spent mostly walking around the center of Westminster and a hop-on, hop-off bus tour which extended out to the East End and Canary Wharf.


Weather has been spectacular so far. For those of you still in the frozen tundra of Bethany, check this out from St. James Park just outside Buckingham Palace.


Saturday was spent wandering through the park, the National Gallery, Trafalgar Square--which is partly shut down to prepare for the St. Patrick's Day bash tomorrow--Piccadilly Circus, more on the bus to Hyde Park and Mayfair, and then dinner in Chinatown off Leicester Square. Shoppers among you may recognize perhaps the most famous department store in the world, Harrod's.


Today is the traditional Changing of the Guard at the palace, perhaps the Imperial War Museum, and then a stroll through Hyde Park as the weather is again absolutely wonderful.