The hostel was just what I expected. There were ten beds in my room and I was happy that the hostel owners were very informative and helpful. The name made me laugh though, Travel Joy Hostels. The only complaint I had was the showers.. My first shower turned off after 2 minutes and just wouldn't turn back on. So I had to finish my shower in the sink. The other two I took, one was alright, but the last one... the last one was FREEZING. I was cold the rest of the day! Breakfast was included with the hostel which was nice. Cereal and toast, which was all I really needed. So it worked out really well. A strange thing about this hostel was, it was a hostel, a bar, but also.. it served thai food. It seemed like an interesting choice but the food was really, really good!
The first day we traveled around and took a ton of pictures. We saw Big Ben, Parliment, National Gallery, and other really touristy spots. Our group made an executive decision not to pay 17 pounds for the London Eye and ridiculous amounts for other touristy things. So we just did a lot of walking, and my feet really hurt by the end of the day. We also checked out Camden Street for shopping. It was intense! I would love to take a day trip and just shop there, it was so amazing. The largest street market in Europe really lives up ti its name. There was so much I wanted to buy! But.. I'm cheap, and everything MUST fit in your one carry on bag for Ryanair. My bag was already filled so there was no room to buy anything else. I was quite sad faced.
Our last stop of the day was Primrose Hill. We just walked by it and noticed there was a huge park. I'm so glad we went in and climbed the hill. The view was amazing, probably as nice as the London Eye (But free!!) The pictures were great. One thing I loved about the park was the dogs. So many people just brought their dogs and let them run wildly around. I miss my dog.. =( We stayed there for about 20 minutes and then went to find a bus. It was an hour long bus ride but we made it back. That night we just relaxed.
The view from Primrose Hill
The second day we got a nice and early start. We got to see Buckingham Palace and St. Paul's Cathederal. I saw the road "Fleet Street" and this made me so excited. I couldn't stop thinking about Sweeney Todd! The millenium bridge was also pretty cool. But I must say, the London Bridge was a huge let down. Not far from it was the Tower Bridge and it was so much more impressive, so we decided to just go there and not stop at the London Bridge.
Tower Bridge!
I finally got to do 2 things I've wanted to do for a long time. See a show in London's West End, and see Chicago. And I got to do both that night so it made me really excited. I'm so happy we went and it was a great end to the evening.
The last day we were there it rained. We were all pretty tired, but that day was the whole reason we came to London in the first place, to see a soccer game. It was Fulham vs. Birmingham. Now, I don't really care about sports so it didn't matter to me. But when we got there, we sat on the Fulham side. Everyone around us got REALLY into the game. So of course I had to as well. It became really, really exciting. Especially when we won on a penalty kick. Everyone was screaming and jumping up and down. I'm really glad we got to go.
Soccer (football) game
The flight home was nothing too exciting, but my housemate had an exam that started an hour after we landed. It was certainly a race to the school after we got off the plane. The trip overall left me really exhausted but it was a ton of fun. I can't wait to go on my next one. Berlin in a week and a half! And after that France and Barcelona! I really want to travel more when I'm here, the flights are so cheap and I'll never get this chance again. I can't wait!
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