London

This past weekend I went to London.  I couldn't skip Spanish class again since I have already missed 4 classes so I had to take a later flight.  Unfortunately I didn't get to London until 2 AM because of the enormous line to get through customs and the hour bus ride from the airport.  When I got there I met up with my friend Greg, who visited me in Barcelona, and we went back to his dorm where I was staying for the weekend.  He is going to Regents College, which is in Regents Park.  The campus is extremely nice and the park in the spring is said to be one of the nicest in Europe.  I completely agree with that statement because I went in spring and got blessed with some amazing weather.  The park is beautiful and packed with people.

We woke up on Saturday morning and went to see some sites in London.  There are a bunch of people from UNH on the London program that Greg is on and someone I know, John who is studying in Budapest, was visiting some other people.  They wanted to go to see the changing of the guards at Buckingham Palace but it turned out that there was no changing of the guards that day.  We didn't really do anything more than just walk around but it was a beautiful day and it was great to see the city.  We went to Buckingham Palace, Big Ben, The London Eye, and Trafalgar Square.  After that we wanted to get some lunch at the Burrow Market.

The Burrow Market was awesome.  I got some Vietnamese Curry Chicken.  Then we walked around and got free samples of cheese, jam, and some other stuff.  The Burrow Market was probably my favorite part of the trip.  It had a great feel, it wasn't too touristy, and it had some great food. 

After the market we went back to Regents park.  By this time in the day, maybe 4 in the afternoon, the park was packed with people.  We went and sat on the lawn right outside of the dorm with Greg's friends and soaked up some sunshine.  At night we went to everyone's favorite place called The Rocket.  It was a fun night, nothing extraordinary, but did some dancing and drinking. 

On Sunday I didn't need to leave until 3 in the afternoon so we walked around London from Regents Park to Pickadilly Square, Covent Garden Market, and Chinatown.  Greg did a good job tour guiding and telling me some cool facts.  Before I left for Barcelona we spent some more time outside on the lawn.  I was definitely not expecting the weather in "gloomy" London to be so amazing so I was extremely happy.  Only until I left London though because my flight was delayed an hour and a half.

Right now we are on spring break.  Jourdan and I are going to Athens and Santorini for 6 days and then to Amsterdam to meet up with some friends for 3 nights and then back to Barcelona.  I am writing this from a hostel in Santorini.  I am already in love with this Island and I haven't even seen it in the day.  I might post in a few days but might be too busy hiking up volcanoes, going to wineries, basking on black sand beaches, biking to ancient ruins, and renting a four wheeler.  CANT WAIT