London bridges!

So, it has taken me a while to get this on, but I wanted to tell you all a bit about my trip to London last Monday! The city was amazing! - like New York or San Francisco, yet something totally different. We took the hour long ride on the high speed train (up to 120mph!) from Canterbury into London and hopped on the underground or tube to get to where we needed to be! We decided to do the original tour of the city from the top of a double-decker tour bus, how else when in London?! The queen's home at Buckingham Palace, the London Eye, Big Ben, Hyde Park, Trafalgar Square, and the River Thames were just a few of the sights that held my attention whilst (common British word!) whizzing past! It was incredible to see these structures and landmarks in person. Dan, Val, Audrey, Dan's grandparents and I all enjoyed a delicious lunch at a pretty posh French restaurant in Covent Garden. Four courses and nearly two hours later we toured a bit more of the city on foot and headed to England's most expensive department store - Harrod's. To top off a wonderful day I got to meet my friend Brandi for a little while there in London where she is studying abroad! It was great to catch up and hopefully we will make another trip to see each other again before she heads back to the states :) London really is a beautiful city - though FREEZING in the winter months! We made the quick trek back home to Canterbury by train and enjoyed the rest of the evening in our warm little cottage :)