London

After Paris we flew to London. We flew Vueling and ended up with like a 4 hour delay. We got into Gatwick at around 2 or 3 in the morning and I was sooooo tired. It was kind of pricey, but luckily an uber driver finally accepted the request, so we got to the airbnb quicker than by train. We slept a lot the next day and then wandered around the city a bit.

I stopped by the famous Harrods; growing up I had a coin bank with a little Harrods bear on it that my grandma had given me. I got her a rabbit-themed potholder :)

Then I walked to Buckingham palace and the park next to it.

Pretty park in London with water and trees and the london eye — Pretty park in London

Buckingham palace with gray skies — Buckingham Palace

That night I watched the US women win against the British team in the last game before the finals! There were a few other happy Americans at the bar.

The next day, I went to British Parliament and observed debate in both the House of Commons and the House of Lords. The latter discussed the deal/no-deal thing with Brexit, something I was entirely ignorant to before this. It was quite interesting and also a bit upsetting. Also, the civic buildings were sooo much more church-y than any I’ve seen in the US!

British parliament entryway — British parliament (much more church-y than any political building in the US)

I also did some more tourist-y things, like visiting the Tower of London. It wasn’t my favorite excursion because it was very busy and felt rather contrived.

View of the River Thames and a bridge — View of the London Bridge (or just a bridge in London :)

tower of london view — Tower of London view

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