It's been a few days since we all met up in the London airport. Despite some flight changes and delays, we all arrived safely. We spent two days in London exploring the sites, sounds, and rain! On the first day in London we visited Buckingham Palace and St. Paul's Cathedral. I honestly was very impressed with St. Paul's Cathedral; the architectural detail was stunning and the view of the Cathedral from the Whispering Gallery was amazing (even though we had to climb about 257 steps). Then Sheena and I decided to be rock stars and climb 118 more stairs to see the view of London from the Stone Gallery. Annie did the same and sadly lost her ticket for the tube (the Underground subway system) as she pulled out her camera and was struck by a huge gust of wind!
On the second day in London, we explored the Westminster Abbey, Big Ben, the River Walk and the Eye of London. Again, the architecture and the history of the Westminster Abbey was very impressive. I only wish we could have taken pictures inside to share.
The Underground, or the tube, is London's subway system and was the source of many laughs as Ryan's ticket kept rejecting him entrance into the trains. I thought the constant reminder to "mind the gap" between the train and platform was hilarious, and vowed to adopt an English accent as quickly as possible . . . sadly, I wasn't very successful. We tried to stick together as much as possible, but lost each other a few times in the London crowd. We then installed our buddy system!
On the second night, Sheena and I enjoyed all choir/drama nerds' dream . . . we saw Les Miserables at the Queen's Theatre! All I can say is that the performances were outstanding and we had goosebumps the entire time!
After two days in London, chasing pigeons and squirrels in the streets and parks, we made our way to Gatwick to catch a plane to Budapest, Hungary. We have now arrived in Budapest, enjoyed a glorious dinner, and now are off to bed (after enjoying a bottle of fine Hungarian wine)!
We'll spend a few days here in Budapest before heading to Arad, Romania where our Project CURA journey will officially begin! Stay tuned!
Leslie
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Sounds like you a had a great time in London. The tube is fabulous, sorry you missed the art gallery you'll have to go back. I saw the phantom and secret garden in London...they were so good. Les Miserables....how wonderful ....Ryan you missed out . Have fun in Hungary...looked it up on a map to see where Budapest is! Be sure and get your reservations in Rome and Florence for the museums....Ryan has the phone numbers maybe. Mom W.
ReplyDeleteps. enjoyed your blog!