We woke up and got a filling breakfast before we headed off for our big day in London. While ben went to exchange money I decided to grab 4 Croissants & 4 apples from our free breakfast line & shove them in our bag for a later snack. After breakfast we hopped on the tube (the subway) to Hyde Park where we joined a free tour of London, the royal side. Through the tour we were able to see the changing of the guards, Buckingham Palalce, Big Ben, Trafalgar Square, and Westminster Abbey. There were many stops along the way where we learned the history of London's Royalty. We even got to see the home of King Henry VIII, Winston Chrchill, and Nell Gwyn.
When the tour ended we decided to cross the River Thames and look for the tube to go to Cheap side where the Globe Theater is located. Once we reached Cheap side we walked through a street of perfection. There was food on every corner & a market that had free samples of cheese, breads & dips, more cheese, & things I've never heard of. Ben got his first taste of Turkish Delight & it was beyond expectations, lets just say Heaven in your mouth. After we walked through the market we came to a river front sidewalk that led to the Globe Theater. After OOOing & Awwwing we went in to get tickets for Romeo & Juliet but unfortunately the show was at 2pm & not at 7pm like we thought. Even though it was a bummer we chose to use the money towards better things like food and MORE turkish delights!
After filling our hungry bellies full of Paela & Chorizo, the Croissants, & the Turkish Delight we decided to go to a little place called Camden. Camden is basically a mix between China Town, The Highlands, and every punkers dream. There were crazy vendors on every street corner, many selling t-shirts, my favorite was a shirt from the movie The Goonies, it was a picture of Sloth and it said Sloth Loves Chunk! It reminded me of home & made me laugh a little. We got tired of being harrassed on the street so we slipped into a bookstore and read random book covers until we were tired and decided to head back to the hostel.
London is pretty great but if you ever come here be prepared for big crowds, busy people, and lots of tourists. The tube is full of pushy people & it is very simialr to NYC but a tad bit busier. A funny thing is the performers in the tube. We heard a Jamican style man playing Bob Marley 'No Woman No Cry' today & it made us laugh because we thought about that one night Ben & Adam decided to play the guitar & the bongos at 3 in the morning singing No Woman No Cry at the top of their lungs (Sam & Carley remeber it too well)!
We like our hostel in the sense that the atmosphere is nice, the beds are warm, the breakfast is Free, but on the downside the people we have met thus far here are WEIRD!!! We think there are like third graders staying here or something because we see young kids running around everywhere. The showers & bathrooms are all co-ed & the people aren't very nice about it. Plus Ben doesn't like dropping logs while girls are in the same room as him. Overall everything is AMAZING! We are honestly having the time of our lives & we love to laugh at all the random new people we meet. We migth head to Brighton Beach tomorrow or we might just sleep in and check London's east side, who knows!
We love you
Ben&Molly
P.S. The picture at the top where Molly looks CRAZY is for her dad, he wanted her to get a pic acting goofing infront of the guards. Unfortunately they changed the rules and this was as close as she could get. It was still fun! Love you pops!!!
Quote for the Day:
So this was told by our tour guide today..."Winston Churchill has had a few too many brandies at a very ritzy party, and one of the wives of a member of Parliament has just been snubbed after trying to talk politics with him. Offended, she says, Sir if I was your wife I would poison your tea! Churchill looks at her for a moment and then slurs in response, If I was your husband, madame, I would drink that tea!" --Churchill/ Anna the tour guide
