Friday, September 2, 2011

London Calling

So after 2 canceled flights, 2 days, lost reservation in a hostel and a tour being canceled cause of my flight I finally had arrived in London Gatwick on August 18, 2011! After an easy transfer on the Gatwick Express to Victoria Station and catching the tube from there to Gloucester Rd. I got off and sally forth on a 10 minute walk to my hostel with my huge and heavy luggage! I stayed at the Astor Kensington it looked shady on the outside but was lovely inside. Helpful guys at the front desk led me to the right directions for good/cheap food and fun night spots!

I headed first to Westminster Abbey:
Westminster Abbey


Inside the Gardens of Westminster Abbey












Yummy caramelized Cashews


After the incredible sights of the Abbey I walked around the River Thames on my way to The London Dungeon!
The London Eye and Parliament









Me and The London Eye in backdrop
Later on that night I went on Nutz Club Crawl (http://www.facebook.com/nutspubcrawl) in Leicester Square it was a lot of fun! 2 French guys ran it. I met a few Argentianans, 2 Swiss girls and 2 American guys! Many good times. After which the tube stopped running and I was stranded waiting outside the tube station for 1.5 hrs for it to start running again at 5:30am IT WAS FREEZING lol

We had too much fun
Dancing with the pub crawl group
The 2 French Guys who run the Club Crawl




I had an early start the next morning (August 19,2011) to go on my England In One Day trip! Which consisted of:
Stonehenge:
Stonehenge. We were lucky to get beautiful weather



Hello Mom!!!












Next stop Bath:
The Roman Baths (Thermal, I tasted them)

Bath Abbey and Bath Park










Stratford-Upon-Avon (William Shakespeare's (The Bard) Birthplace:

David (Tour Guide) and I at Shakespeare's House

City of Stratford-Upon-Avon










Little trivia for you. When the city says "blank-upon-blank" that means the city is upon a river! So in this case Stratford is the town and it is Upon the river Avon!