Molly, Caitlyn and I just spent the weekend in London and we had such a great time. We got in late Friday night and had planned to meet at the airport. Caitlyn had missed her flight from Rome so didn't end up getting until after midnight so Molly and I hung around the airport for a while waiting for her. Once she arrived we took the hour bus ride to our hostel and got checked in. We were pretty dead by the time we got there so just went to bed to get some rest for the rest of the weekend.
Saturday morning we got up early and headed to Birmingham on a 2.5 hour bus ride. We were going to see Liverpool play Birmingham and we were soooo excited. We got there and Molly and I could barely hold back our excitement. The game was so great..it ended up being a tie 2-2 but the goals were exciting and the crowd was so into it. They had so many songs that they sang and chants that they had. There was an old drunken man behind us who was screaming obscene things but kept us entertained. We took the bus back to London and got back just after dinner. We got cleaned up and then went down to the bar of our hostel. We ended up meeting some German guys who were fun to chat with and a boy that goes to Iowa State actually, small world.
Sunday was our touristy day. We decided to do a free walking tour so figured out our way on the tube to get there and took off. The tube is so intense and can get you pretty much anywhere in the city that you want to go to. The tour took us to Buckingham Palace for the changing of the guard, St. James Palace, Trafalgar Square, Westminster Abbey, Houses of Parliament and Big Ben. Our tour guide was hilarious and very informative. After the tour we walked around a bit and then headed to the Soho area for some shopping. After wandering around, we returned to our hostel to get cleaned up before heading out. In the hostel that night, we met a group of Italian guys in which only 2 spoke english so between them translating for the others and Caitlyn trying to speak some Italian, we communicated successfully. They were funny and thought we were so great haha.
Monday, Caitlyn had an early flight so she headed out and Molly and I weren't flying out until 7pm so we explored a bit more. We went in search of the Tower Bridge and Tower of London. Again, we found it on accident which we are so good at doing while traveling. We took some pictures and walked around. We also found the Globe Theater and decided to take the tour. It was really cool on the inside. It's all open on the top and our tour guide told us the story and history of it, it was really interesting. We decided we should probably head back just to be safe so went back to collect our luggage and take the bus ride to the airport. Once we got to the airport, check-in and security were giving us a hard time over silly little things like fees we hadn't paid and our luggage being too big so we were worried we wouldn't get out of the airport alive but survived and made it home safe and sound.
It was a great trip but it feels so wonderful to be back home and relax for a little while. I'm a little traveled out at the moment because I haven't been home and able to relax in Cork very much. The next few weeks will be filled with studying and hanging around before my birthday and my final trip to Salzburg and Dublin. I can't believe how quick time is flying by. Tomorrow is May 1st and then i'm into my last month here, crazy! Well I hope everyone is doing well and I can't wait to see everyone in just a short while!!
All my love,
Marissa
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