London Once Again

I have been to London countless times when you count all of the times I had to have a bus layover for a trip else where. But, if you are only counting the times I went to explore for a few days, then this would be my third time. I just got back from Italy and had less than 24 hours before I had to get on a bus to London. It was an insane few hours, of unpacking, laundry, re-packing, cleaning, washing up, etc. And this time, I headed to the Heathrow airport. It was crazy to be there because the last time I was at that airport was when I got here in January. Besides crazy, it was also very sad because I'll be there in a few days to go back to America. Anyway, I picked Todd up and we headed to our hotel to nap and finally get up to see London because it was about 11am when we got to the hotel. That day, we walked to the Houses of the Parliament (Big Ben) which was only about half an hour walk. We also rode the London Eye with our well-needed coffee. After that, we walked to Picadilly Circus with a stop by the Trafalgar Square to grab some food. We had some naked burritos that, I think, weren't so satisfying. Oh, We also hit up M&M World because light pink peanut M&Ms are life. When we got to Picadilly Circus, we took a photo and got on the tube to get back to the hotel.

The next day, we slept in a little, got on a tube and headed for the Borough Market for some food. I had the most amazing plate of a four cheese breaded thing with a side of hummus. The guy even poured a little olive oil on top of the hummus and a few chick peas. Also, he put some chili dipping sauce on the side as well. It was heaven. I am so happy because the first time I went to the Borough Market, I didn't eat because I had the worst tummy ache. He had some kind of meat wrap. He loved the Borough Market the most out of London, I can just tell. After, we grabbed some fresh juice, I almost got watermelon but I bought the pineapple and orange, he just got plain old lemonade. Next time, I'll get the watermelon. Then we walked over to the Tower Bridge. We bought the tickets to go up and walk on the glass. It was awesome. Then we went to the Natural History Museum, walked around. And then, we walked through a park/garden to the Marble Arch. Saw an older lady pouring bird food out for all of the pigeon right next to the Marble Arch. That will be me in fifty years. Walked down Oxford Street, and then found a pub for dinner. I had the most amazing pub dish ever, probably only saying that because I love cheese curds and miss them. Well, it was called "Veggie Fish and Chips". It was literally three big pieces of fried cheese. I was also upset that I haven't discovered that sooner. Of course I find the English cheese curds the last few days that I am here. Oh well.

The last full day was spent waking up for the changing of the guards. I think that was the dumbest thing. If they do that every day at 11am, thats too much. Too many tourists and too much standing around, just for a few horses and guards to walk by. It probably would have been better if I got a picture of the guard walking up to the fence, but that means I would have to be seven feet tall of be there an hour early to get a spot on the fence. We left early because we weren't feeling it. Also, I wanted candy because it felt like a parade but no candy was being thrown. We went back to the hotel because we were freezing and didn't bring a jumper (sweater). We walked to New Covent Garden Market to find that it was under construction so we had to take the tube to Camden Market. Which it was fine, we were really hungry, but we found a great pub and I tried the Vegetarian spicy bean burger. It has been a while since I had a burger. It was amazing, I was incredibly full. Walked through Camden Market a bit. Left after an hour or so, Todd didn't really like it. We walked to Sherlock Holme's Museum (House). It was pretty cool, we didn't take the tour or whatever because apparently it wasn't available until after 5pm. We were tired and didn't want to wait. Went back to the hotel to freshen up and went back to Big Ben to see it at twilight and at night. As well as the London Eye. It was beautiful, I have been wanting to do that for a while and the last night in London, I finally did it. Walked back and found an Italian restaurant to order some pizza and pasta for take away. Watched Orange is the New Black (Finished already!) and ate our food, then passed out. Left in the morning for Paris.