It was so hard to say goodbye....

I should be working on the many projects I have due this week but I'm not. Why? Because I am in love with traveling and I really am struggling to get work done. It's like I have senioritis all over again but more like abroaditis. Like, it is an internal struggle to get anything academic done. All well, some things you can't change....let me tell you about London!!!

So I arrived by train pretty early in the morning. I stayed with Alan Marshall, his wife, Luce and his two children Hannah and Isaac. I was given an attic loft (everywhere I go, I love staying in them) and a bathroom to you. My own space. Ahh, it felt nice.

Thursday I hung out and listened to Alan as he told me about the churches in London and his personal experiences. I just sat there and soaked it all in. You see, the last time I saw the Marshalls was back home in NY so I felt like I was coming home. Music, family, Jesus. Oh it was perfect.

The next day I went to the British Museum for the afternoon. I rode a double decker bus (!!!) and enjoyed exploring the museum. The first thing I saw was the Rosetta Stone (oh...I was ecstatic). Because I was by myself I couldn't have someone I knew my picture. No problem, I managed to find a professional and make a deal with him. I take his picture, he takes mine. Not only did he take it, he got different angles and views just so I could get the best picture. I felt bad because all I did was stand and click to take his picture.

I then hung out it the Egyptian section and went on a free tour. Oh, to live in a museum! Actually, it would get pretty old (haha, so cheesy). But I really enjoyed it. 

Only one of the most studied mummies in the world

London and the River Thames (and I know you just said Thaaaames, it is pronounced like ten with and m: tems.)

My boy Ben

Hannah, Isaac and I

Saw the house! (This was the tube stop)

Hannah and I in front of the Palace

 I know I look just the Beatles, crossing Abbey Road.

(I don't care if the Beatles were there...I'm not getting hit by a car. Some people almost did.)

The Marshalls and a couple other people I spent Sunday with :)

I am in love with London. It is easily my favorite city. I loved walking around it with Hannah and Isaac and seeing as much as we could with our day. I loved looking out my window and seeing the Thames. I loved the accents and the vernacular and the english I could hear almost every where. I loved the church, the  people in it. The food and the english tea and just the feeling of home the entire time I was there. Oh if I only had the time to go back, then Brussels would never see me again :)