Today I was a Tourist!

Even though I'm offically trying to blend in with the locals I was convinced to go sightseeing today. London has a lot to offer in the way of tourists attraction so my mom, sister and I decided to hit them all in one day. My sisters friends Sarah who lives here was our tour guide. It was another gorgeous day in the city if you can believe that, at times I was sweating! I know this isn't going to last long but I'm getting used to the nice weather. I'm sure it will rain eventually....

We took a bus (that's my prefered method of travel by the way) to Picaddilly Circus, which is essentially the Times Square of London. It was bustling and loud just like Times Sqaure. Shops and cafes galore, not much else. From here we walked through a beautiful park, London is full of parks, towards Buckingham Palace. Although the palace was beautiful I was a little underwhelmed by it. I think I was expecting something much more grander and majestic based on what I had seen on T.V and in movies. Don't get me wrong it was really pretty just not what I expected. From the palace we went to Trafalagar Square. There was a festival for disabled people being held in the square so it was complete chaos. We took a couple of pictures and headed to the London Eye. This was my favorite part of the journey. We walked across a bridge with the Thames River underneath us towards the Eye. On both sides of the bridge were skyline views of different parts of London. There were loads of people out lounging on the grass or walking along the river. It was very much like Venice. Street vendors, people playing guitars, people dressed up, etc.. The London Eye was spectacular! The line was way too long though so after a brief rest, we decided to keep walking. We crossed the river again, this time on a different bridge and visited Big Ben and the Parliament House. Our last stop was Westiminster Abbey. I can't even describe this building in words. It's breathtaking.

At this point I thought my legs were going to fall off and we had seen every top attraction so we hopped on another bus and rode home. All in all a great day as a tourist. Now it's time for me to find some local hangouts!