Thursday was a very touristy day! In the morning, we went to
the Tower of London. Also known as Her Majesty’s Palace, is a historic castle
on the Thames River. We took a tour with the beefeaters (guards of the tower),
and took a tour of the white castle. We also were able to go see the crown
jewels; however, no photography was allowedL.
Kate and Eleanor had already seen the
tower before and wanted lunch so they headed off. I spent another hour
exploring the castle.
I then walked across tower bridge, and then walked along
the Thames and across London Bridge. It was wonderful to walk at my own pace
and I even got a delicious smoothie. From there I took the underground (subway)
to the International Student House where we had a tour. After a tour of the
facilities, Kate and I took a scenic walk home. We walked through the theater district.
It is like New York, but way larger and no cars! We found some great
restaurants that we want to check out in the future. I cannot wait to come back
to see lots of plays here!
After our two hour walk, we were starving and
enjoyed pizza and a salad. We finished the night watching Who Wants to Be a
Millionaire (the British edition). It was hilarious but we lacked a lot of the
British culture knowledge.
Today, we had a very useful orientation at the teaching site. We got our class schedule, field trip schedule, and lots of useful information. For lunch, we went to a hummus place. It is a delicious and filling meal!
After orientation and a tour of the area, we walked home. Because today is Eleanor's birthday, we went out to dinner. My "personal" pizza was huge! See the pictures below.
