We are Learning...

So as we continue on in London we are learning so much more. Today we got oyster cards, which allow us to ride the tube and the buses. We still haven't yet so that is for another day. We got a 3 and a half hour bus tour yesterday which took us to all the main attractions. We got to see Big Ben, Parliament, Westminster Abbey and a bunch of other really amazing places. It was so cold with the wind coming off of the river Thames. We took some really great pictures as we froze. Our tour guide was absolutely amazing and pointed out several of the Harry Potter hotspots.. which as you all know is right up my alley.
We got to see Gringotts, the bridge that Voldemort and his Death Eaters destroy in book 6, and the entrance to Diagon Alley. We are really hoping if beg that the tour guide we are associated with will organize a Harry Potter Tour.

Another amazing thing that was pointed out to us was this pizzeria down the street about 3 blocks from us where Princess Diana brought William and Harry for pizza. We are definitely going to get pizza there and just maybe we will be sitting in her booth!

We spent the majority of the day in Harrods, which basically made me want to win the lottery and spend it all in one place. It was the largest store I had ever seen that housed so many expensive items. We walked past the clearance jewelry, which were still in cases, and the cheapest thing i saw was 190ish pounds.... meaning almost 300 dollars. People were just walking around and shopping like it was nothing. I was kind of hoping to see a celeb in there doing some post-holiday shopping but no luck yet.

We ate dinner at this amazing pub called the Churchill Arms. It is very common in london for pubs to have small restaurants in the back and this one was Thai food. I had such amazing Pad Thai that I had to save half of it so I can eat it tomorrow between my classes.

This brings me to the beginning of school. While all of you are still on break our classes begin tomorrow. I have two, three hour long classes on Mondays, only one on Tuesdays, and then two again on Wednesdays. This is very nice for traveling and when people come to visit. Tomorrow our last class is being cut short because we are all attending the play Warhorse. Our tour guide told us she would "simply die" if we don't like it. I'm excited to begin a routine but I'm not sure if I know the area well enough to be walking around by myself. I have been so lucky to have an amazing group of girls to find everything with so far.

I think that is all for tonight, I will talk to you soon!