Josh and I returned from our 4 day trip in London last night. Four maps, 1 night in a 8 bed hostile, and Josh leading the way turned into one of the best weekends thus far in Germany.
Josh and I headed out on Friday night. Once we got to the London airport we had to figure out a way to get into London. So we hopped on a bus and after about an hour we were dropped off at the Liverpool station. Josh turned on his GPS and found that we were only about 1.5 miles away from our hostile (it was the only room we had booked for the trip and decided the rest of the nights we were going to just fly by the seat of our pants). So after we got some food, Josh turned back on his GPS and stood at the corner looking as to what direction we were going to go. The plan was to WALK to our hostile. One thing you all must understand was this was Josh’s trip. I agreed to let him plan this, manage it and decide when and where we were going when we got to London. After walking the same block three times with Josh stating 3x “I am just trying to get my barings to find out where we are,” I asked him if we could please just take the Underground. Josh looked at me with the GPS and two other maps in his hand and agreed that it was okay to do that. I knew from his look that he wasn’t happy about it and I was overstepping my role in this trip…for after all it was HIS trip. We laughed about it later how we walked the same block 3 times.
We had quite the adventures in London. We did a lot a lot of sightseeing. I don’t want to make this email too long so I will try to sum up the weekend in as few words as possible.
On Friday night when we got in we checked into our hostile. I wasn’t feeling soo good and the smell our 8 bed hostile didn’t make me feel any better. Josh really wanted to experience the hostile world and meet people so that is why we decided to stay in a bigger hostile room the first night. After that night Josh agreed to get a room for ourselves….needless to say we didn’t meet any of the other people in the room but it was a definate experience. Friday night Josh and I headed to a pub nearby to plan our next day. Josh enjoyed a Guiness (Guiness is his new love) and since I wasn’t feeling too good, I had some aqua. We called it a night.
Saturday we woke up and walked around. The British Museum was near by so we went to that right when it opened. Josh loved it and it was good for me to read about a little history. Afterwards, we went to a tavern to have some lunch and then we were off to the St. Paul Cathedral (a phenomenal site). Afterwards we hopped on the Underground and went to the Tower Bridge, Henry X111 castle and walked the boardwalk nearby. Also an incredible site. We both agreed that London has some of the most beautiful woman in the world. I could not believe how many tall, slender, gorgeous women there was….and I will have to add that Josh was a gentleman and tried not to make it too obvious if he looked. L That night we went to Mexican and afterwards while walking to a pub to grab a drink saw people were going into the musical Wicked. I asked Josh if we could see how much tickets were so we did. They were only 20 pounds so we agreed to do it. It was Josh’s first musical and I had only been to a couple. Josh said that was the highlight of his day and I could not believe how amazing the singers were. The play had a really good twist on the “Wizard of Oz” and made the wicked witch the good person.
Sunday we woke up and headed to the Buckingham Palace. We were told to get there 1 hour early but we ended up getting there 1 and ½ hours early. WAAAY too early. Advice: You can still arrive 30 mins before and get a pretty good spot. We saw the changing of the guards so I can’t complain….plus I got a little sun and a nap before it started. After some fish and chips, we headed to West Minister Abby (a ginormous church), Big Ben, the House of Parliament and the London Eye. The best part about this day was walking the board walk and seeing all street performers. They had mimes, break dancers and other entertainers just lining the streets. We got some really good pictures (which I will try to post soon). That night we grabbed a drink and some appetizers and called it a night after we got some tea at a coffee shop.
Monday we woke up and headed to the bus to catch our flight. As we were walking down the streets Josh said “Well its back to not being able to understand people.” I laughed only because it was soo true. Josh said that we couldn’t talk British anymore after getting back to Germany (I think he even got annoyed with his attempt to talk in a British accent). Whenever possible Josh would pretend to talk British and I would laugh only because it was such a terrible impression.
Last night Josh and I were planning to call home to talk to the rents and after calling my Mother realized it was Monday and that meant work for everyone else….sad :(.
So its back to work today for Josh and I….I hope everyone had a great weekend. I came into work today feeling completely refreshed. I think London was what I needed.
Will try to call this week to talk.
Still miss you all!
Love,
Gretchen
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