Touristy day of London
Sunday we went to a London tour. We were in a bus but were able to see most of the touristy parts of London:
Buckingham Palace- where the queen lives (she was in today—had a flag above it)
as well as…
Westminster Abby – Where all the coronations have taken place
St. Paul’s Cathedral
Trafalgar Square –there was a protest going on
Piccadilly Square –busy area, lots of shopping
Tower Bridge
Tower of London– will go on a tour here later in the semester
Big Ben– not as tall as I expected
Houses of Parliament
St. Paul’s Cathedral
We walked around Piccadilly Square for awhile and ate lunch. We found Top Shop – a huge clothing store that we most likely will come back to later. We weren’t much in the mood to shop.
To get phones, we took the underground and got off at the closest stop to home. I was surprised by how expensive it was: £4 for one trip. With an oyster card, it will be a lot cheaper. For the internship, I’ll get the month long pass for £99. Using it to and from work will be worth it. Carphone warehouse had a great deal for phones: £4.84 for the phone, free sim card with purchase of at least £10 of talk time. To call internationally, it is only 2 p. Great deal to call my parents. I know that they will be happy with the deal
Found a good pub with a nice dinner special. I had a half pint. It looks minuscule compared to the regular pints.
Trafalgar Square
We had an social orientation to learn about the great opportunities around us. There is a coasteering trip that I’d really like to take. It sounds like a blast. It is in a national park in Wales. There is also good deals through STA travel. We’ll try to find the best deal.