Before my trip to London, I spent time plotting to have either Prince Harry or Harry Potter fall in love with me while I was there. Although neither of these happened (or at least that's what I have to tell the public), London was incredible. It took me awhile to write about it because my flight was cancelled on Sunday. No big deal, we just turned around in the air and went back to London. I took it either as a sign to never leave London or never to fly again. London was nice because we spoke the language and I had family there. It was my first time meeting my cousin Felix and Katharine! I don't get to see Jamie and Aunt Ruth much either, so I really enjoyed the time I had with them, although I would always love more.
London had this adorable style. It's the cute mismatch vintage style that you find on pinterest. Every pub was decorated perfectly and more amazing was that the pubs we went to served really good, fancy food. It was definently not our bar food in America. The sites were beautiful and even though Big Ben wasn't that big (thankfully Katharine warned me ahead of time) it was still grand. It really makes you think about how young America is compared to other countries. It was blowing my mind to see building or go shopping at antique stores and realize how old everything was. It was also crazy how busy it was! My cousin lives in Brixton and almost all day there were crowds on the street. This was definently not a tourist spot. I've been to Chicago on St. Patty's Day, so I know crowded, but London felt crowded everywhere you go. When you think of how small the UK is though, I guess it makes since how squished everyone is.
The high points of this trip was going to see Billy Elliot, a British classic, which had Julia and I obsessed by the end of it. Of course seeing all the tourist sights was a high point because it knocks off a lot of bucket list sights (although I painted London Bridge a little different in my head thanks to the childhood song and the two people creation). Another high point was at night. I genuily enjoyed sitting in my cousin's flat and discussing homelessness in both countries and comparing norms in London and the US. I think I was really lucky in that way, because I had my sister, who had been exploring London for the last two months and my cousin who lived their his whole life. I felt that I got a little more authentic taste of London. Oh and Julia and I also became obsessed with a show called Father Ted. Look it up and watch it because it was MENTAL (by the way I'm bringing mental to the US so start using it now...thanks)!
My trip to London was so great, even with the rocky ending. I really want to go back and explore it even more! I had such a great time traveling with my sister and was sad to say goodbye. I also was a little jealous of this new exciting life she has. I feel like I have the travel fever now, but unfortunately it will not be fed for a long time because of the reality of having no money...:)
