^^off to Hogwarts!
^^Caroline, Kaleigh and I in a London phonebooth
^^Big Ben and the London Eye
^^Buckingham Palace-so pretty!
^^Tower BridgeWe have two spring breaks here in Spain. Our first break is over Easter / Semana Santa. Semana Santa is actually a big celebration in Spain with processionals and all. Unfortunately since it is the same time as one of our breaks we did not get to see much of it because it was prime trip time!
For the first part of Semana Santa, Caroline, Kaleigh and I went to London! This was my first time to London and I would love to go back. It was a quick trip but we definitely accomplished a lot. We arrived in London late Sunday night and were Leaving on Tuesday morning. That basically left Monday to explore, explore, explore. We stayed with a friend of Caroline’s just outside of London in Hatfield. Joanna was so generous sharing her room with us for two nights and touring us though London.
Monday morning we went into London early because we had a lot to do. The first thing on our list of places to see was the Tower of London. We had purchased tickets in advanced and managed to avoid lines. We spent some time touring through here. It was really neat! We saw the torture chambers and the crown jewels among several other things. There were even some rooms that had reenactments going on. My favorite part was definitely the crown jewels! All morning at Tower of London it did not rain! We were very lucky because most of this is outdoors. Just at the end of our tour it began to rain. I was kind of expecting it out of London so it didn’t bother me too much.
After tower of London we grabbed a quick lunch on a popular street in London. I had to get out of that area quick or I would find myself stuck in stores! We hopped on the tube/underground (what they call the metro) and made our way to see Buckingham Palace. So cool! It was definitely everything I had expected. The flowers were starting to bloom in the park out front so it was very pretty.
After our quick peek at Buckingham Palace we took the tube again to see Westminster Abbey, Big Ben, Parliament, the river and the London Eye. Right when we came up from the tube Big Ben was right there! I didn’t realize before that all of these sites are basically right next to each other. One side of the river was the London Eye; the other side was Big Ben and Parliament and then across the street was Westminster Abbey. Unfortunately due to time we didn’t get the opportunity to explore these places beyond the outside but I managed to get a few pictures!
After walking around in this part of town for a while we made our way back to the train station to head out to Hatfield (30 minute train ride). The train station where we went to Hatfield happened to be the same train station that takes you to Hogwarts! Sure enough, they have their very own Platform 9 ¾. When we made it back into Hatfield it was time to eat dinner. It was so nice to be able to order in English and look at an English menu. Everything just seemed so much easier and it was definitely a little break for the brain! By the end of the day I was exhausted and ready to get to the hot sunny weather in the Canary Islands.
For the first part of Semana Santa, Caroline, Kaleigh and I went to London! This was my first time to London and I would love to go back. It was a quick trip but we definitely accomplished a lot. We arrived in London late Sunday night and were Leaving on Tuesday morning. That basically left Monday to explore, explore, explore. We stayed with a friend of Caroline’s just outside of London in Hatfield. Joanna was so generous sharing her room with us for two nights and touring us though London.
Monday morning we went into London early because we had a lot to do. The first thing on our list of places to see was the Tower of London. We had purchased tickets in advanced and managed to avoid lines. We spent some time touring through here. It was really neat! We saw the torture chambers and the crown jewels among several other things. There were even some rooms that had reenactments going on. My favorite part was definitely the crown jewels! All morning at Tower of London it did not rain! We were very lucky because most of this is outdoors. Just at the end of our tour it began to rain. I was kind of expecting it out of London so it didn’t bother me too much.
After tower of London we grabbed a quick lunch on a popular street in London. I had to get out of that area quick or I would find myself stuck in stores! We hopped on the tube/underground (what they call the metro) and made our way to see Buckingham Palace. So cool! It was definitely everything I had expected. The flowers were starting to bloom in the park out front so it was very pretty.
After our quick peek at Buckingham Palace we took the tube again to see Westminster Abbey, Big Ben, Parliament, the river and the London Eye. Right when we came up from the tube Big Ben was right there! I didn’t realize before that all of these sites are basically right next to each other. One side of the river was the London Eye; the other side was Big Ben and Parliament and then across the street was Westminster Abbey. Unfortunately due to time we didn’t get the opportunity to explore these places beyond the outside but I managed to get a few pictures!
After walking around in this part of town for a while we made our way back to the train station to head out to Hatfield (30 minute train ride). The train station where we went to Hatfield happened to be the same train station that takes you to Hogwarts! Sure enough, they have their very own Platform 9 ¾. When we made it back into Hatfield it was time to eat dinner. It was so nice to be able to order in English and look at an English menu. Everything just seemed so much easier and it was definitely a little break for the brain! By the end of the day I was exhausted and ready to get to the hot sunny weather in the Canary Islands.
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