Second Day in London

Today was a much better day! I got some sleep and felt like walking, which made the day a lot better! After my very first full English Breakfast J  we set off again toward Trafalgar Square. I had to take a picture with the giant lions and get a picture of one of the quatrefoil fountains (both are extremely significant to Phi Mu!)

On our way we stopped for a coffee break and I had the most delicious hot chocolate! It was so thick and creamy. It is exactly what I imagined the chocolate from the waterfall in Willy Wonka and the Chocolate Factory would taste like!! Then after the pictures in the square we headed toward Westminster Abbey and St. Margaret’s church. Along the way we saw the Horse Guards Palace.

 Even though the sign warned me that the horse might kick or bite, I braved it and petted him anyway. He was so soft! I am sure that guard is thinking “stupid American tourist!” That is also what people were thinking when I hopped in a red phone booth for a signature picture!

Then we saw the abbey and the church and Parliament (which was incredibly breath taking.) Then we walked back for lunch and shopped a bit, then had tea in The Crypt at St. Martin-in-the-Fields. The high light of  my day BY FAR was at night. Emily and I ditched Don Carlos (our chaperone) and went to see the musical Chicago!! It was fabulous. It was only the second live professional musical I have ever seen and I was transfixed. There was a live band on stage the entire time, and the cast was extremely charismatic. We got really great deals on the seats too. What would have been 65 pounds was only 30 for us because we are students. We were about 8 or 9 rows back, and I really enjoyed it.

Tomorrow we travel to Heathrow to get on the bus to Winchester. I am so excited to see the campus and move into my room! Tomorrow night I will make sure to post a picture of where I am staying.

As always thanks for reading. Much love to you all.. all 10 of you J

<3 M