London Day 1

every time i've been to london, my first venture out has always been to the westminster tube. you walk up the steps and this is what's facing you. perhaps my favorite thing.

you can kinda see the moon i was trying to capture on the right.

atop the London Eye.

back on the ground.

Buckingham Palace.

London Eye in the background.

I got into London- Heathrow around noon. I waited over an hour to be allowed into the country. Over an hour. Poorly run queues and such. When I got to the immigration desk, the guy quizzed me and scolded me because I didn't know the address of where I was headed. My friend and his mom were on the other side and welcomed me. I was asked if I was hungry. I just said, "I'm happy!" I was so happy to be back in London.

We drove to their flat right down the street from Victoria Station. I liked the sign into the parking garage "Dead Slow."

When Nick and I hit the streets, it was starting to get dark. We went straight to Parliament and crossed the Thames to go up the London Eye. This was my first time taking the half hour ride.

I think I've said this 100 times before, but one of my favorite things in the world is to see cities at night from high up. I was happy. Then we tubed over to High Street Kensington for some Old Dutch Pancakes for cheap. Then we tried to hit up Sherlock at the Empire (the sweetest movie theaters in the world are at Leicester Square) but we missed the last showing. So we walked home and past by St. James Park and Buckingham Palace.

Then we stayed up late planning for the adventures ahead.