It’s really unbelievable that I’m leaving for home tomorrow morning. I’m all packed up, and want to get one last post written before I get home. The past weekend was a lot of fun. I’ll pick up where I left off in my last post.
Thursday night, a majority of the group stayed in the flats and just hung out. The nights we all remained in the flats always turned out to be a blast. We all got to know each other more, and these nights typically proved to be memorable.
On Friday, A.J., Chad, Andy, and I went to Borough Market, just off of the London Bridge underground stop. I had never been up until Friday, so I was excited to see the diverse variety of food being sold there. You could spend all day there simply taking in the food on display. We were lucky to have great weather on Friday, which made the afternoon even more enjoyable.
Borough Market
This fresh juice stand would mix freshly-squeezed fruits into combinations unheard of… Like, black chokeberry and pawpaw juice.
Wheels of cheese as big as a wheel on a bus.
I bought this sandwich from one of the vendors… It was so good. Peep how the greens peek out the sides of the sandwich, teasing you.
This chicken, bacon, humus, and lettuce sammich though…
Borough Market was a good time. On Friday night, the other three guys and I went to Ye Olde Cheshire Cheese, which is one of the oldest (if not the oldest) pub in London. Like a dungeon on the inside, Ye Olde Cheshire Cheese as dimly lit with small, narrow stairwells and hallways. We had a drink or two and just talked. A more laid-back evening, but still cool.
At one of the bars.
Ye Olde Cheshire Cheese
On Saturday, my flatmates minus Shelby and a few girls from Flat #2 went to this amusement park called Thorpe Park, which was just under two hours outside of London. Thorpe Park, man… Where the people stink of fast food and try to pass off fairground size rides as roller coasters. We made the best of it though. Of the, like, seven coasters, my favorite was this one themed around the “Saw” movie. Right next to the “Saw” ride, there was a “Saw” house, where you could walk through different rooms with actors in Saw-esque rooms and traps. While terrifying, we all thoroughly enjoyed it. “Saw” is a good film, and I liked the first two… But I don’t know what’s happened with the last fifteen films in the “Saw” franchise…
On Sunday, Andy, Chad, and I went to Platform 9 and 3/4 at King’s Cross. It’s a cool little tribute in some wall in the main entrance of the station. Don’t know why I was so surprised when I saw just how many tourists were there to take photos. We managed to get back to Covent Garden later in the afternoon to walk around and take a few more photos. On Sunday night, we went to Blackfriars pub, just next to the Blackfriars station. Two pubs in such a short span of days… It was a personal record.
Covent Garden
On Monday, the group went to St. Paul’s Cathedral. We had another beautiful day, although it was bittersweet, for this was our last guided tour with Phillipa, who has been leading us around London and England since the very first day.
A shot of the London Shard from the top of St. Paul’s.
St. Paul’s Cathedral
After St. Paul’s, Andy, Chad, A.J. and I walked along the Thames one last time before the group got together at Tiger Tiger later that night for the final send off party.
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