When in Rome Part 2

Views from the Spanish Steps in Rome:

When in Rome

The Colosseum

Arch of Constantine

Another impressive Italian Piazza

The Pantheon (very impressive)

Trevi Fountain

Back home

So, I'm now back in the U.S., after what seems like an endless amount of time travelling. On my last morning in London, I was woken up by the piercing sound of the fire alarm. I then proceeded to take my two massive suitcases down four flights of stairs. Then, I got on the bus to Heathrow airport, where I then checked into my flight, went through security and spent the next two and half hours killing time before my nine hour flight back to Chicago O'Hare airport. The flight didn't seem as long as the flight over to London. That's in part to good movies- like Marley and Me and Yes Man. Once I got to O'Hare, I had to go through customs, and re-check my bags (Yes- for anyone flying internationally, you have to pick up your bags and recheck them in the U.S). I then found out that there were a huge flight delays. According to an United airline flight attendant, these delays were due to weather. There wasn't any bad weather- it was just a little bit of rain. So, if a little bit of rain can significanly delay that many flights, I would HATE to fly out of O-Hare in a snowstorm. But after four gate changes (yes, that right) and a 2 hour and 15 minute delay, I finally got on to my plane to Orlando. So, now I'm back home in sunny Florida and missing London and all of its AMAZINGNESS greatly.

This experience has been truly life-changing and one that I will never forget. Here's a list of the 25 things that I will miss most about London.

1. MSN UK (my internship)
2. London Underground (the tube)
3. Regents Park
4. the Natural History Museum
5. Covent Garden
6. Piccadilly Circus
7. Indian food
8. fresh and cheap baguettes
9. Sainsbury's
10. the enormous pub culture
11. V&A museum
12. Westfield Mall
13. Thames River
14. Portobello Road/Markets
15. fish and chips
16. Brighton
17. Living in an international city
18. British accents (enough said?)
19. Imperial College
20. Science museum
21. Kensington Gardens
22. Trafalgar Square
23. Houses of Parliament
24. Oxford Circus
25. and so much more!!

Final days in London

"Mind the Gap" sign in the London Underground

Westminster tube stop (where the Houses of Parliament are and Big Ben)

Living in the moment

So sadly, this is my last week in London. I am truly living in the moment and trying to do everything that I want before I go back to the U.S. Here are some more London pictures. These pictures are from Camden Markets and the infamous Tower of London. Cheers!


Camden Markets

Camden Markets

Canal in Camden

Tower of London

Tower of London

More Fun in London

So today, I took advantage of another sunny London day and walked along Festival Pier on the Thames River, which is by the Waterloo tube stop. I found some guys making amazing sand sculptures along the pier. I wanted to share some of the pictures. Enjoy!


Dragonfly

Buddha

An insect

Awesome Sand Couch

A lizard

Fun in the Sun pictures

Pictures from Brighton

Brighton Pier in the distance

A sailboat in the ocean

The Beach

Royal Pavilion (King George's seaside retreat)

Brighton Dome