Sightseeing Cont.d

Yesterday, I spent the day sightseeing. I got up at 7 a.m. (way too early on a Saturday morning) for a guided sightseeing tour of St. Paul's Cathedral. The architecture in the Cathedral, which was built in the late 1600's, was gorgeous. Our tour guide was very knowledgeable, but he was also long-winded. He talked about the history of literally every statue at St. Paul's Cathedral! Believe me, there's a lot of statues! After the tour, I climbed 426 stairs (No- I didn't count- there was a sign at the bottom of the stairs.) to the observation deck at St. Paul's Cathedral. The view was amazing. That night, I went to see Wicked at the Victoria Apollo Theater. A bunch of us went to the box office that afternoon for tickets. With my student I.D. card, I was able to get what normally is a 70 pound ticket for a very reasonable 25 pounds. I had a pretty good seat for the show. Of course, the show was amazing. If you haven't seen it already, I would highly recommend it!

Today, I took the tube to Oxford Circus. This weekend I experienced firsthand how congested the tube can get when they decide to close three train "tube" lines for the weekend. Sadly, I am starting to get used to having "my personal space" invaded by a ton of passengers on the tube. Also, It amazes me how no matter how full the train gets, people still manage to squeeze themselves on anyway. Anyway, I took an incredibly congested tube ride to Oxford Circus- a big shopping area in London. I spent literally an hour in Top Shop. This clothing store is ridiculously big. It has 6 different levels with everything from clothes and shoes to a cafe, candy store and even a hair salon. They also offer 10% discounts for students, which is really nice. My third day of work at my internship is tomorrow, so more to come on that.

To see my photos from the top of St. Paul's Cathedral, please click on the link below. Once the photo album opens, scroll down until you see "View Album." Click on View Album to see all 14 photos. Enjoy!


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