Sightseeing

It was our first full day in London. This morning I went on a sightseeing tour around London. Among other things, I saw Westminister Abbey, Parliament, The London Eye and Buckingham Palace. After the tour, I walked around Piccadilly Circus and took my first ride on the Underground. The Underground is fairly easy to use. In fact, I thought it was much easier than the subway system in New York City. I'm sure this was the first of many times that I will use the tube ("The Underground")

Afterwards, my roommates and I did some grocery shopping at Sainsbury's- a big grocery story chain in London. Grocery shopping in London is so different than in the U.S. For one, there aren't any food preservatives in London- so the food goes bad a lot faster. Most foods go bad within two to three days.

Later on, some of my roommates and I watched the British version of Dancing with the Stars in our flat. The only difference was that it was on ice. British television is very different from U.S. televison. There are only 5 cable channels.

Also, I'm thrilled to say that our flat now has hot water, which is really great. I wasn't looking forward to another frigid shower. Tomorrow, classes start at Imperial College. For me, that means I have my International Issues Reporting class. More to come on my first day of classes.