Still recovering from a busy, but AMAZING, weekend in London. After flying in on Thursday night, Asako and I went out for Indian food and then stayed at the Oxford Street TopShop (the first thing on our to-do list) until closing -- aka long enough for me to find the most perfect dress in the world for 18 pounds! And so the love affair began...
The last time I went to London, I must have been 10 or 11 years old, and I honestly don't remember it all that well. I do remember buying the first two Harry Potter books at Harrod's and the lovely tea and scones at our bed and breakfast near Paddington Station, but aside from that, it's all a blur. This trip really made me fall in love with London - so much, in fact, should the day come that I have enough money to move there, I probably will.
It was great walking through the city and recognizing a bunch of places from my favorite mini-series 'State of Play' - I freaked out when I saw the media barricades outside of Parliament! Even more great was being able to see two of my friends - an Aquilana buddy who's now studying in England and a close Georgetown friend. Three days was really not enough...we spent literally 15 minutes in the Tate Modern before rushing into a cab to Victoria Station (also featured in 'State of Play'), and our cabbie was the sweetest person ever, only charging us 13 pounds for the ride when it should have been more because he saw we were panicking about being late. As if I needed anything else to convince me that London is the best city ever! If I can manage it, I would love to go back again next semester...
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