I have to tell you, I had complete intentions on blogging my entire England trip. The wifi (or should I say lack of) in England had other plans for me. This being said, I am home now and excited to catch you up on my trip. The whole jet lag and constantly being tired has also prevented my blogging abilities. I hope now I will be able to keep you more up to date on my ever so "exciting" life. Now that i've given my lack of blogging excuses, I can go back to talking about England. If you've read my post before this one, you'll have read about my very first half day in England. I was in England for a total 9 1/2 days. Throughout this time, I really grew to love the country. Most of my time was spent in London. This is where I saw the crown jewels, and the Queen herself. The Queen just happened to be going to an event at the same castle I was at and I got to see her arrive with Prince Phillip. That was an experience I won't ever forget. The city of London is beautiful and I got to see so many wonderful things including some of the bigger tourist spots (Big Ben, London Bridge, and the London Eye). While in London, I also went to a movie premier for The Fault In Our Stars. A friend of my sisters named Jordan was working in London and got the tickets for all of us to go. We were all excited, because Ansel Elgort was supposed to show. This all sounds fine and dandy, but let me tell you going across half of London during rush hour to see him, only to find out he isn't going to show, that's annoying. On the bright side I got to watch The Fault In Our Stars for free in a practically empty theatre with my whole family and Jordan. Speaking of stars and star spotting, while in London I got to see Lindsay Lohan's new play. My mom bought last minute tickets for my family to see the play Speed The Plow. It was really cool and really up close. Lindsay did a wonderful job as well. On my second to last day in England, my mom signed us up to go on a tour. A Golden Tour to be exact. On this tour we got to see a castle, Stratford Upon Avon and Oxford. The tour sounded like a lot of fun, then we met the tour guide. An old man with nobs on his head and thick orthopedic shoes, was going to lead our tour. The whole entire bus ride he gave facts and made animal noises into the bus microphone. While we were on the tour the guide also would yell "GOLDEN TOURS!" and the swing his cane in the air. My sisters and I were laughing so hard we had tears in our eyes. All I can say, is it was memorable. The last day we woke up early to have English breakfast. After that it was off to the tube station and we had to say goodbye to Mamie until she's home again in December. When we boarded the plane, I realized my England journey was over. I had the grandest time, and hope to return soon.
Love from Minnesota,
Nina
