After we got off the train that took us under the British channel, we exchanged our Euros for Pounds, or what my aunt likes to call it Monopoly money. Well its really pretty ;). After we found our way to the Metro, which the Metro in London is cool but more expensive. We had to buy these cards that you would scan when you went through the gate. It was slightly awesome. Plus the trains were freaken nice, so not white trash. Once we got off we had to walk two blocks to our flat. We actually walked passed it because we were too busy looking at all the cool cars and light poles.
Our Land lord was nice but kind of a grumpy butt, because we were "late" shut up dude we are the ones paying to rent your flat! Ha ha. Well let me tell you, our flat was beautiful!!! Not as cool as the one in Rome but still. I called the living room as my room, cuz i wanted to stay up late and watch the people that walk the streets at night in London. ha ha.
Well since it was Sunday, nothing was really open, so we just got food and stayed in and watched TV. (PS. It was nice to be in a place that everyone speaks English). After that we went to bed. Well not me I enjoyed my alone time and probably facebook stalked most of you ;).
The first day we went out to explore London!!! We decided to buy tickets for a tour bus because there was too much to see and not enough time. (Plus the beauty about this tour bus company you can get off and on all day.) And plus the tour guides were freaken hilarious! Our second one was this lady that went to school with Emma Watson, and apparently learned how to ski with her too. LOL whatever.
We got off at the tower of London, words can not describe that place, actually any place I've seen it's hard to explain. It's just so amazing! However, we did not go see the Royal jewels because the line was longer than a Disney Land line. So after seeing a few sights here and there, we had to make a choice to go see The Eye of London, or go eat. We are such suckers for food.
We went to Hard Rock Cafe which was the very first one EVER! Our waitress was new but cool. However, even though everyone speaks English we all have different names for things. We asked for a side order for chips and salsa...Chips are french fries. Ha ha awesome our bad :) I bought 2 shirts cuz I wouldn't decide which one I really wanted. 40 pounds = 80 dollars!!! never in my life have I spent that much on clothes! (Which i'm sure you guys can tell with my lame sense of fashion ha ha)
After we walked home. During our walk home we kept saying "did you know we are in London?" Yeah never in my life did I think I would be walking down the streets of London. Cool!
The next morning I realized I forgot to buy my boss Chocolate, and we were planning on going to the temple. So with the Lord in mind he guided me to this amazing chocolate shop. They treated me like gold. Seriously, a dream come true. They sat me down, served me hot chocolate in a tea cup, let me sample almost every chocolate they had on display. (Because I ordered 120.00 pounds of chocolate so yeah I deserved to be treated like gold.) While enjoying my hot chocolate, I realized the music they were playing was Evanescence, can I say I was in heaven. :) (Yes I enjoy Amy Lee's music thanks.)
After they packed up my chocolate so nicely, I said thanks. Then ran back to our flat to drop our chocolate off and then we rushed to the train station.
Now, first of all the London Temple is not in London, its a 45 minute train ride and a 10 min taxi ride to get there. This was so easier said than done ps.
Our Taxi driver wasn't a member but he loved to draw, he had a framed picture of the London temple in the back of his cab. His name was Kevin he was a sweet heart. Once in the temple we learned that the temple workers were short staffed so my aunt and friend had to take turns going to do endowments, because I wasn't aloud to be alone, cuz I'm not endowed. (This rule was more for the 12 year olds that might wonder off with the opposite sex. In the temple??? wtf is wrong with the world now a days.)
There was this couple who were on their honey moon, and two married women who's husbands that are not active. It was kind of cool being in their company, seeing their faith and attending the temple.
After the temple we were back on the train, the married couple sat next to us, and this random woman. Who funny was from Orem Ut. Her husband was off touring some world war stuff and she decided to go to the temple. She was weird, she liked that I was a film major though. Her two favorite movies are "Sound of Music" and "Pulp Fiction" WTF???
After the temple we changed and found our way to the theater that was showing Lion King. Yeah call me a sissy but I never thought I would cry in Lion King. It was sooooooooooo amazing! Well when they start off at the first song a freaken Elephant walks down the aisle! (No fools not a real one but a costumed one! But it was life sized!) Honestly it was mind blowing!!! I forgot why I love Broadway so much!!! My two favorite scenes: The stampede! amazing! and the part where Simba looks in the sky and see's his father. Why cuz the peeps are like waving these signs around then in a blink of an eye they formed Mufasa face!!! Also I loved the song "He lives in you." Which isn't in the first one but the second one I think....whatever it's call geez.
After the show was over we got bullied into paying 20 pounds to ride in this cart thing home. We were like what the heck its our last night. At the moment I was really sad. I think I cried a few silent tears. Since February I had been stressing about going to Europe and now it was all over.
Once we got home my aunt and friend passed out. Not me, I had to blog. And I had to call a friend because she would be gone for another month, which would make it two months not seeing each other which was really sad. So I sat on the window seat and looked over the town of London and called my friend, (we are going to call her Angelina Jolie for reasons unknown :D). We talked for about an hour, which I knew would be an expensive phone call. Why? cuz its .99 cents a minute. Geez it was worth it. I was just sad to leave, I didn't want to go back to America, I had grown to love these lands. But what made me feel better was knowing I would return someday. Someday soon I hope!! Ha wishful thinking.
In the morning we packed and returned our keys, headed for the train station. I was still really sad but once on the plane I realized how much I missed everyone in America. The flight was slightly more enjoyable than the first time. However, we were delayed so when we landed in Atlanta we had to run to our next plane. However, however, for some reason when my aunt booked our flights I was not scheduled to go on hers. So when we got to the gate we tried to get me on hers but they were full. So she got on and I walked around the airport. Geez I thought JKF was big, um no this was so big they had their own metro to take you to different gates.
I got my first Dr. Pepper! It didn't taste as good as one would hope...oh well. Then I called my parents to tell them I was back in America. Then I called my old roommate Canada and we talked, then I had to walk 30 mins to my gate. I decided to walk cuz I was feeling lousy, I already missed France and all my Cannes friends. :(
Once on the plane, I completely passed out. I woke up for the last 40 mins of the flight, one of the stewardess cracked a joke about how she thought I was dead. (I guess I passed out before the flight took off.) How comforting.
Once I walked out of the SLC airport, I saw snow on the mountains I was not very happy. I wanted my beach in Cannes. :( My car was parked at my aunts house, we had to jump it since it had been sitting there for a month. I drove home (I was slightly worried that I forgot how to drive. ha ha jk.)
Walking into my apt was weird, my room was the way I left it. "In a hurry" I don't know how to explain how I was feeling, I was happy to be home, but I wasn't all there....
The next morning I remembered I had waffle mix so I was so stoked to make waffles!!! I think I scared my roommate because she forgot all about me ;) I made my waffles and we talked about my trip. Jealous? yeah she was.
Later I called the doctor, to make an appointment about the rash on my leg, and the rash on my arm. (We concluded that the rash on my legs was from a dead Jelly fish, that must have touched me when I was in the water one night...it was like 3 in the morning so its not like I could see anything! The rash on my arm was from a slight case of contact dermatitis. We weren't sure on that one, because the rash design followed my vein, which I pointed out, that it showed up the next day after that nurse drew some blood. Damn those doctors. )
Then I started to unpack. Sad day. Then life resumed as it was pre-Cannes.
Now I am back in school! Last year whoot whoot! I just got approved for Graduation!!!
When I feel like blogging again, I'll tell you all about my wonder hospital experience about a month ago. Until then,
Love,
Marcel with Shorts on
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