London, baby!

My London trip the weekend after Thanksgiving was a whirlwind of a trip. First off, the Thanksgiving dinner that CEA put on for us was better than we could have imagined. The turkey was really amazing, and the side dishes were pretty close to the real thing. We've all grown pretty tight, so it was some consolation for not being at home for the holiday.

But yeah, London. Fun city, could never live there. Josh, Stacy, ad I got into our hostel around 3 in the morning and were up by 8 the next day to meet Stacy's friend Debbie (from Leeds) at King's Cross. So we got to be tourists on the Tube and stuff. I like their Metro--it's clean and organized...pretty much DC metro with more lines in terms of efficiency and convenience. They even have a SmarTrip equivalent.

In terms of touristy things, we did a lot, but not everything. Day I we saw Big Ben and the Parliament buildings from the outside, went into Westminster Abbey (lots of famous people are buried there--it was surreal), saw the changing of the guard at Buckingham (interesting, though very strange when the Guard band played Michael Jackson and the Star Wars theme), then we had lunch, saw the Tower of London (but didn't pay the £14.50 to go in--next time), crossed part of Tower Bridge, saw London Bridge, then we went to the British Imperial War Museum (which was soo much bigger than I expected), and then Tate Modern (which has some really famous pieces: Picasso, Boccioni, Roy Lietchenstein, etc.) before getting some fish and chips and calling it a night. The next day we saw a little cathedral in Westminster before heading to Tate British, getting some lunch at a great restaurant, watching some soccer, and making our way to the airport.

Today begins my last week in Sevilla. I've had a lot of time to think of a concluding entry for this trip, and I think I'll post it before I get home. This week I have finals, our goodbye reception (where I've prepare a couple surprises for the CEA crew), checking out the Arab baths (on CEA's tab--it pays to be on the student committee), and maybe heading to Carboneria one last time.