Raye Ann flew over to London by herself on Thanksgiving so she could be with me! I was so grateful to have her there with me in the hospital.
The awesome thing about London hospitals is that I had doctors/nurses from literally all over the world. I remember at one point of my stay I woke up in a morphine fog to hear my professor's wife talking to my doctor from Egypt in Arabic. That was pretty trippy and I was sooooo confused. I was also in the hospital over Thanksgiving. My Thanksgiving dinner was a Caesar salad and a baked potato....not my most favorite Thanksgiving dinner ever.
My last week and a half in London was the best and worst of my life. I was exhausted and extremely weak after getting out of the hospital. While in the hospital, I had missed a week of classes so obviously I was behind in all of them but all I wanted to do was go out and see and do everything around London. On top of my desire to see the rest of London, Raye Ann was with me so I wanted to show her EVERYTHING that I loved about London. It was hard to balance everything but we definitely had a lot of fun and a memorable last few days in the greatest city in the world!!!
Highlights from the last few days in London: (besides Finals of course)
- Front row tickets to Wicked
- 2nd row tickets to Oliver
- Harry Potter 7 at the Odeon Theatre (where the actually premiere was)
- High Tea at the Orangerie at Kensington Palace
- Handel's Messiah performance at Handel's Church
- Changing of the guards at Buckingham Palace
- Shopping, shopping and more shopping
- Eating at my favorite restaurants including Tuk Tuk, Zizzi's, Nando's and Ye Old Chesire Cheese
- Winter Wonderland at Hyde Park
- London Eye
- Portobello Market
- All my favorite museums again, and again, and again
Here is a lovely collage of pictures from the last two weeks!!!!
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| National Gallery |
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| SHOPPING |
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| Oliver |
Wicked
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| Handel's Messiah |
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| Changing of the Guard |
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| Portobello Road Market |
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| Christmas lights at Salone Square |
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| Part of the Berlin Wall at the Imperial War Museum |
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| Last night in London, on the London Eye |
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| Best pub/tavern in town |
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| My message to the next girls...." Drink lots of water! You DON't want a kidney stone..... trust me!" |
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| Hyde Park |
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| Leaving the Center :( |
I had an amazing few months in London but now I am home! I will forever remember the memories I made in this incredible city and am so grateful for the experiences I had. London will always hold a special place in my heart!
Cheers!
