Day 1...the day of perseverance...Perseverance (noun) - doing something despite difficulty or delay in achieving success. This is the definition of our day :) Our first day was quite an interesting one! What started out as a well planned-out, organized day, turned into a hectic extravaganza of Katlyn and Becca roaming through the cities of Dublin and London, attempting to figure out public transportation. As Katlyn says, "We were on the Hot Mess Express to nowhere". We waited for an airport bus that never arrived, grabbed a ($$$) taxi to get to the airport, couldn't figure out how to find the place we were staying, and took a few too many wrong trains before figuring out the London subway system. But don't worry, we pulled up our fanny packs, tightened our shoe laces, and persevered! Now on to the good stuff! The Dublin Airport | The airport literally looked like Macy''s! Our plane was a LOT smaller than we were expecting! We even got to walk across the tarmac to board the plane. And we sat in the very last row of the plane. I mean, very last. Lunch at the Hydrant | We were STARVING by the time we got to London...so right when we got into the city we walked right into the restaurant. Becca tried Fish and Chips with 'mushy peas'...which were actually quite delicious! We learned that you don't have to tip in restaurants, and the city of London has free wi-fi everywhere in Central London! The Monument | 1671-1677, designed by Christopher Wren and commemorates the Great Fire of London (1666, burned for 3 days). What a beautiful and intricate monument! You could pay to go inside, walk up a spiral staircase, and look out over the balcony...we opted out of this one... We found the London Bridge, and had an awesome view of the Tower Bridge and the Shard! The Tower Bridge | So...we thought this was the "London Bridge"...but were apparently very wrong! The London bridge is much less extravagant, but has an awesome view of the Tower Bridge. This was probably by far the most crowded spot we've been so far. The Tower of London | This is an enormous building right next to the River Thames in Central London. We are really excited to come back and tour this place in a couple of days. Day 2Day 2 was a much smoother start than yesterday! We are SO exhausted in the mornings because of how far we've been walking every day. And I think we can now say we have a better handle on using the subway (AKA the "tube'). Today was jam packed with awesome sights. The British Museum | WOW! The British literally have everything. This place was AMAZING. We made sure to walk through every gallery that was open, and were here for nearly 3 hours! We saw the Rosetta Stone, an Easter Island Head, a totem pole, parts of the Parthenon, a real mummy, and 982397424 other things. It was so neat to be able to see some of the actual artifacts we had studied in history classes. This was amazing! Trefelger Square | We weren't here for long, but will definitely be coming back! The London Symphony Orchestra was playing a free outdoor concert, so we were able to listen to them for a bit! We even said 'hi' to Big Ben :) The London Eye | We spotted this feat from far away! This HUGE Ferris Wheel is right by the river...but we most likely will not be taking a ride all the way up to the top. We can get a good enough view from the street ;) Random Sight-Seeing of Piccadilly Circus, Trafalgar Square, South Bank
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Sara
5/21/2017 02:47:20 pm
Memories are made from the challenges you face. Glad you survived!!
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Brooke Martin
5/21/2017 07:08:35 pm
Yes, the British Museum rocks!!! So much history inches away :) I hope you make time to see Westminster Abbey! I literally got teary-eyed seeing this critical and beautiful piece of architecture beyond what I had always seen in the architectural history books. Just amazing!
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Becca
5/22/2017 12:05:29 pm
We are going to tour Westminster Abbey on Thursday! The tours here are really expensive, so I think we're gonna buy the 'London Pass' which gets you in to almost all of the architecture tours for one price. I cannot wait!
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Jo Heath
5/22/2017 12:56:17 pm
These pictures are awesome girls. What an exciting experience.. Keep safe and fun travels.....
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Grandma, so glad you two girls are enjoying yourselves. The trip sounds wonderful be safe and keep having fun.
5/23/2017 07:45:53 pm
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