Freedom in London

-Westminster Abbey
-Buckingham Palace
-The Tower and London Bridge
-Club 49

On our free day Emily, Jen and I chose to travel back to Westminster Abbey to take more photographs since it was rainy when we originally went on the tour. After that we made our way over to Buckingham Palace (my future home). Although we did not see the changing of the guards, the architecture and intricate details of the Palace was more than enough. We Walked around the outside, taking photographs and observing. Outside the building seemed rather plain but the gates surrounding were extremely detailed. It is hard to believe that you can come so close to where Royalty lives, yet be so far because the place is huge. The grounds itself were not nearly as crowded as I had expected it to be but that seems to be the trend here (lack of crowds in almost all the museums and galleries). People were allowed to stand as close to the gate for as long as they wanted to. This reminded me of visiting the White House when i was little. There you were only allowed to stand and take pictures for only a few minutes before the police asked you to move along. There were not many distinct scents around the Palace besides random wiffs of cologne. When we were walking from the palace towards the tube, the street smelled of good food (we were not able to figure out what the exact smell was or which restaurant it was coming from). It reminded me of Little Italy where every street smells like delicious food. When then walked along the Riverside to see the London and Tower bridge. I found it interesting how much more beautiful the Tower bridge is than the London bridge and how most people get the two confused. We wanted to visit the bridges at night because of the lighting. The visual was stunning. On both the light illuminated the bridge in all the right places.

The night before, Jen, Emily, and i went out with the intentions of exploring the area around out flat. After hours of walking, we ended up in SoHo which was flooded with people our age. We ended up at Club49 which was an interesting experience. Besides the British accents, the club was exactly the same as a New York Club (only American music was played). It was interesting to see how people transformed from day to night.