A Wonderful Last Day in London

Today marked our last day in the fabulous city of London. We decided to take it nice and easy for once! We 'slept in' until about 8 then meandered around the hostel until about 10. Next, we went over to Harrod's (a very large and expensive shopping mall) where I got to experience real english tea and scones! I definitely think that was one of my favourite parts of the trip so far. Brendan got two 'tea fancies' which were these yummy, bite-sized pastries.

After tea, we headed over to Hyde Park once more where we had a picnic lunch and played crazy 8s. At around 3 we decided to walk around South Kensington and we made our way over to Royal Albert Hall. We are now about to head to the pub downstairs one last time before we head out tomorrow. Check out is at 11 and our train ticket to Paris is for 1:30!

Some final London pics:

For Kathy: 

Around Town:

 

The Queen (we said "Hi" for you Andy, but no Doctor):

For Daddy:

Me and George:

 Brendan and Kate:

Another Quick London Update

Today we visited the Tower of London, Tower Bridge, Millennium Bridge, the Bourough Market, the Globe Theatre and then a quick stop at the Elephant and Castle shopping centre where I bought two books (The Fault in our Stars and the Great Gatsby). We decided to do the tour at the Globe and it was definitely one of the highlights of the trip so far. We also purchased some amazing pizza from this italian restaurant that was absolutely delightful. 
I'll get around to posting more pictures eventually, but I'm always very exhausted by the time we get home!
Tomorrow is our last day in London and we are probably going to go for a picnic in Hyde Park and then do to the Victoria and Albert Museum in South Kensington!

Just a little PSA that we wont have internet in our hostel in Paris so I may not post much for a while! We are probably not dead though so need to fret!

Enjoying London Life!

Hello all, 

Its been a busy couple days in London.... we are usually out and about for 10 hours a day and then pass out when we get back!
In the past few days we've seen Madame Tussaud's, The London Dungeon, The London Aquarium, The London Eye, The London Science Museum and The Natural History Museum. All lots of fun! Today we went to the Museum of London, St. Paul's Cathedral, Piccadilly Circus, Regent Street and to Soho. 

This was filmed 2 days ago:

This was filmed yesterday:

London- Day 2

Today was amazing! Although the jet lag got me up at 3am (Brendan slept like a baby until morning), we still managed to get in a full day worth of sights. We took the underground into central London at around 8:15 after breakfast at the hostel. One of the first things we got to do was walk down Bond Street, which is a row of super high-end shops such as Prada, Dolce and Gabbana and Yves Saint Laurent. A much classier neighbourhood compared to where our hostel is located! Next we walked up through St. Regent's Park, then through Hyde Park. Hyde Park was beautiful! We walked around this giant lake where we saw lots of funny-looking swans. I think I found them a lot funnier than Brendan did, but look at that leg!

After Hyde Park we made our way down to Buckingham Palace. There were tons of people there! We arrived just as they were doing the changing of the guard, which I was pretty happy to see. We had an amazing view, which was pretty lucky considering we just stumbled upon the event! Unfortunately, the Queen did not grace us with her presence.

Next, we walked down to Westminster Abbey. Unfortunately, we didn't go in because the line was super long and it was pretty expensive. We went to this smaller church right next to it though. Brendan really enjoyed reading all the grave stones and historical information while my feet enjoyed a much needed rest. Thereafter, we made our way down to Big Ben! I thought this was the coolest part of the day. It's so massive and such a monumental figure; I was awestruck!

And last, but not least we walked down to the London Eye. We didn't go on it today, but we found an online deal where can visit Madame Tussauds, the London Eye, the London Dungeon and the London Aquarium for 30% off so we will be doing all that tomorrow!

It was definitely a long day, but lots of fun. Hopefully our feet will be recovered by tomorrow.

Jet Lagged, but Alive.

After a semi-shaky start in the airport, and a long 9 hour flight, we finally made it to London! Our hostel was about an hour and a half on the underground from the airport so we immediately got to feel like real Londoners. It was fun being immersed in London accents! Our hostel is great so far; we have clean (yet slightly uncomfortable) beds, safes, and plenty of washrooms. Brendan and I are sharing a room with 8 other people. So far we have met 4 of them and they all seem pretty decent. They all arrived today as well and have also been attempting to stay awake (although I can currently see them all sleeping). After settling in, we decided to take a look around the neighbourhood. We are about a block away from the West Ham football stadium and there are tons of neat little shops around us. In fact, right around the corner from us is a decently-sized Doctor Who memorabilia shop! We got there right as it closed, but we will be sure to check out it again before we leave. Right now we are currently trying to stay awake a tiny bit longer so that we fall asleep at a proper London time and adjust as quickly as possible.

Tomorrow we are waking up early and heading to the Westminster and St. James area to check out Big Ben, Buckingham Palace, and some museums.

24 hours!

In 24 hours we will be on the plane!

This is how we are currently feeling:

Short Introduction

Hello dear family and friends,

Welcome to Brendan and Samantha’s super awesome travel blog! First, a disclaimer: neither of us are claiming to be fantastic writers, nor do we know how much Internet access we will have during our trip so our posts may be sparse. We will try our best to balance our sightseeing with updating all you folks back home!

Now, as you surely know at this point, Brendan and I will be travelling through Europe this summer. We leave July 2nd (so everybody must come visit us and say “au revoir” by then if you can) and we arrive back home on August 22^nd. Our initial stop is London. Next, we hit Paris, then Amsterdam, Berlin, Prague, Vienna, Venice, and finally, Rome. We also plan to incorporate a couple day trips to surrounding cities when possible. If anyone has any suggestions as to where we should visit in any of these cities please let us know; we would absolutely love your input!

That’s all we have to say for now,

Samantha and Brendan

P.s. We can officially see the first day of London weather on the 14-day trend! It’s supposed to be a sunny 17C with a 0% chance of rain. Lucky us!