Day 6: London

Alright... Back to posting about our trip...


We flew out of Nice very early in the morning.  I was so excited to go to London.  Not only do I love the British people... but I got to see one of my best friends, Paul!  Paul flew from Scotland to London to meet us and it was a blast seeing him. 


We started out by going to the center of London and touring Westminster abbey.  It was awesome seeing where Mary, Queen of Scots was buried.  I did find it a little bit ironic that Charles Darwin and Charles Lyell were buried there...  And yes, I did partly go in because I wanted to see where Kate got married.  Sorta embarrassed about that.  I was really upset that they wouldn't let us take pictures inside the chapel.  So sorry, no pics to share.  

After that, we walked around and saw the parliament building.  We had a tour scheduled the next day so we didn't spend a ton of time there.  After I went on my quest to find comfortable shoes and tour the city while we were walking towards Harrods.  I loved Harrods, but I was unable to find shoes in my budget that were comfortable.  I was SUCH an idiot and didn't bring normal shoes. I only brought flip flops.  What was I thinking!? I would say I'm a pretty seasoned traveler.  I know better...  For some reason I thought I'd be sitting on a beach for most of my time in Europe.... That obviously didn't happen.  SO moral of the story - if you ever go to Europe or anywhere with cobblestone... BRING COMFY SHOES.  Not comfy flip flops. I made myself miserable in London because it was so painful to walk.   

I met Paul working at the Scottish Parliament.  He is a big supporter of Scottish Independence and  really does not like the UK government being involved with Scottish affairs...

That evening we went to a pub and met one of Danny's friends from summer camp and hung out with Paul.  After the pub closed, we went back to the hostel and chatted with the other travelers.  I love hostels for that reason.  You always meet the most interesting people...