Well I have arrived!!! Actually I arrived at 11:40 am London time. Nevertheless, I am here in London having a great time, exhausted as I might be. I just met someone new too...they happen to be from America though, but she is really nice and she is also travelling to Paris so I am sure we will spend some time hanging out down there as well.

So, after getting lost trying to find my hostel then actually finding it, I decided to venture down to Westminster Abbey. Can I just tell you all how much I adore old world architecture!!! I am in love...not necessarily with London, but with the architecture of Europe!!! It's fantastically amazing!

So while wandering around Westminster I also ran into Big Ben...kind of hard not to since its right next door! ;) I also saw the London Eye, but was't too impressed. I doubt I will go on it. It moves crazy slow and just doesn't look like it is worth the $30. I do want to revisit Westminster and actually go in though. I am sure the stained glass is gorgeous.

So dusk was setting in and I decided to leave Westminster and head down to the London Tower. I got lost again trying to find a Tube station but a local lady steered me in the right direction. I finally made my way to the tower which is a cross between a fort and a castle. I love it! However, as I was walking around it I noticed the Tower Bridge peeking out from behind it. I got giddy...what can I say, its one of the things I wanted to see most. So naturally, I got my camera out and started shooting like mad! I even pissed off a couple people cause I wouldn't leave the spot I was in for a while, which aparently was a prime picture taking spot. Anyway, I took a TON of shots, most with the new 6-point star filter I have, which makes for fantastic shots! And I took a few without the filter. It got windy as hell, especially once I was on the bridge.

After the bridge I made my way back to the tube station and headed back to the hostel and now I am getting ready to grab a bite to eat, have a beer, work on some of the pics I shot today, then get some much needed sleep!!! Hope you enjoyed the blog and I will write more tomorrow...Cheers!