Saturday - March 22 On Saturday, Mom, Lora, and I made our way to Windsor Castle. The train journey was only about 30 minutes from my flat, which wasn't bad at all. I'm afraid we didn't pick the best day to tour the castle, since it was raining, sleeting, and snowing throughout the day. So much for spring break! However, once we were inside the State Apartments, the tour was mainly indoors. One of my favorite items was Queen Mary's doll house. This huge doll hou...

Mom and Lora have arrived here safely! I met them yesterday morning at Victoria Station. I had only been waiting about 5 minutes when they got off the train, so it was perfect timing! After buying tube passes and lugging their luggage behind us, we finally arrived back at my flat around 10:30. They were able to check into their hotel earlier than we originally thought, so that was helpful. Mom and Lora are staying at the Marriott Maida Vale, which is conveniently...

This week has been exciting! I saw Wicked on Monday night and Les Mis on Thursday night. Both musicals were amazing and I loved them!! Mom, Lora, and I are also going to see Sound of Music during spring break, so that will be fun. Yesterday afternoon I visited the National Gallery, which has so many beautiful paintings. I saw Monet's water lillies and Van Gough's sunflowers, which were really cool. There was also some Leonardo da Vinci and Michalangelo paintings ...

I've been spending my time this week exploring some museums and cathedrals. I've been to the British Museum a few times, since it's only about a minute from our classroom. There are so many exhibits that you could spend more than a whole day exploring. I had an assignment that involved picking out an object in the museum and writing a summary on it, so that was cool. Yesterday Whitney and I went to the Museum of London, which is a smaller museum. My favorite part...

This weekend has mainly been a time to relax and catch up on sleep. Yesterday Laura and I did go to the Borough Markert, which is a huge food market down by Tower of London. There were tons of vendors selling every kind of food you can think of. I even saw one selling BBQ, which made me think of NC. I wasn't really hungry when I went to the market, but I did buy one very large brownie. It was sooo good! This morning Laura and I went to the American Church in Lon...