What a Day!

Hello, hello! I had such a great, touristy day today. I crossed lots of things off my London lists, which was so cool. I started the day by riding the London Eye which is the largest ferris wheel in the world. I went with Chelsey, Kinsey, Sam, and Megan and it was my first ferris wheel!! The Eye goes really slowly and you ride in these cool pods. You get awesome views of the London skyline. It was so nice!

After the Eye, we headed in the direction of Chinatown. We passed through Trafalgar Square where we went and climbed on the huge lions. It was great! We eventually made it to Chinatown and ate lunch at a Chinese food restaurant. I got fried noodles with chicken. Yum! Chinatown was pretty cool in itself. After lunch, we all kind of split up. I went with Kinsey and Megan to St. Paul's Cathedral, which is absolutely beautiful! It is the church where Princess Diana got married (fun fact). The dome is gorgeous and all the mosaic work is crazily detailed and cool. We walked up bunches of stairs to the Whispering Gallery where you get good views of the interior of the cathedral. Then, we walked even further up to the Stone Gallery where you can walk outside along the cathedral and see great views of the city. It was lovely! After climbing up, we climbed all the way down into the crypt. It is a really pretty crypt and people like Florence Nightingale and Sir Christopher Wren are bured there. We didn't see those graves (private event..boo), but they were there! All in all, St. Paul's was so gorgeous and we had a great time touring it.

We eventually headed back to the flats, where we rested for a bit and did some packing (ew!!). I made quesadillas with Chelsey for dinner and we made Big Dessert for the flat for dessert. Big Dessert is simply vanilla ice cream in hot chocolate, which was so tasty! After dessert, a few of us headed out to this cool key ceremony at the Tower of London. It is a ceremony that has taken place for hundreds of years and it has to do with the locking of the gates at the tower. It was super cool and our guide was so funny. It was really a special thing because you have to apply for tickets for the event months in advance. Thanks to Jordan for applying for us! It was so cool and it was a great way to spend an evening.

Overall, a very touristy and very cool day! Tomorrow is a market day - shopping! I hope to have fun adventures to write about.