We had another action packed day planned today and we had to wake up early. The first thing we did was make our way to Starbucks where we would pick up breakfast. We ate our breakfast on the go and took the tube to Waterloo. The group who arrived the other day wanted to go up in the London Eye. Andrea and I said we would stay behind because I had already done it and we both went up to the top of St. Pauls Cathedral. When we walked up, we noticed there was no line and thought we were extremely lucky. That feeling quickly went away when we read the sign stating the Eye was closed for maintenance.
Everyone was sad about this so we kept walking along the Thames. It was one of the nicest days we had since we arrived in London. There wasn't even a cloud in the sky! We walked all the way down to the Tate Modern. We had an hour to wander around the museum. Again, Andrea and I had both been already so we just followed the group. After meeting up with the group again, we made our way across the Millennium Bridge and headed for the Tower of London. It was a pretty long walk through the city but I hadn't been in that area and thought it was really cool. When we arrived, we had amazing views of the Tower Bridge and the Tower of London itself. We walked around for a while and continued to Brick Lane, the home of some of the best street art in the world. It was really interesting to walk around and see the famous art along the street. There are pictures of the art in the slideshow below.
At this point, we were all starving and made our way back to the tube. We went to the Burrough Market. Even though it was extremely busy, I liked it more than Camden Market. I had Fish and Chips from a restaurant right in the center of the market. The fish and chips were much better than the ones I had the night everyone arrived. It was really fun to walk around and try all the different samples of food. There was cheese, fruits, and vegetables available at every stand.
It was starting to get late so we headed back to our hotel. We noticed that down the street from our tube station, there was a bowling alley. We decided to go because it would have been fun to do all together before we left. When we walked in, we noticed it was busy but walked up to the counter to pay. The person behind the counter said that they were full for the night. I think the group was more depressed to hear that than they were to hear the London Eye was closed.
We walked back to the hotel and decided to play cards in the lobby for a while. We were having so much fun and then we noticed that it was 10:00. We knew we still had to pack so we went up and met again 20 minutes later. We ended up staying awake until 3 AM. We were talking about all the things we had done in just the short two days they were in the city. Andrea and I were thinking of all the stuff we had done in the last week and a half. By the end of the night, we decided that we didn't want to leave the city.
Everyone was sad about this so we kept walking along the Thames. It was one of the nicest days we had since we arrived in London. There wasn't even a cloud in the sky! We walked all the way down to the Tate Modern. We had an hour to wander around the museum. Again, Andrea and I had both been already so we just followed the group. After meeting up with the group again, we made our way across the Millennium Bridge and headed for the Tower of London. It was a pretty long walk through the city but I hadn't been in that area and thought it was really cool. When we arrived, we had amazing views of the Tower Bridge and the Tower of London itself. We walked around for a while and continued to Brick Lane, the home of some of the best street art in the world. It was really interesting to walk around and see the famous art along the street. There are pictures of the art in the slideshow below.
At this point, we were all starving and made our way back to the tube. We went to the Burrough Market. Even though it was extremely busy, I liked it more than Camden Market. I had Fish and Chips from a restaurant right in the center of the market. The fish and chips were much better than the ones I had the night everyone arrived. It was really fun to walk around and try all the different samples of food. There was cheese, fruits, and vegetables available at every stand.
It was starting to get late so we headed back to our hotel. We noticed that down the street from our tube station, there was a bowling alley. We decided to go because it would have been fun to do all together before we left. When we walked in, we noticed it was busy but walked up to the counter to pay. The person behind the counter said that they were full for the night. I think the group was more depressed to hear that than they were to hear the London Eye was closed.
We walked back to the hotel and decided to play cards in the lobby for a while. We were having so much fun and then we noticed that it was 10:00. We knew we still had to pack so we went up and met again 20 minutes later. We ended up staying awake until 3 AM. We were talking about all the things we had done in just the short two days they were in the city. Andrea and I were thinking of all the stuff we had done in the last week and a half. By the end of the night, we decided that we didn't want to leave the city.