day 4!

alrightttt day 4....i woke up around 6am (not by choice) and eventually got out of bed at 7:30 and got some breakfast then took the tube out to Green Park. yesterday, a girl i met on my tour told me that london is one of the cities with the most pollen because of all its parks and sure enough today i found that out. after walking through green park i began sneezing uncontrollably and im sure everyone walkiing near me was staring and wondering what the heck was wrong with me cuz when i sneeze it is pretty loud. after green park i saw the wellington arch and then made my way to buckingham palace which was pretty cool since it was early in the morning and there was hardly anyone there. after that i walked through st. james park (and my nose acted up again) making my way to the horse guards building. once i reached whitehall st. i got a glimpse of 10 downing st. (where the prime minister lives) and then i made my way into central westminster and say big ben, the HOP (not ihop, the houses of parliament rather), and the london eye once again. i went into the victoria tower gardens which was pretty cool then i met up with london walks and went on a tour of westminster. we hit all the big spots and eventually made our way back to buckingham palace where we saw the changing of the guard - it was cool because we got there right at the end and the guide took us to this cool spot where the guard marches right past you. from there the tour ended at westminster abbey. then i decided to do a bit more walking (reluctantly though cuz my feet were killing me by this point). i made my way to trafalgar square, leicester square, piccadilly circus, through soho, and the seven dials before i reached the british museum. i found out that if your legs are tired then it is not a good idea to go 2 the british museum. i would walk for 5 minutes and then find a bench and rest 5 minutes (i felt like i had aged 50 years) cuz my feet were hurting so bad. but it was worth it, i saw a bunch of egyptian mummies which was kinda gross, along with the rosetta stone. i also saw a bunch of relics from ancient rome and greece (like those pots and the drawing on them, and the roman busts). so overall, the museum was worth it. i took the tube back to my hostel and i was dead tired so i layed down hoping to take a short nap before waking up 5 hours later. after my extended nap i decided to go get some food. on my way to the market this random guy stopped about 5 feet in front of me on the sidewalk, stared at me, and said "Hello again!" I was sure I had never seen this guy in my life so i just said, "Uhh...Hello", and walked away as fast as i could. so that was a bit weird. A bit later i finally got the calling card to work and talked to my parents, and then made my way back to the hostel which is where i am currently sitting and typing on my computer. But now it is time for me to get some sleep for another big day tomorrow. Goodnightttttt p.s. i posted a buncha pics



greek hercules pot (british museum)




gross mummy (british museum)



rosetta stone (and my reflection)



Piccadilly Circus






Trafalgar Square



Houses of Parliament and big ben



buckingham palace



pimlico tube station



harry potter staircase from the movies (christ church college, oxford)



Christ Church University Quad



Shakespeares birthplace in stratford-on-avon





view from the tower in warwick castle

warwick castle



me and the houses of parliament



westminster abbey at night



Wicked! at the Apollo Victoria



harrods



kensington palace (my eyes are closed)