Out and About in London!

I have completely lost track of time it's great, Only in the Dominican Republic during the summer will the days fly by (or very slowly progress) to the point where I don't know what day it is anymore and I rarely check my watch. I actually went out today without a watch and it didn't bother me it all! I think I am now truly starting to relax and enjoy the fact that I'm vacation and don't have to think about work or school or friends etc. It's all about me me me!

So yesterday my Dad arrived to join me and my mum (he he) in London. Just like our first day, my dad got to take a nap and then we went out to the middle of the city. Except when we went out this time I was way more oriented and didn't feel lost at all! I'm clearly becoming a Londoner quickly =]

Me and my godfather, Jochy

 We rode a double decker bus for the first time yesterday and I'm upset that I hadn't gotten on one earlier because they are so much fun! On the 2nd floor there are seats right above where the driver would be so you get to see everything crystal clear. It also doesn't hurt that you are sightseeing without having to actually walk!

As always, we ended up visiting a church. I had already been to St. Paul's the day before (Churchill, Lady Diane, Queen's 80th, ring a bell?) but got to take a picture from the front side this time.

Mom, Andre and Amelia in front of one of the many helpful maps in London

 So about the map above...I think it's time for a mini US vs. UK. It is very hard to get lost in London from what I've experienced. There are maps (it isn't often as big as the one above though) on basically every other street as well as Tube stations on every other street. There's also a lot of signs on the street that direct you to major attractions or Tube stations as well as how many minutes it takes to get there. Now in DC...well it's just not as helpful and I have gotten lost several times. So go London for being great for the directionaly challenged!

Apparently my mom and I hadn't seen everything because we missed the Somerset house which is located right next to the Thames.

Me dad and I!

 We returned to the Queen's walk and ate at a Wagamama which is a very delicious Asian noodle restaurant. The only thing that was a little weird about the restaurant was that the food didn't come out all at once...I ended up eating right as my parents finished their plates, oh well!

Even though I can't enter any because I'm still a minor (drinking age here, along with almost every other European country is 18...just a little over one more year until I can!) English pubs looked really fun. We passed several that were so packed that people just kind of spilled out into the streets. Everyone looked like they were having such a good time with their beers in hand!

We also decided to have a good time (alcohol free of course) with some delicious gelato again. I had Cream and Cookies (Amelia was right, the British really do do everything backwards!) Clearly we were having a good time =]

UYL,
Andre