Sight seeing :)

Today was fantastic! We all woke up at about 745 so we could catch a bus that would take us on a sight seeing tour around London. We went to a bunch of amazing places like Westminister Abby, Buckingham Palace, the London Eye, Big Ben, St. Paul's Cathedral and Piccadilly Circus (which is like the Times Square of London). I am trying to upload pictures but it isnt working out very well. Our wireless Internet is terrible so I will try and figure out some sort of way to show all of my pictures later.

After our tour at about 1, me and some girls stopped at a cafe to eat lunch. It was a little strange that in London, they charge you more if you decide to eat at the actual cafe. You can take it to-go and it will be cheaper. 

Then after lunch we took our first tube ride home. Let me tell you all, the tube is EXTRAORDINARILY easier to navigate than the stupid metro in New York. We did not get lost once. It was amazing. 

Since we hadnt bought any food yet, we went to Sainsburys, the local grocery store/Wal-Mart. It is HUGE and extremely busy. People here are brutal with their shopping carts. Some lady ran over my foot.... that was the low point of my day (not too shabby!) Anyways, grocery shopping was annoying because everything is expensive AND Europe hasnt caught on to the joys of preservatives. About 95% of grocery items expire within 2 days of the day you buy them. Locals have been telling us that most people shop every few days here. I wasnt going to do that! Instead I found the cheapest food that somehow had expiration dates of later in the week. However, it wasnt too bad of a meal, all we had to add was some pepper. My total for the week for grocery shopping was about $24!! Granted, I bought kids shampoo for 50 cents and $1 rice cakes... I figure I can have good meals when I go out to eat, I dont need a gourmet meal in my flat.

In other news, our flat finally has hot water and we figured out how to work things around our new place. :) 

Now Lauren and I are watching Dancing on Ice, the British version of Dancing with the Stars, except on Ice. It is hilarious! Tomorrow is academics from 8am-9pm, so Ill be updating again in a few days!