Right then... to continue with my first day(I swear I'll get to my second day soon). I won't bore you with details of calling agents and landlords but it was quite an experience trying to understand them. You all know how salespeople are fast talkers always seem to be trying to work you over...well, think the same person with a very thick accent. Andrew, Mike, Eric and I went to view a place and took our first ride on the tube. There were varying degrees of flats--most seemed nice. The highlight of the day was later that evening.
Mike, Andrew and I wanted to do some touristy things but without 60 obnoxious American college kids (sorry people who will probably be my friends soon) so we hopped on the tube. First stop...Buckingham Palace. Needless to say it was pretty incredible. It was just getting dark so the spotlights were up and the sentries on patrol. Pictures will follow soon once I put them on my computer. It was still pretty early so we decided to stop by Parliament and Big Ben (I love living in a place where you can "stop by" historical and world treasures). Right off the tube we heard Big Ben. As we walked up the stairs parliament was right there and looked absolutely stunning against the night sky and next to the the river. Of course all I could think of was V for Vendetta (a little violent thinking on my part but it is a brilliant movie). We took a few steps admiring the building and realized Big Ben was directly above us. Wow. That's about all you can say about it. I can't tell you how many miles we had walked around the London area but it was a pretty awesome first day. I crashed about 10:00, fighting jet lag as best I could all day. Tomorrow (yesterday in actuality) is a new day! High hopes and Goodnight.
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