Well today was quite a day. I arrived at Heathrow at 7am so I knew I had a long day ahead but luckily I was able to sleep a bit on the flight over. After getting my bags and taking the heathrow express to paddington station I walked right to the hostel. It was only a ten minute walk but it was rough with all my luggage! Check-in wasn’t until 11:00 so I decided to go ahead and hop out on the town. I had done my research beforehand and knew there was a tour bus stop at the corner of Hyde park, down the road a bit from my hostel. I enjoyed walking through Hyde park, it was amazing to see such a large green space with so many things to do. There were horses on horse trails, dogs running through the dog park, and runners and bikers everywhere!
This lady had over 10 dogs! I think there must be some professional dog walkers that go to Hyde park because there were several people carting around large numbers of dogs.
I suppose the biggest thing I noticed after landing was the immense amount of people bustling around London. There were so many people everywhere, and they were all so fashionable! I think this may be because in many of the big cities people tend to dress up a bit more for a day -or night- on the town. It was also fun to meet all the other tourists from all over the world and see them enjoying their time just as much as I was. Of course I got to see all the sites, and thoroughly enjoyed my whirlwind tour of London!
The only negative thing I can think of since my arrival has been the fact that one has to pay for public restrooms, but having traveled around Europe before I accept it and always make sure to have my change handy!
Tomorrow I am off to experience the Harry Potter Studio Tour, and I can’t wait! I am now heading off to bed so I can wake up get going tomorrow on day 2 of my big adventure. I hope you are all well and having a blast!
Summer
Looks like you are having a good time! Are you coming back to WOU next term? Hope all is well! No one should have to pay to use the bathroom! 😛
Laura & Casey
I’m glad you arrived safely and enjoyed your whirlwind tour of London. London is one of my favorite cities. It may be hard to believe, but there were once a number of places in the U.S. where one had to pay to use the bathroom. There were little coin machines on the outside of the doors where one deposited the change in order to get in! I’m glad you already knew to carry change with you in the U.K. Enjoy your trip to Liverpool and your arrival at Edge Hill. Michele
This is cool. I’m jealous that I didn’t think of leaving early and exploring London before coming to Ormskirk. But hopefully I’ll get to that later. Will you be here tomorrow?
I will be there on Friday around 3 or 4. My train pulls into Liverpool at 2:15 so I don’t know how long it will take from there, but I was excited to see your arrival post so I can know a little bit of what to expect! Hopfully I’ll see you tomorrow!