This past weekend Alyssia and I visited Westminster Abbey, Big Ben and Parliament. Westminster is beautiful but we did not go inside because we did not want to pay twelve pounds to do so. So we just walked around it which was good enough for me. Then we crossed the street over to Big Ben and Parliament which are huge and gorgeous in the sunlight. We took a ton of pictures and then walked along Parliament and wondered into the Victoria Tower Gardens which were small but pretty. London has a lot of huge and small parks around the city which are wonderful because they take you out out of the hustle and bustle of the city. You can relax, sit on the grass, people watch, and just take a breather for a little while. I really enjoy them and I wish DC and AZ had more gardens and beautiful parks around. Then today (Tuesday) Alyssia, Genna and I went to Trafalgar Square which has a huge fountain and sculptures around it. It is also right next to the National Gallery and the Portrait Gallery. We first went to the National Gallery which was amazing! I saw so many paintings that I had studied and wrote papers on in my Art History class in high school. It was really cool to see them in person instead of on a slide projector. I wish I could have taken pictures for y'all to see but alas they do not allow photography. :( We then went to the Portrait Gallery which was not that interesting. We just wandered around for a little while and then we got disinterested and left. After that we went to the Church Saint Martin in the Fields which has an odd/interesting window inside of it. Tomorrow I will be writing papers which has been taking up a lot of my free time :/ On a good note Divya and Amy are coming from Prague this weekend and I am SUPER excited for them to get here!!!
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