London Day 1

To make this easy on myself, I'm going to blog about things rather than write in a notebook. Actually, I'll probably end up doing both. This is just a way for other people to hear about my adventures.

Okay, my journey started at nine in the morning at the Salt Lake Airport when I had a little freak out, thinking that I had left my passport at home. That would have been very bad. Luckily, I found it lurking in the bottom of my backpack, so I was able to check my bags and head over to security. Going through that was a cinch, and the biggest problem I had was waiting to board the plane. The flight was easy, calm, and I had a window seat, so there really wasn't much to complain about. I did, however, get to experience airplane bathrooms for the first time. We landed in Chicago around three (Chicago time), then got to spend the next three hours sitting in the O'Hare International airport eating cheap McDonalds because I didn't want to spend an arm and a leg to get a bagel. Then we boarded the huge 777, and the longest flight in the world began.

Of course, I was almost in the middle of the 5-seat middle aisle. That was fun. Dinner (curry, rice, and veggies) was slightly disgusting, but I ate most of it anyway, and then I settled down to try to sleep, watching bits of I Am Number Four and Tron: Legacy. I didn't finish either of them. And I probably slept less than two hours total.

We landed in London around nine (2 AM Utah time), and had to go to a different terminal to meet up with the other groups who were flying in around the same time. Dr. Bishop got lost in his search for one group, so we ended up having to wait an hour longer than we planned. This, in turn, made us get to the train later, and then to the taxis later. (The taxis were awesome, by the way!) The arrival at Regent's College, however, made everything better. It is the most beautiful campus I have ever seen, and this is probably because it is smack dab in the middle of Regent's Park. I could walk around the campus and park all day and still find new things to see.

After lunch (which was better than anything I ever ate at SUU's cafeteria), we did the dirty work of buying shampoo and other such necessary items. After that was the Oyster car (for the Tube), and then a long time waiting for everyone to get a phone. I didn't get a phone, though, because I'm too cool for that. And didn't want to pay for it. That put us to dinner, which was also delicious, and then a hike to Primrose Hill, which gave us an amazing view of the London skyline.

By this time, we were all pretty much dead on our feet, except for those who came early and have already adjusted. And here I am now, far too excited to want to go to bed, but way too tired to stay awake for much longer. So, until tomorrow.