Several years ago, I had the opportunity to travel with a
group from my university to a village called Brandon, England. We worked with a
small church there, providing a holiday bible school for the kids in the
evenings and working around the community during the day.
It was a great trip and I really loved being a part of the
community in Brandon. While we were there, we got the chance to go to London
just for a day. Our group included
seven students and we all had different things in London we really wanted to
see. So we split up and hit the city!
We saw Big Ben, the London Eye, and Buckingham Palace. I
made it to Abbey Road, Platform 9 ¾, and Kensington Garden to see the Peter Pan
statue. We all met back up at the Tower of London in the evening and, after
dinner, we set out on a Jack the Ripper walking tour.
It was a crazy, long, exhausting day, but it was absolutely
wonderful!
So that’s it. My London-in-a-day experience. What I learned
about London on that day was that it is enormous. I still can’t believe how
much our group was able to do and see that day. But even though we saw so much,
it was definitely not enough. And let's be honest: we mostly just saw stuff. We didn't tour the Tower or ride the Eye, but we did, at least, look at them. We were running around all day like crazy, hardly
taking time to breathe.
All that to say, six years later, I can’t wait to spend four
full weeks in London!
Although, I will miss my favorite travel partner and best
friend, JB. Here she is being awesome during our London-In-A-Day.
Here's our "Hey look, everyone! We're Americans!" picture.
And here's just one more...
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