a lil more o' london

Blogging has been a little slow lately, so I apologize about that.  Its just, there's SO MUCH TO DO AND SEE here!  I did not anticipate this.  Like my friend's grandparents always say, "If you're bored of London you're bored of life."  

Anyways, here are a few pics from the last couple of days.  I'll 'splain as I go.  

SUNDAY

aka: pub night!  England was playing in some big-deal football cup, so a big group of us decided to go and check out the scene.  We took a nice Sunday walk down to Fat Cats, the local pub, to watch the game (and in my case, just to join in the cultural experience). It was crazy to me just how many pubs were full o' football fans!  We had to stop by three pubs till we found one with room for some n00b Americans to squeeze in.

on our way home from the pub: 

me and a couple new besties saw a pretty building... so we took a pic, obvs

 and then we stopped by our local grocer to get some sweet treats... don't worry, I don't plan on trying these, probably ever.

MONDAY

After class in the morning, I headed over to the Summerset House which is hands down MY FAVORITE MUSEUM THUS FAR.  I was dying the whole time!  It was the cutest little hole-in-the-wall museum and it was free, so when I began stumbling upon masterpieces by Monet, Manet, Seurat, Degas, Picasso, and Van Gogh I about had a heart attack. Seriously, SO worth going to.

I mean.... THIS GUY WAS THERE. HOW COOL.

 our tube stop to get to the museum. just thought it was a cute photo opp

at THE summerset house with some new friends

 YOLOing in the summerset fountain on a beautiful day

My second class of the day met in Westminster Abbey. Yep you heard me. Unreal, I know. It was BEAUTIFUL in there. We also were able to attend the 5:00 choral service inside which was an amazing experience. Heck, the prime minister of Mozambique was even there. Also, I swear the choral leader was the same guy that led the choir at the royal wedding. Or else it was his twin.

 westminster! the outside is pretty breathtaking too

an artsy angle. 

After class, we were finally cut loose! We did some wild sightseeing which involved walking along the river, eating dinner, and overall bonding.

rachel, sarah, me, and big ben!

 carrousel + nighttime + london, england... you do the math

 parlament and big ben at night

the london eye! we ate dinner along that warf