Recap

It's been a few days and a LOT has been going on. I'll keep it brief (well, for me):

I went to an orientation dinner and a show with a bunch of USC students studying at Queen Mary (I think there are 28 of us total). It was nice to get to know some of them better and 39 Steps at the Criterion was great. The show was hilarious and the acting was incredible.


Afterwards, a few of us wandered around Piccadilly Circus and Trafalgar Square for a bit... it was so cold that some of the fountains froze over.


The next night, I took a boat tour on the Thames with the all of the study abroad students at QMUL. The view was great, but the highlight of the tour was definitely the disco floor on the boat. We danced for hours and had a wonderful time. =)


Last night, I went ice skating with friends at the Tower of London. The ice rink was put where the moat used to be (it was drained in the 1800s when they realized that the dirty water was a cause of cholera... now you can't say I haven't learned anything while I'm in London).


They still had Christmas music playing, which made it even better. I mean, it's hard to beat recreational ice skating at the site of tortures and executions. But seriously, the tourist in me was really excited.


Here's the picture of our group. Most of us are awesome and from USC.

Today I slept in (hey, I had a busy week) and finally got a phone. Hooray! Afterwards, Kevin and I took touristy pictures of the London Eye, the Palace of Westminster, and Big Ben.

The London Eye. I've got to say... I'm particularly fond of this photo.

Big Ben. Also, that's not the moon -- that's definitely Tinkerbell.

In front of the Palace of Westminster.

The Palace of Westminster reflected in the River Thames.

Lots of pictures, I know... Tonight my fingers were so numb that I actually couldn't tell if I was pushing the button or not. I'm surprised they turned out as well as they did. ;)