10/01/09 - 10/05/09
Ben and I flew to London (only 50 minute flight from Weeze, the airport nearest us!) on Thursday afternoon to meet up with his sister and mom. His mom rented a cute little flat (that's British for apartment!) right near the center of the city.
This was my first time in London, and I have to admit that I wasn't very excited. Whenever I thought of London I would think of people with incoherent accents and bad teeth sweeping chimneys in the rain. Not exactly a place to be...
I was wrong!! London is fabulous:) The streets are filled with history and
culture. Every Londoner we spoke to was extremely helpful and polite, although I had to say "excuse me?" many times because I couldn't understand them. As you walk around the city you can see shops and restaurants with stuff from all around the world. I realized that something I have been missing in Nijmegen is diversity! Yes, there are ethnic minorities in the Netherlands, but the population feels much more homogenous than in the UK or the US. (It's kinda boring to be in a place where everyone looks alike, not to mention very difficult for someone with face blindness...)
We had a great time. Ben's family was wonderful company (although it made me miss my family even more.) We went to Buckingham Palace, Westminster Abby, Big Ben, Covent Garden Market, and Trafalgar Square. It was incredible! I also made it to the Science Museum, Natural History Museum, and Hyde Park to see Princess Diana's memorial.
I even ate fish and chips!
Ben and I flew to London (only 50 minute flight from Weeze, the airport nearest us!) on Thursday afternoon to meet up with his sister and mom. His mom rented a cute little flat (that's British for apartment!) right near the center of the city.
This was my first time in London, and I have to admit that I wasn't very excited. Whenever I thought of London I would think of people with incoherent accents and bad teeth sweeping chimneys in the rain. Not exactly a place to be...
I was wrong!! London is fabulous:) The streets are filled with history and
culture. Every Londoner we spoke to was extremely helpful and polite, although I had to say "excuse me?" many times because I couldn't understand them. As you walk around the city you can see shops and restaurants with stuff from all around the world. I realized that something I have been missing in Nijmegen is diversity! Yes, there are ethnic minorities in the Netherlands, but the population feels much more homogenous than in the UK or the US. (It's kinda boring to be in a place where everyone looks alike, not to mention very difficult for someone with face blindness...)
We had a great time. Ben's family was wonderful company (although it made me miss my family even more.) We went to Buckingham Palace, Westminster Abby, Big Ben, Covent Garden Market, and Trafalgar Square. It was incredible! I also made it to the Science Museum, Natural History Museum, and Hyde Park to see Princess Diana's memorial.
I even ate fish and chips!
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