Jolly old England, and the end of my trip

Well it has been an amazing 3 months but all great things must come to an end. I would encourage anyone with the means and time to explore the world. It is not always easy or cheap, but I have memorizes that will last a life time. Anyways, I hope you enjoy more of these pictures.

Alex and I had a lot of fun in Amsterdam. There is so much culture and history there it is quite extraordinary. It was interesting going to the Anne Frank house. The Van Gogh museum was fantastic and definitely one of the best museums I have been to in all of Europe...including Italy. I also liked the Rijks museum a lot. Unfortunately, we did not really get to experience the wonderful Netherlands countryside, although we tried to. Just another reason to come back.

London is SO COOL. I have really had a great time walking around there. We are staying with some guy Alex met in Istanbul three years ago. He is really nice. Last night he took us to a huge party where we drank free all night and got to meet some real Londoners. Today we spent the day wandering around the beautiful, historic city streets. We saw Buckingham palace, St. James park, Big Ben, Parliament and Westminster Abby. I really loved the Abby. There is just so much history associated with it. So many famous people are buried right there. Issac Newton, Darwin, Dickens, Elizabeth 1, Bloody Mary.... and many more. Also, there is the coronation chair that has been used since the 1300s.

All and all, I have really enjoyed London. Tonight we plan on spending some time in some REAL British pubs and learn the "proper" way to drink. We might even get a chance to check out the club, " Ministry of Sound." We have another full day tomorrow where we will be going to the wonderful British Museum (with the Rosetta Stone and many things that the British stole from other places). We will also try and see the famous wax museum and then hopefully catch a show at one of the great London theatres...hopefully not paying too much. After that, I will check out the Famous Tower of London before heading to Heathrow for the long 8 hour flight home. I hope you all have enjoyed the blogs. I will be happy to show more pictures (god knows I have taken enough) online or in person. Hopefully I will see some of you at the graduation party that we might have for me, or some other time. Till the next time, stay "Cheeky." Cheers!

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Part of trip: The Great Europe Adventure (and Geology Field Camp)

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