Blogs from Andover, Hampshire, England, United Kingdom, Europe

I feel like the classic American tourist with starry eyes and camera around my neck. Even though it has rained on and off ever since I got here, and I had a bit of jet lag, I have been a diligent tourist. I went to Parliament, big ben, the London eye, St. Paul's Cathedral, a few museums, a cheeky English pub, a wine bar, great coffe shops and I road a double decker bus, the tube, and a boat down the Thames AND I went to Stonehenge! I Feel like there is so much to write about that it is almost overwhelming so I will just focus on a few things. First of all, I am staying with a friend of mine from Idaho Falls, Anna, and her boyfriend James and they have been very gracious ... read more

And so it begins; well things were proceeding as normal, I got through security and all of the precautions that I've come to expect when finding my way through an airport. I waited in the seating area quietly listening to my ipod and keeping to myself, intently listening for the annoucement to start boarding. Although I remembered at that point what my mum and dad always said which was: "we're all getting on the plane either way," but I still wanted to get on as soon as possible, just habit I guess haha! The plane was a little more packed than expected but still I'm getting on a plane to England so what is there to complain about right? Not at first anyways... As I moved down the plane towards my seat, nervously glancing forward to ... read more