Underground Railway sign

Finally in London! Day ONE

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September 6th 2013
Everyone said it would be different to study abroad and that I would be in a culture shock for the first weeks. It wasn't until today that I finally knew what they were talking about. We took a 2.5 hour bus ride to London right after classes were finished on Thursday. We went straight to the hotel with no time to explore the sites around us. Seeing the first double decker red bus really got ... read more

Europe » United Kingdom » England » Greater London » Piccadilly

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Great Britain, the dominant industrial and maritime power of the 19th century, played a leading role in developing parliamentary democracy and in advancing literature and science. At its zenith, the British Empire stretched over one-fourth of the ear... ... read more