LOTS of new pictures!! (129~)

Ok I may have gone a little crazy on the picture taking but yeah....so after Geetika and I had lunch, we went over to Trafalgar Square, which is a very famous/touristy place in London. We then walked over the Jubilee Bridge which has a great view of Parliament, Big Ben, and the London Eye. On the other side, we found trees wrapped in red and white polka dots and where people drew on the dots! So we drew some pictures on them hehe. But anyway, it was really cool to hang out with Geetika after not seeing her for 5 whole years!! And tomorrow I'm going to meet up with Shoko who I haven't seen in that long either! AND this weekend I'm going to see Mia who I haven't seen in 3 years! whaaaaa
So anyway, after Geetika had to leave, I wandered over to the British museum and saw the Rosetta stone as well as a lot of other things from Egypt, Greece, etc. I kept wondering why the British people still have this stuff. Like yeah they stole it from those other countries, but now can't they give it back?! So yeah also, at the British museum they were having an Indian exhibition/festival thing with live music and dancing so I stayed around for that!

The next day, I went on a weekend trip with Nell! We went to Manchester and Liverpool. In those cities we pretty much just grabbed maps and tried to find places to walk around and see. I wanted to go to the Beatles museum in Liverpool but Nell didn't want to pay 8.50 pounds ($14). But we didn't have all that much time anyway. We had spent the night in Manchester so we really only had like 4 hours in Liverpool. But anyway we went to a giant cathedral which was pretty cool. Oh and in Manchester we went on a mini London Eye (ferris wheel).
And yesterday I went on the REAL London Eye which was AWESOME! great views of London and everything! took lots of pictures there too!!
So here's the photo album!! CLICK

England is the dog's bollocks!!!

lol I was looking up British slang and that phrase came up!! it means 'really fantastic' just fyi:)
Soooo yeah I'm having an awesommme time here!! last weekend I went to Norwich (pronounced "Norich" but it sounds more like "Norridge") with Nell to stay with James for the weekend. We all met when we studied abroad last fall in Japan so that was really fun to have a reunion!! Nell and I had no idea what to do in Norwich, but we ended up being there the one day in the year that they have a giant parade and fireworks over the castle!! It was amazing:) but my camera broke during the parade.....We also went inside the castle during the day and saw the dungeon at the bottom. They turned the lights off in one of the cells to show us what it would be like if we were prisoners....haha! We also went to James' favorite pub..but he wasn't feeling all that well!!!:( but overall it was a really great trip!This week I went to As You Like It at Shakespeare's Globe Theater (standing seats...for like 3hrs..), saw Ice Age 3 in 3D with Nell, bought a new camera (a Casio Exilim EX-Z1), and went to Primark. Primark is this really crazy store where everything is SUPER cheap and it is sooooo crowded. It's like a mix of Forever 21 and Ross but on CRACK! They have some good clothes like Forever 21, but the layout and prices are more like Ross. And the crowds are intense! I ended up getting a few things...like a purse for 3 pounds and a shirt for 1.50!!
Oh and we also went inside Westminster Abbey last week for class!! Next week we get to see Parliament!
Today I'm going to meet a friend from high school I haven't seen in forever at Leicester Square for lunch, then I'm planning on wandering over to the British Museum to see the Rosetta Stone and..not sure what else. Apparently they have free tours haha.

Ireland and Harry Potter!!!

So yeah...last weekend was AWESOME!! I went to Dublin and had a great time:):) We went to the Guinness factory and saw how they make the beer. They gave us a coupon for a free pint at the end, but we also had the option to learn how they pour it so I did that! I poured the perfect pint then got to drink it! hehe:)
The next day we went on a 3 hour walking tour and saw the sites of Dublin like Christ Church, Trinity College, and Dublin castle. After the tour, we went back to Trinity to see the Book of Kells, a manuscript of gospels from the 6th century made in monasteries in Ireland. It was really cool looking and we got to learn the history of it as well!
On Sunday, we took a day bus tour of Wicklow, the surrounding area of Dublin. We got to see places where they filmed PS I Love You and Braveheart! There were a couple really pretty lakes as well!
Ireland pics: LINK

On Tuesday, I went to the Harry Potter premiere! I got to see lots of stars like Emma Watson (Hermione), Alan Rickman (Snape), and JK Rowling! It was raining sooooooooooo hard tho! I got completely SOAKED from head to toe. I'm pretty sure my sneakers are still wet from 2 days ago now!! It was also hailing and windy sooo yeah...good times tho! I was trying to take pictures and cover myself at the same time so my camera got wet too. luckily it still works!!
Here are my pictures: LINK2
Oh and in that second album I have pictures from the Victoria & Albert museum as well as Portobello Market in Notting Hill.