Wednesday, April 25, 2012

So, I just got back from an incredible trip to London, England!! We (Jonathan and I) left from Sevilla late last Thursday night and landed in Stansted airport at about 23:30. We were a little worried about communication when we got there as far as transportation.. because all we knew was that Jenny and Theo were going to pick us up, and we had phones but we weren't sure if we could get a hold of them. This was complicated even further once we landed because we had to stand in line at customs for about an hour and a half.. it was quite a long wait. But anyways, we eventually got through and saw them waiting for us at the exit. Emily ended up coming to pick us up too which was a lovely surprise! It was so great to be reunited with her once again!

Next day was Dan and Katie's wedding! It was SO much fun!! One thing that was really cool was the dancing at the Reception. They did a kaylee, which is a kind of Celtic country dance. It involves a lot of partner dancing and line dancing and at times it reminds me of square dancing. Either way, it was so much fun! There was a lady there instructing us how to do it and everything, it was very fun.

The next few days involved walking around London and seeing all of the sights. We rode the 'chube' a lot.. this is basically just the metro, and it is actually called the tube, but I am spelling it the way they say it, and the way we said it the whole time we were there :) Anyways, rode the chube a lot, ate typical British foods such as fish and chips, crumpets, scones, apple crumble and drank lots of tea. We also saw the Big Ben, Buckingham Palace, Westminster Abbey, the Tower Bridge, the Globe Theater, and a few soccer stadiums (from the outside). It was so much fun, we had a pretty large group to start with and as people began to head home we got smaller and smaller. We had a great time visiting with old youth group friends from Costa Rica, and getting caught up on all of their lives. Jenny very graciously housed us the whole time we were there and gave us a great tour of London on Monday. Oh yeah, and we also rode in a double decker bus, which is very smart and I am confused why America hasn't picked up on it yet.. it is kind of genius.





We had a wonderful time in London. Met some awesome people, saw great sights, and had some amazing food. There is so much more I could include in this post but if I start into the little details, I could talk about it all day long, the rest I will have to tell you in person. 
I am so glad that we were able to go, and so excited for my next trip tomorrow to Rome! 
God is so good :)

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