Spring Break: London and Madrid

Upon arriving in London, my immediate gratification was the fact that everyone spoke English. What a change of pace. Everything is so much easier in English. I don't have to spend extra time trying to figure out what people are saying.
London is gorgeous. Plain and simple. And the history of the city follows you to every extent. While waiting for Steve to arrive, I took a somewhat informed derive, only heading in the direction of the Paddington train station. I found a gorgeous little church - St. James of Paddington - and sat in the garden across the street to sketch it. I know, I'm a dork. But it was so pretty and simple, yet ornate. And even though it was locked, I didn't mind. I like not knowing what the inside looks like; I like the mystery.
I also took a stroll into Kensington Gardens and saw the Peter Pan statue, because I dont ever want to grow up.

That night, after catching up with Steve and checking into our unique little hostel, we took the ultimate tour by walking along the Thames. We saw Big Ben and the London Eye, ate at an "all-you-can-eat" chinese place, passed the Tate Modern and the Millennium Bridge, and walked all the way down to the Tower of London Bridge, which we crossed and enjoyed the gorgeous view of the city lights on the Thames. The rest of the trip included Fleet Street, St. Paul's, Covent Garden, Elana Tenenbaum, the National Gallery and the National Portrait Gallery, the Natural History Museum, King's Cross Station, St. Pancras Station, the Tate Modern, Costa (HUGE coffees) and much more. Here are some photos of the Highlights!


London Playlist:
Feb. 28th - Journey from A to B, Badly Drawn Boy
March 1st - Chasing Pavements, Adele
March 2nd - Judy Is A Punk, The Ramones
March 3rd - Mardy Bum, Arctic Monkeys
March 4th - Albion, Babyshambles

I loved every second of London. As for Madrid, I had a relaxing trip, catching up with friends and exploring the city. Pablo took us up to a castle, which was really cool.