All Good Things Must Come to an End...

     Well, after two long days of travel, I am finally home. London was a wonderful experience. I loved every single minute of it. I am glad that I went. It was not exactly what I thought it would be, but it was worth it.I had to get up for the airport at 4 AM, but I stayed up all night, which was a bit rough. The coach arrived about 5:30, but we did not leave till 6:30 because the bus had problems. We arrived at Heathrow and checked in, but our flight was not till 10AM. It was a very long flight and I was terribly tired. I watched Argo, which was really good, and I tried to sleep. When we got to Newark, we went through the normal customs and immigration. All my friends were running to see their parents, but I had go catch another flight. Newark is a very nice airport and I got to my gate with an hour to spare. I was in desperate need of a coffee since I was so tired, but it was so hot out(strange, I know), so I got an iced coffee. When I eventually got to Chicago, it was snowing and cold. I met my parents at the airport. It was so nice to see them after so long. We stayed the night in Chicago, which is pretty much under water and drove back this morning to Grand Rapids(also under water). It is so strange being back in the United States. I loved London and want to return at some point. A semester was a long time though. I hope you enjoyed my blog, I very much enjoyed writing it. Thank you all so much for your support!

Samuel Sightsees

Today, Angelica and I went to some of the touristy places in London and took pictures. Sammy came with me and got his picture taken. He loved the Tube, and he thinks London is the most beautiful and wonderful city in the world. He is even developing a British accent. Silly boy...

The London Eye.

Parliament.

The River Thames.

Big Ben. It was ding-donging as we took the picture.

Tower Bridge.

Spring is in the Air

    It is finally spring here in London, and we have had almost four straight days of sunshine(which I think is a record or something for London). Last week I had my Arcadia class exams, which I think went really well. Now, all I have is my City essay(which is written, but not yet turned in), my City exam(on Tuesday the 16th) and my Arcadia online reflection class, GCR. Overall, the end is near, and I really, really, do not want to leave London. I love it here, and I feel more comfortable here than I have anywhere else. It is wonderful, and I feel so independent.
    On one of the sunny days I took a break and went to Hyde Park/ Kensington Gardens for a walk. I took some pictures. I know I have showed a lot of pictures of the park and gardens, but as it is my favorite place in all of London, I really love it there.

This is where I begin my route; walking down the lane, towards Kensington Palace and the pond.

Kensington Palace with its statue of Queen Victoria.

Bridge over the Serptentine.

Lovely deer statue that flanks one of the gates.

This is overlooking Hyde Park. In the distance is the Shard (a building) and the London Eye.

London is in bloom.

Peter Pan statue.

The Italian Gardens.

More beautiful flowers.