Elizabeth and I have had such a fantastic week in London! I'm still reveling in the fact that she was able to come at all. Upon our arrival from Greece we were exhausted - a fact that I'm afraid attributed to Elizabeth's getting sick. Our first hostel was located in Swiss Cottage and was suggested to us by the lovely Abby Smith. As it's an old mansion it had quite a bit of character. We headed to Borough Market that afternoon, then split up - I went to my storage locker to get my megabag and Elizabeth walked along the river to Westminster. Saturday we got up and went to Notting Hill. It was just about as busy as I have ever seen it. In the afternoon we walked to the V&A, and the night brought an impromptu pub crawl. Not as raucous as it sounds, but quite fun.
Sunday morning we switched hostels to St. Christopher's near London Bridge. Liz woke up pretty sick unfortunately, so while we tried to have a day of shopping it didn't go over too well. Liz headed back to the hostel and I walked Oxford St for awhile. That night we went to Wagamama (delicious Asian food) and chilled with a movie. Monday Liz was still not feeling too well, but we had a fun-filled day planned and she was not about to stay home. It was a reunion with our dear Mile End that dragged her out of bed - an early lunch at the Half Moon, a walk around Queen Mary, coffee on Brick Lane and dinner at the best restaurant in the world, New Tayyabs. Then, to top it all off, we headed back to Southbank to see As You Like It at the Globe. Now that I think about it, Monday is probably the best day I've ever had. As You Like It is my favorite Shakespeare, and it was a wonderful production. Even better, two minutes in when Oliver takes the stage out walks... JAMIE PARKER. I was way too ridiculously excited. I have a silly, silly crush on Jamie Parker. He played Scripps in the original production of The History Boys and in the film as well. It was amazing.
Tuesday we took a coach to Bath. While I think Elizabeth and I both liked it quite a bit, I was a teensy bit underwhelmed. It's definitely gorgeous though, and we enjoyed just strolling the whole afternoon and night.
Wednesday we were back in London, this time staying at a St. Christopher's in Camden (bringing my total up to six. If I never see another St. Christopher's it will be too soon). I walked around the Camden markets in the evening while Elizabeth went to see A Little Night Music. Thursday we had another go at a shopping day with much success.
Elizabeth and I had such a great time in Greece and the UK. We couldn't help but marvel at our good luck - absolutely nothing went wrong. Sure, that makes for a few less ridiculous stories, but we did a pretty good job at amusing ourselves. I still can't believe how lucky I am to have been able to see these different parts of the world. It is definitely something I will always treasure.
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