Gah, yes, I am finallllly in London! I absolutely cannot believe I'm here. Today/yesterday, after several hours spent on airplanes and sitting around in airports, I met some wonderful people in my group and toured the Tower of London and boated on the Thames. Oh my, I am in England.
I do have to say, it still feels completely surreal. Yesterday, I was in Atlanta. Now I am across a GIANT ocean in a completely different world. I am in Love with London already. And I've only been here since 6:50 this morning. It must have been love at first sight.
Today made me realize once and for all, though, that the whole tourist gig really isn't my scene. I hate being restricted to the schedule of a group, and I hate walking around in a huge group period. I'd much rather take it all in by myself. I know I'd be looking at these sites and this city in general with an entirely different frame of surrounding if I were alone. Of course, I am still exploring and wandering and absorbing and basking in the beauties of London. Yet, I think the combination of jet lag and overbooked scheduling are hindering my abilities to delve into London. Oh well, it's not like this is going to be my one and only excursion into the city.
I did, however, get the opportunity to take some great photos of the Tower and such while we had some free time. There were some amazing blue doors on the Queen's House, and I spent a fair amount of time snapping shots while everyone else partook in the different methods of torture used at the Tower throughout history. Well, of course I also saw the torture chamber, too. :)
Taking photos today made me wish I a) had a better camera (like Angie's, perhaps...hehe) and b) had a bit of expertise in the photo-taking area. I know I'm not doing London any justice at all. Hopefully, though, I'll get better as the trip rolls along; I really want some memorable photos to come out of this trip.
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