We got up around 7:30 that day because my flight to London was at 10:40 and I wanted to be at the airport by 8:40. I didn't sleep much the nigh before, so getting up was no problem. We got ready and left our hostel. We ad no problems getting to the train that would take us to the airport, but we were almost on the wrong train. We thought it was ours and we had board, but some girl pointed out it was the wrong train. Thankfully we got off just in time or else I would have missed my flight. We made it to the airport and Josh and I departed. He was waiting on a friend and I was catching my flight. I had to be checked in by 10 and we arrived around 9. I walked around trying to find where to check in for about 30 mins. I was beginning to get really nervous. I finally found someone to speak english and they said my check-in was in another building, so I had to walk a bit. I finally arrived at my check-in around 9:30 and the line was really long. At this point, I was sure I was going to miss my flight. I finally got checked in around 9:58, just in time. I ended up having to pay for my luggage because it was overweight. I got to security and again the line was long. I forgot to that I would need to take my laptop out and I had packed it in the bottom of the my carry on, so I had to dig it out. I got through security and then had to go through another check point for flying to the UK. I finally made it to my boarding area. By this time I was exhausted. I got on the plane and was on my way. For some reason our plane had taken off late, so we were late arriving in London. I got through customs and collected my luggage and made my to meet the girls. The airport was a bit of a distance from the hostel so it took me about an hour to get there. It was pretty easy to get there and I was so relieved. It was nice to be somewhere where I spoke the same language. Finally, I arrived at the hostel. I got checked in and dropped my bags, so I could go find the girls. The girls had been using a starbucks near by for internet because our hostel didn't have it. So I found the startbucks, so I could try to communicate with them since I wasn't sure where they were. I went to starbucks and tried to find them. I didn't hear from them, so I went back to the hostel. I needed to repack my stuff, so I began to do that. Eventually they came to my room. We got ready and headed out to check out the city. We took the metro downtown and grabbed a bite to eat. I had a CHEESEBURGER! After such a long time in Spain, I hadn't had one in a while and I was craving it. It was so delicious. After dinner, we walked to tower bridge. We walked around London till about 11pm. By this time I was exhausted, but it was so cool to see the city lit up at night. It was a great day in London.
July 1:
We got up around 8 to head go look around the city. We had to catch a train to Paris around 4, so we had to get as much in as possible. We went to see the changing of the guards at Buckingham Palace and Westminster Abbey. Also, we went to Trafalgar Square.We had lunch at a pizza place and it was pretty good. We were going to try to see Abbey Road, but the metro was down and we were afraid we'd miss our train if we tried to make it. The weather was a little chilly and it rained on us a little, but London was amazing! I really enjoyed all the sightseeing we were able to do in the short amount of time that we were there. I will defiantly be going back! We went to grab snacks for the train and then back to the hostel to grab our things. We got to the train station a little early, so we hung out until it was time to go. I didn't have a seat next to the girls, but it was okay because I slept nearly all the way. The train ride was about 3 hours long and like I said I slept all the way so it was okay. When we arrived in Paris, we found our apartment and dropped our things. I was hungry so the girls and I headed out to find some food. The area we were in was very cool. We walked around for a bit then I grabbed a kebab at a restaurant down the street. it was pretty delicious. We went back to the apartment and crashed for the night.
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