May 24th was a day packed full of activities from start to finish. Our first activity was the Wimbledon tour, so we headed to Farringdon Station for our first tube experience. The tube is exactly the same as the El or subway in Chicago, but I think it was much more organized in London. First of all, most stations seemed to have a set traffic...
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We left Scotland on May 23rd and took a 5 hour train ride to London. We arrived at King’s Cross Station and got right on a coach bus for a 3 hour tour of the city with Richard Digby Day (I had to include his name because it’s so awesome), whose main job is a British Stage Director. I just had to post this picture...
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The last day in Scotland, May 22nd, had arrived and would be spent in the Scottish countryside. Our first stop was Stirling, where we learned about the Wars of Independence and the REAL story of William Wallace of Braveheart. Next we went to Kilmahog, where I got to meet Hamish <3 I thought he was the cutest thing ever!! He is a Highland Cow, which...
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Free day today to do whatever we want! It was May 21st and me and the group of amazing people I spent the day with really made use out of our day off to explore more of Scotland. We got a head start on the day by first going to do Arthur’s Seat Hike. Arthur’s Seat is an extinct volcano that is 250.5 meters (or...
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After spending our first night in The Hostel, we started May 20th by heading to the Royal Yacht Britannia. We had to walk about 2 miles to catch a bus to take us to Port of Leith, Ocean Terminal. The Royal Britannia sailed the waters carrying the Queen and the Royal Family for 44 years. It was taken out of service in 1994 and is now...
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We arrived in Edinburgh around 6pm on May 19th and we were in for a special treat… we stayed at The Hostel (yes, that’s the name.. they don’t even bother trying to fool you). When we arrived, the Hearts had just beaten the Hibs in the Scottish Cup Final. The Scottish Cup Final is football, or what we call soccer in America. It was a...
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