Category: England

Our flight home was January 11, 2018, at 7:15 PM. It was fairly uneventful. It was a great trip to London, and I would come back in a heartbeat. Two weeks was a good amount of time, and I think we experienced a lost of great things! It was also great to be so close… Continue reading BA 239: Heathrow to Boston

I am a huge Beatles fan, and so of course, being so close to Abbey Road, I had to go. This was the last must-do on our list, and it was our very last day in London! I slept in because of a late return from Paris the night before, and our flight left in the late… Continue reading Abbey Road

January 9, 2018, was my 21st birthday! Spending it in London was super cool, and there's definitely a lot of positive memories to hold onto! I started the day by taking some time with myself to enjoy lunch and then my typical activity: getting piercings. I had been planning this for a while, and it… Continue reading 21st Birthday

On January 8, we visited Greenwich, which is home to the Royal Observatory, the Prime Meridian, and other museums. Greenwich is a borough in London on the bank of the River Thames. It is significant in its shaping of astronomy and maritime knowledge.   First, we explored the museum. Admission was affordable, and an audio… Continue reading Greenwich, London

On our 10th day in London, we visited the British Parliament. We did an audio tour and walked through the chambers. There were areas we could take photos and areas we couldn't. Here are some quick facts about the government: The official lengthy name is "Her Majesty's Government of the United Kingdom of Great Britain… Continue reading British Parliament

On Friday, January 5th (Day 9), we headed over to the Museum of London, which is one of the many many free museums in London. You could spend an entire day just looking through every single collection, exhibit, and artifact! We stayed for a few hours before calling it a day and found it all… Continue reading Museum of London

To finish out our London Pass at the end of one week, we went to the Banqueting House. Here's the description from the Pass website: Designed by Inigo Jones for King James I and completed in 1622, The Banqueting House is the only complete surviving building of Whitehall Palace, the sovereign’s principal residence from 1530… Continue reading Banqueting House

Day #8 (January 4th) started with a trip to Kensington Palace! This is another really popular site, and one where there's a lot of history to take in! Here's the description from the London Pass website (because they're really able to sum this stuff up better than I can) - As one of central London’s royal… Continue reading Kensington Palace

After my Freudian adventures, Brady and I met back up to go to the Churchill War Rooms. Here's a description about those from the London Pass website: Explore the secret headquarters of ‘the greatest Briton’, Sir Winston Churchill, and uncover the underground nucleus of Britain’s war effort. The first London museum of its kind, the… Continue reading Churchill War Rooms

The Freud Museum might very well have been my favorite sight in London. This was a day that Brady and I took to ourselves and he went to a park and relaxed and I went and fangirled over psychotherapy history. Here's a brief description about the Freud Museum from the London Pass website: The Freud… Continue reading Freud Museum