Back in London

So, I'm back in London now. Even though I live in Nottingham, London seems like a second home sort of city, in that I feel as if I am getting a good feel for how to function in it. Like, I'm pretty fluent in the transport system, and I know my way around, sort of. Anyways, the past few days were good. On Saturday, my mom and I met up with Scott, Sarah, and Sarah's parents in Nottingham. After a quick tour of the university, we headed to London. The next day, I got my mom to the airport, then met up with Scott again. It obviously was sad to see her go, but it's nice not to have to stress out about more people than yourself again. We had a good time though, so it was successful. Anyways, we spent Sunday touring the WWII Cabinet war rooms in London, as well as the Churchill Museum. We also hit up the London Eye, which was really cool. After an extended dinner break, we returned to the London Eye for New Year's, which is London's equivalent of Times Square. Although lacking in confetti, the 3 hour wait with half a million people and a seeming army of Metropolitan Police officers was worth it, as the fireworks were amazing. It's cool to celebrate New Year's in that way. I have never experienced anything like that, so it was fun. Today we walked past Buckingham Palace, then watched the New Year's Day Parade, an American style celebration through downtown. Much to my surprise, I saw that the Lakeville South marching band was in the parade. I have a good video of the band, along with me screaming "I'm from Minnesota! I'm from Lakeville!" Although I usually say I'm from Farmington, I thought this could be excused. So now, after eating at the first Hard Rock (and spending too much for a French Dip), I'm blogging right outside Trafalgar Square. Tomorrow, it's off to Dublin for 2 days, then back to London to rendevouz with Emily. I'm looking forward to finishing this trip off strong, but it will be really nice to be back in Nottingham, settle down for a bit, and see friends. Before jetting off to Vienna. But yeah, that's what's up. Later.