London

Dustin and I arrived in London Friday morning and spent a few hours running around the tubes to get tickets for our trip to Scotland and for Wicked.  We finally arrived to Sands at Bleak House, a restaurant with a few guest bedrooms above it.  The restaurant is located just outside of Woking which is a 30 minute train ride from London.  Dustin's friend owns the restaurant and allowed us to stay here Friday and Saturday nights for free.  The rooms are nicer than any other place I have ever stayed and have a coastal feel that takes you out of the country-side surroundings.  Friday we went to Tracy's, Dustin's friend, house and she , her husband, James, and their oldest daughter, Jasmine, took us for a walk around the Thames river.  James then took Dustin, Jasmine, and me to the Woking train station where we departed for the city to go see Wicked.  The show was breathtaking.  It cost 48 pounds for each of us which is a really good deal for the seats we had.  After the show we headed back and prepared for the next day.

On Saturday we went into London early and explored a large chunk of the city.  We did the London Eye which gives you a view of the entire city, walked by Parliament and Buckingham Palace, went to the original Hard Rock Cafe, went to Notting Hill Gate and say the Portobello Road outdoor market, and then went and did the London Dungeon tour.  After that we walked around a bit more and took some pictures then set out to find food.  We walked toward the National Gallery and found The Texas Embassy.  It is a large restaurant covered with Texas memorabilia and smells like fajitas.  We did not eat here however.  We decided to go back to sands and eat in the restaurant there.  The food was exquisite.  Pumpkin and rosemary soup, sweet potato and red onion risotto, and some camomile tea made the perfect meal.  After that, I went to sleep because Sunday is going to be a long day.

Our train leaves in a few hours for Edinburgh, Scotland.  We are going to stay there until Wednesday.  While there we plan to go to St. Andrews and hopefully a few castles.  I will have some London pictures up as soon as I have internet again.

Perugia Chocolate Festival

London