Final Day

Today was my last day in London. It's a bittersweet feeling. On the one hand, London is definitely one of my favorite places of all time. I can't count how many times I said to people this month, "Have I mentioned how much I love this city? Because I totally love this city!" And yet, the past month has been the busiest I have likely ever had. Normally I need a lot of down time to myself, time to recharge and be the happy, effervescent person I like to be; I haven't had that. Considering that fact, I think I have done a bang up job of maintaining my cool, being energetic, and congenial. 

We visited Buckingham Palace this morning, which was grandiose and full of golden things. I almost walked out with a corgi, but I decided that it would be too difficult to pack...

After that was lunch at the Dickens Inn, which was really good. Bangers and Mash with peas. So very British. 

So tasty

I was happy to meet up with my dear friend once she got out of work. We've been friends for many years, and though she works around the corner from where I've been staying all month, I didn't get to see her much aside from the two weekends prior to classes starting. It was a lovely way to finish out my trip here by walking around Leicester and Trafalgar squares and Piccadilly Circus with her.

This past month has been one of the best of my life. I've met fantastic new people, seen amazing things, visited some of my favorite places, got to see my good friend for the first time in 4 years, and fell in love with London all over again.

Still, it will be nice to go home. Back to the familiar, the quiet, and the slower paced city that I know. Good to see my family, my cats, my fish, and my friends again. Hence the bittersweet. Ah well. I suppose I'll send off with a sassy mannequin:

 It's been awesome. Cheers!

Update: I made a scrapbook-style powerpoint. Check it out sometime!

Joke of the Day:

I went to the zoo the other day, but there was only a dog in it. It was a shitzu.