Weekend

On Saturday I went and looked another flat. It was kind of far out in the West side of London, But it was crap. It was gross and rundown and not that much cheaper then the nice one in Fulham. So after leaving the flat I went down by the river in the touristy part of town. There is a really nice walking path there where there are tons of street performers and painted people. 

That is also the area where the London Eye is and the parliament buildings are. It is just a really nice walk and the weather was beautiful it was a great fall day, it was warmer then it had been when I left home.I then walked through St. James park to Buckingham Palace .  I love that park, but there are a lot of birds in it and those of you who know me well know I do not like birds and to make matters worse there are also squirrels that people feed on kind of came at me, i got a picture of it as it was running at me, then I quickly walked away. I girl saw and laughed at me, but then one came after her to , so she got hers! But the park is really gorgeous and this time no birds flew at me, they did last time I was here.  On my walk I was able to get a pic with a palace guard and this time he was in the red coat. Last time he was in the black "Winter" coat and it was very disappointing. From there I walked up to Trafalger square and went to the National Portrait Gallery. 

       The museums here are so great because they are free except some exhibits coast money. There was an Anne Leibowitz exhibit that I went to and it was pretty amazing. There were so many families there, it was great to see kids sitting on the floor sketching out the portraits that they see.  From there I walked up to Lester Square which is where all the movie premiers happen in London. It is just kind of a fun place to walk around. I ended up going out to dinner with a girl from my hostel. She is here for an internship and is from Florida. She told be that there was a free walk from the hostel to take you on like a night photo tour of London and stopping at "real" english pubs. I decided to because I do not know anyone and I thought I might people that way. But, it was she, the guide and I . LAME! The tour was pretty much was I had walked earlier that day on my own, but it was at night so the sights were all light up. It was not the bad but it was kind of strange because it was such a small group. 

     Today, by the suggestion of my mom I went to the area of the flat that I like, the one above the "Adult" shop and just look at more of the area. I really like the area. There is a park and a community garden not far, there is a really cute coffee shop, and pubs which are everywhere. There were lots of people walking around and lots of kids with their parents. So I feel like it is pretty safe. But the best part was that there is a Mexican restaurant like 4 blocks from where the flat is. Some of you may know this but it is really hard to find Mexican food here so before I left I was eating a ton of it to prepare for the time when I wont be able to eat it. So that is pretty great. The area is pretty nice, lots of small shops not large cookie cutter shops like on high streets. 

        I decided to go by where I stayed last time just for fun. It is pretty much the same although it seems I little nicer then it was then. There is a church there that Brit and I could hear practicing music so I went to see what times it services are for if I want to go. I sat outside Star-bucks for about an hour just reading, it was so nice the sun was out and it was kind of warm! I hope you are all doing well and keep me updated on what is happening with you all!

Lots of Love

   Ang