My favorite place on earth?

Portobello Road. Period. It's the greatest place on earth...seriously.

Me and emily stayed in town this weekend for our first weekend in London and it was quite eventful! First of all, friday was so fun just hanging out with em and morgan shopping around covent gardens and seeing the sights after a thrilling class that morning. We explored the area, got lost alot, but eventually found our way back. Brits here are always so willing to help us. I donn't know why people say they are rude, because I have met so many great ones! Some of them are so friendly (even though..no one looks at each other on the tube and its super quiet making us OBVIOUSLY loud and annoying. If people talked at all..we wouldn't look so bad all the time). But anyway, we finished the day shopping and exploring and went out to dinner for thai around the corner, which was quite the experience for emily but I think she liked it...I hope! Then, we went over to a pub around the corner to hang out and met this guy from spain! He was so nice, just traveling on his holiday alone and he was telling us all about the places he has been! He was so nice...and morgan even got to bust out the spanish because the english was not so good. He said he spoke french also..but seriously I could be no help there. You guys know my skills. I tried. It was embarrassing. End of story. (ps..Ann and Libby-he was totally from Alicante! So fun!)

Sooo on Saturday, after Morgan and Megan headed on their German adventure to Rhineland, me and emily rolled out of bed early to make it to Portebello Road (in case you forgot..the greatest place on earth). It is basically this huge market with bread, sweets, street food, crepes, veggies, fruit, and millions of clothes, bags, jewelry, scarves, etc! Best shopping yet, because you get to haggle with the retailers. It's kinda fun if you know what to do. I'm gonna learn to be assertive and get the best deals. My new goal! Emily and I split a crepe for breakfast and it was delicious! Yumm..I want another one right now. We had lunch there too, bought some fruit and bread and did some clothes shopping. It was so fun! I'm going again with the girls this coming weekend because they will love it! I might go every weekend i can. I got crowded but it was just so pretty and fun to be there..music, food, shopping. How could you go wrong?

Later in the day, we went down to Kensington and explored the area and went for a run in Hyde Park which was amazing, because it was such a beautiful day. I stumbled upon this couple having what looked like a first date with a picnic and wine laying under a tree. Cheesy I know...but I thought it looked so adorable and how nice is it that you can go to the whole foods across the street and bring over wine and have a picnic in the middle of the day? Sounds great to me. Drinking in the day here is standard...sometimes in America if I drink during the day I have to tell myself "It's ok because I'm in college..I'm not an alcoholic at all." But here it is totally ok! Another reason I might move here...

So last night we hung out with all the girls and guys that live in the flats below us for a little bit and had a great time until...we had a little issue. The girls downstairs totally a slight mice infestation in their flat. Gross...and it is only a matter of time till they come out of hiding in ours too. Yuck. (Emily did not help ease my fear when she researched them on the internet one night when we heard them...she says they have no problem climbing vertically to my top bunk AND they can jump almost 16 feet...super scary). But anyway, yesterday was great, got some quality time with mes amies and did some relaxing.

Today was our lovely trip to Bath and Stonehenge! We got up early and all took the coach to Bath first. The town is so beautiful with amazing architecture and cute shops. The Baths were really cool to see, although being the holiday weekend and all, it was super crowded. It got a little tight in there, but on the whole it was pretty cool! I wish we could have had more time there, but by the afternoon we were headed to Stonehenge! So yeah...it was pretty much a bunch of rocks but seriously how did these 600 hundred men pick these suckers up? And what was it truly for exactly? These questions were not so much answered on the tour so it is quite the mystery abou stonehenge, but we got some awesome pics. Honestly...rocks were cool but my favorite part? The English countryside. Absolutely gorgeous fields of green and flowers..clear skies. Just perfect. I want to retire to the English countryside. I have decided. My pictures do NOT do it justice. So recap is: Portobello Road and the English countryside are my two fav things at the moment. Did I mention I love it here?

ps..I do miss everyone at home though. I'll come home for you guys don't worry. ;)