Wednesday, May 03, 2006

DAY THREE!

1. Thames: Kellie & I went running along the Thames this morning at 7AM, but it seemed much later. It gets light early here, tomorrow we're gonna wake up earlier.

2. Driving: People drive really FAST here and the roads are really narrow sometimes it looks as if you're on a one-way, but really you just have to make way for people!!! CRAZY :)

3. The National Archives: First day at the archives. Its huge and highly securitized! We had a tour, got our 3 year reader tickets and a table in the reading room. Good stuff!!!



4: Green Park: After a day of research we headed out for town we didn't hit Hyde Park today, but Green Park was beautiful. I love how many parks there are around here. They are huge too!



















5: Buckingham Palace: This was cool to see, except I was hoping for the red guards to be outside the gates for a pictures, but there were only guards in black uniforms outside the castle itself, not outside the gate. I liked the memorial for Queen Victoria, in from, too. I think I saw Prince William smiling at me from the top window...oops wait I think that was my dream last nigh! Never mind :)




6: Picadilly Circus: Londons version of Times Square. We may come back here to get tickets to see one of the MANY musicals they have running here.

7: Kings Court & 9 3/4 Platform: Harry, my trolley!

OVERALL TOP TEN THINGS ON THE TRIP!

1. Long distance train from Edinburgh to Nottingham: The Eastern English Coast

2. Les Miserables in London

3. The beautiful green parks and all the trees- especially the one in Putney!

4. The London Underground with an Oyster card!!!

5. The Da Vinci Code Walk (after reading the book)

6. Visiting Donna in Glasgow & FRIENDS!!!

7. The National Archives Kew

8. The Wins in Preston

9. LONDON & PRESTON temples

10.Derbyshire - Mr Darcys Home

TOP TEN FOODS IN UK:

1. Yorkie biscuit & rasin chocolate

2. Tescos chocolate Mousse

3. Percy Pigs

4. The hamburger (steak) from the PUB in Kew

5. Pies from GREGGS

6. ASDAs ready made foods

7. Boots - Bluberry Belguim chocolate

8. Marks & Spencers (aka Woolworths in SA) 9. All the Organic Food available

10.

TOP TEN BANDS OR SINDERS IN THE UK & EU:

1. Snow PAtrol.

2. Westlife

3. Coldplay

4. Gnarls Barkley

5. ALL THE TECHNO!