We left Scotland in the morning around 9. We headed for Heathrow airport and arrived around 11.
To waste time until our hotel had check in, we ate lunch and wandered throughout the airport. Then we had to take the tube to the nearest station to our guest house. Taking the tube was great--I fell right back into routine in hike to use it. But walking there was rough. Especially because it was in an an area I had never gone before. After asking about 5 people and walking a few miles probably (and taking a train), we finally checked in to our place. It was the most stressful thing in my life, I think. And we did it all while carrying suitcases. At least it wasn't raining!
Then we had a 4 pm tour scheduled at BBC Studios. We had about ten minutes by the time we got settled in our room before we had to leave. We rushed on the tube to Oxford Circus and arrived with 5 minutes to spare. Phew!!
The tour was awesome! It was so exciting, especially being s journalism student. I think it would be so cool to. Work for BBC one day. Hopefully. We got to peek through the window down to the main newsroom where all the bustling journalists were. It was so fascinating!
Then we went to eat at The Sherlock Holmes pub. I had the Hounds of Baskerville Toad in the Hole. It was grand.
Everything was Sherlock Holmes themed, obviously.
After that, we took. A short walk down the Strand past Somerset house and into the Kings College Strand campus. I took a walk down memory lane from my study abroad experience there last summer. I am an official alumna after all!
After King's, we strolled around the surrounding gardens near Temple station for a bit before getting on the tube back to Clapham Common. It was a beautiful first day indeed! :) London never disappoints me.
Cheers,
Kelli
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