Monday, September 5, 2011

The Royal Borough of Kensington and Chelsea


I’ve been in London for five days and can’t believe it’s been that long already.  I have been doing so much and am still super jet-lagged that parts of it are a blur.  Nothing has been disappointing yet.  My flat is much nicer than I had expected it to be, and all the students in my program have been great so far.  This past weekend has been spent getting lost and acquainted with the city.  Form going out to clubs and pubs to touring the city and discovering some of the treasures of London. Below are some pictures from this jam-packed weekend. Classes started today (yes, I know it’s Labor Day in The States) and I am very excited for my theatre class, we have five mandatory theatre performances.  As if they would actually have to force me to go. I also happened to be very lucky and got to meet up with a good friend of mine from The States who was studying here this past summer.  We had afternoon tea together.  My first English tea and it was absolutely scrumptious and the perfect end to the day. I have a feeling I’m falling in love with this fabulous city.

 {Queen Victoria dubbed this a royal borough because she was born here, the only royal borough in London}
{Our flat in South Kensington-the most posh place you could live in London}

{Some of the other students in the program getting ready to go out}

{King's}

{Delicious food for sale and sampling at the Borough Market}

{Goat ice cream, slightly healthier and tasty}

{View of London from the London Bridge}

{The tube}

{Prince Albert Memorial in Kensington Gardens}

{A woman tying flowers to the fence in honor of Princess Diana's death}

{The Millennium Bridge - the one that was destroyed in the sixth Harry Potter}

{Afternoon tea at the Mayfair restaurant}

{Delectable treats}


P.S. It has only rained twice so far, and otherwise the weather has been literally beautiful!

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