The Cities and the Seas: It's been awhile.

Okay so, to be completely honest, I have been avoiding doing this post simply because I knew it would take forever. Already it took 30 minutes to upload the pictures, so be very grateful I had the patience to wait.
One thing I discovered while I was in London is I really hate take pictures of famous monuments, because they never turn out the wait I want them too. Instead, I prefer to take pictures of everyday objects and make them more interesting (so deep right?). Anyway, I took pictures of famous monuments just for you all to see and get an idea of where I went. I basically went everywhere. I must have walked 50 miles or more during my trip (not counting the time I spent on the underground).
Here it goes:
The first day, I flew in around noon, took the train to my hostel, checked in, then wandered around. I stumbled upon the Starbucks of London aka Pret a Manger (ironically that's French, it means "ready to eat"). They have more reasonable prices than Starbucks and most of their food is organic... I really wish they would open one in Switzerland.
So I sat in Pret and stared at people for an hour or so, and I have to say that people in London must get dressed in the dark. Most of them don't understand what clashing is, or maybe they intend to look that way haha. My mom would have been appalled, and then understood where my older sister's sense of style came from since the way she chooses clothes has always escaped us. Also, on my first day I went grocery shopping for the week (which I spent eating sandwiches and fruit). Very exciting for you all to hear I'm sure...
My second day I spent at the British Museum. I plan on moving in there. I could have spent all week just wandering and spending my time in each different section. They had some truly amazing stuff there, and I can't even begin to explain it to you. If any of you ever get a chance to go to London, I highly recommend devoting an entire day to exploring there like I did.
On day three, I went to Piccadilly Circus which is not that great in my opinion; it's too crowded and too gray, plus it started pouring rain while I was there. I wandered there for a few hours, and up to Oxford Circus (too better understand I would recommend googling a map of the London underground). That night I went to a pub to watch some soccer and read, and ended up making friends with engineers in charge of construction on the British Museum and British Library. They told me several places in London I must see, and gave me their business cards in case I got lost (yes I know this sounds sketchy, but they also told me about about their kids who want to travel on their own). They were all around very nice men.
That being said, I took their advice the next day and went down to St. Katherine's Docks, the Tower of London, and the Tower Bridge. It was a really cool area and beautiful. From there, I walked all the way to Shakespeare's Globe Theatre (far too touristy for my taste) and to the Tate Modern (my home if the British Museum rejects me). The Tate Modern was amazing, they had a very interesting assortment of art; I was really disappointed, however, that the section with Rothko was closed since I was really looking forward to seeing his paintings in person. After the Tate, I walked across the Millennium Bridge (aka the bridge from Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince) to the underground and headed back to my hostel for an early night.
My fourth day was spent on a free tour of Westminster. Our group had a really funny guide with an Irish accent that made it even better. He shared interesting facts and anecdotes with us that made staring at fancy buildings and monuments more entertaining. Unfortunately, there is a ton of construction in London right now because they are hosting the Olympics this summer. However, this day was where I got to see all of the famous stuff: Westminster Abbey, Big Ben, the Houses of Parliament, Buckingham Palace, etc. I didn't bother going on the London Eye, because everyone I've talked to has said it's definitely not worth the 20 GBP.
Okay so now that I'm near the end I think I've been counting wrong... I must have skipped a day somewhere. Bear with me though, this was two weeks ago.
Anyway, on my last day I attempted to go to all of the museums I wanted. There was an hour and a half line at the Natural History Museum unfortunately, so I went to the Victoria and Albert Museum which was really cool along with the National Gallery and National Portrait Gallery.
By 11 o'clock the next morning, I was back in Switzerland eating delicious crepes with Barbara and Tara.

Now the question is what did I leave out... since that was just the general itinerary.
Well I made a lot of friends, especially with the girls in the hostels I stayed at. I met people from Germany, Australia, France, Brazil, and the Canary Islands (luckily they all spoke English). Every person I met had the most interesting story and reason for traveling. I was fortunate enough to meet the nicest people, and never have to worry about my safety.
Oh, I also forgot to mention that I went to a concert on the Thursday I was there. I saw WU LYF which was incredible, along with Young Montana. On the underground there, I actually met "Young Montana" although I had no idea who he was at the time. He was really nice, and he had a really awesome set.

All in all I think my trip to London was a success :) I can't wait for Spain.