our trip started out with us in a rush to get to the airport because of course we didnt leave ourselves enough time to get there. We got dropped off at the wrong terminal and had to take a bus to the other with about 15 mintues to spare before the gate closed. we were sure we werent getting on the plane. security was quick surprisingly and we ended up making it on the the plane. For the record, Ryan air is a huge joke. I swear these flight attendants were the rejects of all other airlines and this was thier last resort. We are 95% sure the flight attendants were drunk. I was sitting in the last seat so i could also hear them cursing while they were standing in the back. I slept the whole flight which was only two hours but id wake up when there was really bad turbulance. At one point when i woke up the flight attendants were walking aroudn with thier life jackets on... that was scary to wake up to. Once we got off the plane we were so excited that we survived and it was unreal that we were in london.
long story short, we hate stansted airport more than anything in the world and we all refuse to ever go there again. Right before we left jacques friend that we were supposed to stay with said he "didnt have the proper flat to accomidate us" so we were stuck hostelless with no place to stay so stansted was our home for the night. needless to say it was the worst sleep of my life but of course a huge adventure which is what this whole experience is about anyway. Our bus was at 11 the next morning and we got into central london around 12. I couldnt get wifi anywhere so i couldnt contact allie katie or lia so we just decided to wander by ourselves for a little. We ended up walking through hyde park and saw the princess diana memorial, buckingham palace, big ben, little ben, the london eye and the serpentine bridge and river.
After finally finding an internet cafe i got in touch with the girls and went to their flat. We ate and got ready to go out and went to a place called verve. The bars/clubs are a lot smaller there than here. After sleeping finally we woke up went went to see westminster abbey the london eye again and big ben close up. we also went to harrods which was awesome.
after that we went back to the flat and got ready to go out. We had to pack up all our things and went to a place called monarch. We had to check our bags and left straight from the bar to go catch our bus. We once again did not leave ourselves enough time to get there and ended up getting to our bus just before it was about to leave. The bus right was rough and we then got back to our oh so loved stansted and ate. We went through security and the women before me got frisked so I was happy I wasnt going to be but of course i was. So violated. Then of course jacque liz and coreys bags had to be fully searched because they had liquids that were over the limits. it took us almost an hour to get through security. We ended up making our flight and trying to sleep the whole way back but it was very uncomfortable. The second we got back to barcelona we hopped in a cab and came back to our apartment and i took a shower and went right to sleep. We woke up at about 6 and did our homework and now its 2 and i need to go to bed soon to get ready for the week.
Side notes: i love london its beautiful and i would definitely go back.
people in london are MUCH more friendly than people in barcelona
i am in love with their accents and i miss it already
it was great to not have to worry about a language barrier for a few days and it was hard to remember to speak in spanish when we got back here
the food there is SO much better and there is a lot more to choose from
i appreciate the barcelona weather so much
i was so happy to see some of my best friends and i miss them so much
allie is officially 21!!!
Adios!
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