Paris Bound

Yesterday morning after lecture the class went to the Imperial War Museum. There we saw an intense exhibit about the Holocaust and explored the rest of the World War I section. We had the opportunity to go “in” the trenches and see, smell, and hear what it sounded like during the war.

This is a section from the Berlin Wall

Following the museum a group of us decided to get dressed up and check out the night life!

Megan, Kelly, and Jessica

It was a ton of fun...and they played American music so it was a nice taste of home.

Today we went to the Churchill War Rooms that were preserved since World War II. After the War Rooms some of us took a walk through St. James Park over to Buckingham Palace! It was breathtaking.

We were fortunate enough to walk past the Wellington Barracks as they were doing the changing of the guards! We were in the right spot to get a front row seat in front of the gates. 

Zach and Quinn

Julia, Quinn, and Zach

At Buckingham Palace

It was such a beautiful day...sunny and no rain (until now). 

I had to make friends with a duck in the park, of course.

A group of us is taking a train to Paris at 7 o’clock tonight! We are spending the weekend and coming back to London on Sunday. This is especially exciting because it’s Julia’s birthday tomorrow and Bastille Day on Saturday! We’re planning on going to Versailles one day and visiting the Eiffel Tower, the Louvre, etc. on Saturday and Sunday.

I will not be bringing my computer to Paris so I won’t update the blog this weekend. Expect lots of news and pictures next week.

Updates to come, with love!