I'm Leaving My Heart in London

For the record...

So here we are on the last day with nothing to do except blog, watch the BBC, pack and have a final pint at the place where we had our first one. After the last Walkabout Wednesday last night and my exam this morning, I said my goodbyes to London by going to Trafalgar Square. As it happened, at that particular time, there was a pro-Communist rally going on... AHAHAHAHAHAHA! It was pretty awesome and everything was so peaceful. They had red 'Mao' signs and were yelling something or other as all of the police officers looked on. Only in London.

Then I walked over to the River Thames to say bye to Big Ben and walk along the river to St. Paul's and then down Fleet Street where all of the newspapers are. It is sad, and I don't think the weight of leaving has fully hit me quite yet, but at the same time I sort of got closure with going to those places today, and I think I made the most of my time here without neglecting schoolwork. (These was the hardest final schedule ever and I still feel like a champion.) The only things that I wanted to get to that I didn't were the Imperial War Museum and actually paying to go inside St. Paul's and take the tour. But that will just give me a reason to come back. Plus, who isn't looking forward to getting back to using dollars instead of pounds and the movies and free wine on the Virgin Atlantic flight? So I've looooved it and I'll miss it, but I'm not going to be sad now.

There are a lot of things I'm going to miss, and a lot that I won't. I think more than anything, I'm going to miss the tube! I mean, to think that I won't be hearing that pleasant woman say 'Please mind the gap when exiting the train' or 'You are on a Piccadilly Line train to Cockfosters' until the next time I'm here (and who knows when that will be) is sad. I mean, of course I'll miss Professor Serb and his 'embarrassingly easy' exams (his words, not mine.) My BFF French barista at the Starbucks on Southampton Row. Plus, it's just so great to live in a town where you can just take a walk down to Big Ben whenever you please...not to mention the free museums! And even more than that, I've made so many great friends here! But, this is where I leave you. I'm off to pack and clean and have one final pint before heading home in the morning. I can't believe I'll be back in the States tomorrow!

It's been real, London. Thanks for showing a lady a good time.