...blogger, that is. Seven months ago, I couldn't WAIT to keep up with a blog about all my London adventures. Then I got here and became very shy...Sorry.
But I'm back! (And not just because I'm waiting for my laundry to finish drying. But maybe a little because of that.)
So what's happened in the two months since I blogged last? Let's see...
- I visited a town called Pill. I kid you not. The name of the town is Pill. It's right outside of Bristol, which was lovely! It's home to this fancy suspension bridge:
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| Though, believe it or not, the purpose of our trip wasn't just to see a bridge. |
- I've gotten braver and feel pretty confident about venturing out on my own into Central London, which I do almost every weekend. I've seen the sights, such as Covent Gardens, Leceister Square, Piccadilly Circus, Notting Hill (no Hugh Grant OR Julia Roberts sightings, and I enjoy the actual place way more than the movie.) I've done my fair share of shopping on Oxford Street and have found a Starbucks that I like to call my own.
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| They spell my name right on my cup and everything at my Starbucks! |
- I saw my first show in London -- Jersey Boys! I was having a homesick week and needed a pick-me-up, and seeing a show did just the trick. I was on the edge of my seat the whole show, and not just because I had to so I could see over the balcony.
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| No, Stovie, it's not about THOSE boys from Jersey. |
- I visited Nottingham, which is not only the home to Robin Hood and Little John, but also to The Salvation Army's founder William Booth.
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| I was there, yall! |
- On the way back from Nottingham we also stopped at the Coventry Cathedral, which was (as most of these cathedrals are) breath-taking and beautiful.
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| Them's some major pipes, eh? |
- Made a trip up to Northeast England to the town of Durham to visit a Salvation Army prayer house called Sanctuary 21. There's some good stuff going on up there. I'd love to tell you about it, but it deserves a post all its own. While we were there, we also visited (what?!) another cathedral. Durham Cathedral is about 1000 years old -- which just blows my little American mind, anytime I visit a place more than 200-ish years old. Oh, and scenes Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets were filmed there! (Though I didn't know that until I returned home. Definitely would have made Stephanie take pictures of me flying an invisible broom at an imaginary Qudditch practice.)
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| I walked down the same corridor as babies Harry Potter and Ron Weasley! |
- Oh, and I turned 27 since the last time I blogged. Twenty. Seven. I'm beginning to settle into it, I think. Again, more about that soon to come.
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| My parents are cute and made me a real birthday cake for our facetime chat! |
That's all for now I think.
Ok but seriously, I promise I'll write more. I know I promised last time, but I really will this time! :)
