Welcome to the longest blog post in OPI history!
Please jump on the train and enjoy the ride bc I sure did!
[these are just a few of the over 200 pics taken!]
DAY ONE
Ride in airplane for 8 1/2 hrs trying to sleep sitting up
Arrive. jump in the car, ride on the 'wrong' side of the road
Arrive at Aofie's house...unload
And we are off
First stop punting down the river and exploring Oxford
Rest of the day relax
Bed, receive a full 12 hours of sleep
DAY TWO
Jump in the car and head to Stonehenge.
Take my first FULL audio tour! [pat on the back]
Enjoy hearing about the history
Head into the town of Salisbury
DAY THREE
London bound
Take the train in for an hour and arrive out of the tube to see Mr. Big Ben!
Walk through st. james park and have a picnic
Tour Buckingham Palace and take my SECOND audio tour!
See the DRESS, the DRESS kate's DRESS! watch the full video on details of how it was made
See the cake!
Hit more of the main sites. Westminster Abbey, Piccadilly Circus, M&M store :)
Head home and crash
DAY FOUR
Oxford exploring
Climb to the top of St. Mary's Church
Enjoy cream Tea
Walk through the grounds of Christ church
Attend Aoife's church
DAY FIVE
Bath
An hour train the other way
Visit the Abbey
Tour the city
And the Bath's and take my third and FINAL audio tour! [happy mom!]
Hit the SPA!
Have a lovely dinner with some of Aofie's friends [fun conversations to have]
DAY SIX
Back to London
Explore Covent Garden
Shop [H&M proud moment throughout the trip: hit all 3 stores in London!]
Show time: Billy Elliot!
DAY SEVEN
Oxford college exploring/harry Potter land
Toured Christ Church
Ate fish and chips at a pub! YUMMMMM
Went to the grocery store!! explored and bought a TON of candy!
DAY EIGHT
First day of rain and actually the only day of rain
Back to London without our faithful tour guides [Aoife had to go back to work]
But we made it with no problems!
We went to St. Pauls [location of slip]
Hit millenium bridge, London bridge and tower bridge
Tower of London
Jumped on a double decker bus
Ate at covent garden
Went to the National Gallery and took at picture of Water Lilly's painting and got in trouble
Shopped at H&M
Road the train back to oxford to have dinner with Aofie and friends
DAY NINE
I deem random day
Betsy and I explored and ate everything on the list of 'want to do before we leave'
Flake Mcflurry
Chocolate Pastry
Went to Cath Kiston [Londons' version of vera!]
Walk on a unsafe bridge
Walked through parks
Read in parks
Saw a CRAZZZY Gypsy Wedding
Packed up our stuff and went to bed early!
DAY TEN
Drove to the airport and said our good byes :(
WHAT A GREAT TRIP!
Loved
Loved
Loved it!
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