As the plans for spring break were being put together, in
AUGUST let me just say, the majority of my friends were planning on going to
Cabo San Lucas. I was hesitant at first to book my trip because it was so dang early to
be planning but also because I felt like I wanted to do something a little bit
different than I did last year (Gulf Shores). I wasn’t really feeling the
beach. My oldest sister, Madeline, had recently just moved to London with her
husband around that time so I was DYING to go visit her. With that in the back
of my mind I just knew that was where I wanted to spend my spring break. I
talked to my mom about it and not long after that me, my mom, and my other
sister Jillian had our flights booked to go to London!
Once we got
there seeing my sister was of course amazing, since I had not see her in 7
months, but London itself was breathtaking. My sister, now the experienced
Londoner, took us to all of her favorite restaurants and pubs. One of the
coolest meals we had was when we went to brunch on the 40th floor of
a building and ate an amazing meal while having this beautiful view of London
surrounding us. In addition to that we went to the very top of St. James
Cathedral, which was about 600 steps (kill me), the National Portrait Gallery where
I saw my fav girl Kate Middleton’s portrait, and Harry Potter Studios. We had a
tour of Parliament, hung out in Covent Gardens, had dinner in Chinatown, went
to the St. Patrick’s day parade in Trafalgar Square, went to Buckingham Palace,
and spent a day in Oxford! Oxford was really cool because my brother-in-law
actually went there so when he was showing us around we got to go into a lot of
the buildings that the public is not allowed in, but since we had a alumni with
us we got to see a lot more of the campus. We spent the day there just walking
in and out of shops, cafés, and the campus.
Looking
back on it I am so happy that I decided to go visit my sister for spring break.
I got to spend a lot of time with my sister, who I don’t get to see anymore,
and I got to spend 5 days in my favorite city. Seeing all the pictures on the
beach did make me a little jealous, but nothing could have beaten spending a week
with the Brits. I can’t wait to go back!!
ZLAM,
Leah Haugh PC '13
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