being touristy.

The last few days have been filled with simply being a tourist. Who cares if I am blatantly obvious with my tube map whipped out and my camera constantly snapping pictures? I love being a tourist! 

On Thursday, Sarah, Jessica, and I went to tour Westminster Abbey. This church is so amazing and I cannot stop taking pictures of it! 

Westminster Abbey was founded in 960.

It is the church where Princess Diana's funeral was held, as well as Will and Kate's wedding ceremony.

Westminster Abbey is where Queens have their coronation. 

Hundreds and hundreds of people are buried in the Abbey, most being Dukes and Duchesses, and other members of the royal family.

In addition, there is "Poet's Corner" where many famous writers are either buried or commemorated. Among these are: William Shakespeare, Lewis Caroll {the author of Alice in Wonderland...Disney reference, of course}, Blake, T.S. Eliot, Charles Dickens, Tennyson, Thomas Hardy, Jane Austen, Byron, and Oscar Wilde--to name a few.
{I was truly grateful for my British Literature class when I saw Poet's Corner and knew who all of these authors were!}

Westminster Abbey is truly an amazing sight to see!

This morning, I went with a group of friends to explore Borough Market. Borough Market is a food market with everything from chocolate crepes, freshly squeezed juices, kangaroo burgers, amazing grilled cheese, to fresh fruits and vegetables, baked goods, coffee and teas. 

After buying nectarines and grapes from one man, he gave me my change and said "Thank you darling, have a lovely day. Cheers." with his perfectly British accent.

{I'll tell yah...it's those little things that make me really feel like I am in England!}

http://www.boroughmarket.org.uk

Please, do yourself a favor and check this link out. 

Borough Market is so fun and I plan to go back once a week and try something new each time.

{Bonus: it's a short tube ride from my dorm!}

Chocolate crepes. Crepe making is definitely a talent!

The biggest piece of focaccia bread I have ever seen!

The grilled cheese stand! 

Me and Chloe...twins?

Later this afternoon, ISA offered a visit to the Tower of London. The Tower of London was {please correct me if I'm wrong} the first palace in England {?} but more significantly, the place where King Henry VIII executed his wives, and anyone else who spoke against him. 

The Tower of London, most importantly, is where the Crown Jewels are now housed. Unfortunately, they were very strict about not taking photos of the Crown Jewels, but trust me on this one--they were incredible! I am not usually one to love big, glitzy diamonds but when I walked out of there, I just really wanted one of those crowns. 

Oh well, at least I got a photo with a super friendly beefeater!