so i went to London! thanks to a steal roundtrip ticket on Kayak.com i was able to scurry away to the UK. really it was such a whirlwind trip. i got the ticket only three days before my flight departed (YIKES) which left me only a couple of days to outfit plan (omg) and pack. my sweet pup of over 15 years also passed away just hours before my flight which left my heart broken and conflicted on if this trip was even possible for me to take on.
i departed early from STL to Toronto (except that we sat on the plane for three hours due to mechanical malfunctions in STL), upon arrival in Toronto we witnessed a plane engulfed in flames on the tarmac (not ideal). my then three hour layover left me with a newfound appreciation of Tim Hortons and i was off to Heathrow! on that flight i was squished between a nice, but inquisitive lady and an unaccompanied minor who watched questionably mature movies throughout the flight... airplane food sucks. upon arrival to Heathrow and my passing through the customs line i had to hop on the tube (metro) to get to actual London, but the station at the airport was closed due to a fire inside the tube station. i had to take the overground to Paddington station where i waited for my friend (she had been on a UK tour before starting class the upcoming week at Kensington) to arrive so that we could commute together to our airbnb near Russell Square. once my friend arrived we contacted our airbnb host, but had to sit in a cafe for several hours waiting - this was not great since i had not showered in almost 36 hours and we both had luggage with us. after waiting and having lunch we made our way to our airbnb (which was a great experience, such a sweet host and nicely kept apartment). i showered and we made plans to go to Notting Hill to explore, get Indian food for dinner, and bubble tea for dessert. we literally just googled the best Indian restaurant in Notting Hill and went there. it was delicious, but hilarious because there was no one there besides two tables in the front of the restaurant and yet we were sat RIGHT beside one of full tables (the host had to physically move the entire table so that we could sit down) out of the entire restaurant. but really it was so good and Indian cuisine is so popular in London, i was so excited to try it out! after dinner we walked around Notting Hill some more, got some bubble tea and took pictures. Notting Hill was one of my favorite areas of London - it was so homey, clean, and colorful. we headed back to the airbnb to rest up before our next day adventuring in London! -britney
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