Original date of post: December 13, 2013
Packing? What packing? Oh, that packing! Er…it shouldn’t be too hard. It certainly hasn’t kept me from enjoying myself last night and today!
Last night, I went to the pub for the possibly last time (though I probably will go again tonight) with a large percentage of my fellow AHA students. It was a wonderfully emotional final get-together, complete with drinks, reminiscence, Cards Against Humanity, and lots of hugs. In case any of them are reading this night, thank you for the wonderful memories this semester!
Today, I decided to take one final excursion out into the urban jungle of London. There was one thing I had been meaning to do for the last three months…ride the London Eye!
Retreading old ground by passing Parliament and crossing the Thames, I finally came face-to-face with this famous Ferris wheel on the South Bank. The ticket was a tad expensive, but the view could not be beat. I’ll let the pictures I took speak for me:
On my way back to Eastcote, I stopped in at a Café Nero for the presumably last time, feeling wistful as I consumed a large hot chocolate. This wistfulness continued as I took the Picadilly Line home for the presumably last time. I truly have been a lucky guy to have had London as my playground for the last three months. That being said, I’m more than ready to head on home…once I’ve finished packing (déjà vu…see my first two blog entries to see what I mean).
One last thing: Remember the London Dungeon from four posts ago? Well, it turns out its new location is right by the London Eye, so I nabbed myself a selfie. NOW, I think I’m done with the CJP.
Modern reflections:
As much as it seems like a tourist trap, the London Eye was definitely a worthy site to see. In a semester filled with climbing various tall buildings, it felt nice to wrap it up with an experience where a machine did the climbing and gave me a truly tremendous view.
Unfortunately, I didn't able to have one more night at the pub, as the nearby pub actually started carding people at the door that night and didn't accept my student ID as valid proof. At least my last pub outing was a social experience with friends!
I haven't mentioned it in any flashback posts, but Café Nero is a chain of Italian-style coffee houses that is basically the English equivalent of Starbucks. They have good coffee, great hot chocolate, excellent mochas, and outstanding chocolate-covered coffee beans (which I was constantly seen snacking on in the University Center).
For those wondering why the formatting looks a little weird compared to the last few posts, it's because I've decided to transition from double spaced to 1.5 spaced to be more in line with my usual single-spaced blog posts. I'll likely use 1.5 spacing as my standard from here on out on all blog posts.
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