Thanksgiving in London

That's kind of a lie. Technically, my Thanksgiving dinner was a beer, burger, and fries in the Berlin airport. But I did get to spend some time in the airport with Michelle and Danielle before they left for Switzerland, so that was nice! After trekking it from Luton airport and King's Cross, I finally made it to my friend Jillian's flat in East London.


Hyde Park & Kensington Park - After picking up a map, I decided to see London from West to East, starting with Kensington Park. It was so beautiful! Kensington Palace was under construction, so I couldn't go in, but the gardens outside were so pretty and peaceful.

Kensington Palace

They came right up to me!

Harrods

Harrods - This place is fancy. Real fancy. I definitely had my pinkies out when I was sipping tea in the Harrods Tea Room. And the scones were absolutely delicious! I honestly don't know how we call those things scones in America. When I saw a sign that pointed to Christmas World, I immediately thought "Yes. Take me to Christmas World!" It was the most decorative Christmas section I have ever seen - each part of the floor had a theme like candy cane, traditional, winter wonderland, etc. It made me so excited for Christmas! And outside, the window displays had these gorgeous Swarovski gowns that were something like 25,000 pounds.

Christmas World

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Having my cuppa tea in Harrods

Buckingham Palace - Definitely not as big as I thought it was, but still cool! I think the Queen was in, but no sighting!

Buckingham Palace

Parliament Square, Big Ben, & Westminster Abbey - I have seen pictures of Big Ben, but nothing compares to seeing the real thing. The area surrounding the Houses of Parliament were very busy and there was a ton of tourists. I loved Westminster Abbey and I wish I could have spent some more time there!

Big Ben and the London Eye in the background

Westminster Abbey

Tower Bridge at night

Thank goodness the Brits had a Chipotle!

Going to Hogwarts!