Day Tripping: Greenwich Village

This weekend a bunch of us studying abroad ventured out to Greenwich for the day (1 hour boat ride out from London, going under the infamous London Bridge and Towers) despite the freezing weather which to me felt like it was -10 out. We explored Greenwich, (a charming village right on the waterfront) for a good amount of the day. I was able to see the huge Greenwich palace with King Henry VII lived and the painted hall and chapel which were incredible especially the fact they were built in the 1400's!

"Painted Hall" - Greenwich Palace

The village itself isn't too large and filled with fun shops, markets and the Maritime Museum. A bunch of us found a fun pub right on the water and ordered our first official fish and chips in London. So good especially since I have been living off pasta all week to save a couple of pounds ha.

On the way out, I discovered the greatest decor store that was filled with gorgeous, vintage mirrors, dressers and chandeliers! To say the least I fell in love and will go back an hour just to go back to that shop...

With the freezing cold weather here in London and snow that I had planned or packed for I was honestly in desperate need of some "wellies" (rubber boots haha). I happened to find a perfect pair of black, floral Hunters for a pretty pound but I think they will be a great investment for the next 5 months here...

All in all, it was a very successful day trip to Saturday--Shelby and I even managed to navigate our way back to the city by ourselves through the light rail and tube after barely missing the group.

I HAVE ARRIVED!!!

Ahhh after a hectic 2 weeks I have finally landed in the brilliant city of London!! It is very surreal to be here walking around the crowded city lined with beautiful architecture and new sites around every corner. I swear I have seen more posh, high end boutiques in one day then I have seen in a lifetime, this could be quite dangerous! Every shop here is quaint and beautifully designed, not to mention my university is right in the middle of some of the best shopping...

I am all moved in to my flat and started classes Monday. I am taking a retail design studio with five other students in all white brick studio which is so perfect.

I did mention to get quite lost this morning looking for the art supply store to get supplies to build my model...some things don't even change...not even in the UK! 2 hours later and 40 pounds later we walked out with chipboard, exacto knives (weird that I didnt pack those in my suitcase!) and cutting mat...Not to mention it is beginning to snow quite heavily--London, like Seattle doesn't know how to handle snow storms either! Even some stations on the tube were closed? I am not sure how that makes sense since its underground?

Well that it is it for now, I will be writing again soon...