Wales was beautiful but unfortunately we didn't get a lot of time to take a look around as we spend most of the last two days on the bus. We did go to a traditional Welsh evening in Cardiff which was pretty fun and included traditional Welsh food, music and dance and it took place in the Cardiff Castle (a strangely decorated castle).
On the way back to London, we made a quick stop to see Stonehenge which was a bit disappointing as we couldn't get close to the rocks to get a really good photo but it was neat to actually see them in person. Once we arrived in London, we said goodbye to our tour guide and got ready to head out for our last excursion as a group. A bunch of us went out for dinner and a play! The play really wasn't what we were expecting but it was a nice night out.
Today, for our first day back in London without a tour guide, mom and I had a nice lazy morning and slept in and enjoyed a later breakfast before meeting up with a friend from home, Maggie. Maggie has been living here in London and working as a teacher for about 6 months and she showed us some of the neat places around town. We had a nice lunch together then went for a walk along the river Thames and saw some important landmarks here like Big Ben, the London Bridge, Tower of London and London Eye among other neat things. We said goodbye to Maggie then went out for a nice Indian meal (YUM) and are now just taking it easy back at the hotel we'll be staying at for the next few days.
We're both completely exhausted from the tour (it was great, but we agreed that if there is another tour we go on, we'll find one that gives us 2 days per city that we stop in so it's not such a rush). The next few days will be spend exploring around London with mom and then I'll be staying with Maggie for 2 nights!
Jealous....
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