Londontown

'Allo 'allo! We're here in London. The hostel is hardly luxurious but it's cheap and fairly central. Our roommates are these two Latvian girls who wear Juicy Couture sweatsuits, Ed Hardy tshirts, smoke strawberry cigarettes and go clubbing every night in matching satin pants. We rarely see them.


Today we started off touring the National Gallery. It's pretty impressive, but the appropriation of various cultural artifacts, especially the Parthenon sculptures abducted in the 1800s by Lord Elgin is a bit off-putting. I guess I can't complain though, since I get to see it all in one place. Afterwards, we had lunch in a pub and went shopping on Oxford street which was alright but pretty pricy. The crazy 4-level Urban Outfitters and the multiple H&Ms on the same block was all pretty overwhelming, but most of us managed to find a few things to buy. The style here is not that different to back home I suppose but there are more people very dressed up and everyone is in jeggings and leggings.

In the evening, Laraina, Elliott and I took a stroll to Buckingham Palace. Did not see the Queen. Quelle dommage. It was nice though. On the way home, Elliott and I drooled over the theatres with Billy Elliot and Wicked. Maybe we'll get a discount Wicked ticket for some evening? Would be nice...
Oh, and here are today's purchases. Bird necklace from UO, anchor shirt from H&M and a pretty frickin sweet Rosetta Stone water bottle.