England -- Part 2

London with Lucy.

We were blessed to stay with Luy's cousin and his family.
We made the most out of our time. Saw lots. Heres a list.

Natural History Museum
Kinsington Gardens

London Eye

Parlement square a few times

Buckingham palace twice

Big Ben

A Boat tour

Tower of london

Trafalger Square

Covent Gradens

Portabello Market in Notting Hill

Traveled the Tube

Walked past Harrods

Saw the Greenwich mean time line.

Saw the pub where the Mayflower set off from

Saw the pub where Charles Dickens wrote a few books

Saw where they would hang up pirates so the tide would wash over them 4 times to exacute them.

Ate lunch near peter pan

Held hands with Nelson Mandela

Walked a bridge.

And much more all in 2.5 days. 

England --- Part One

Part one-- ELEANOR- Manchester

In Scarborough at the sea.

• After a very roomy flight (I had 2 seats to myself) over I was picked up by Elly and her dad. I got to be that person in the airport that runs with open arms for a long awaited reunion. It was so good to see her. 
• After a short drive home (to her house that sis) dropping my bags off in my room for the next few days we were down in the kitchen making cheese scones (she was, i watched) and catching up. Then it was a wet tour around her neighborhood. Then a trip to a large shopping mall. Dinner made by Elly with her parents. 
• The next day we headed to the sea. A train ride. Followed by a walk along the shore and a dinner of fish and chips. A night in the Royal Hotel. 
• The another train and a new city. A walk around the city on its historic wall. Lots of walking and looking and chatting filled the day. Then a train home. 
• Today was a bit quieter we went to a show in town. Saw a full double rainbow. Watched a movie and had pizza. 

Tomorrow we head to Lucy's in Birmingham. Elly is coming for the night. So the three of us will be together again.

Next stop -- England

So its been almost 2 months since leaving South Africa and TLC.
This reentry by far has been the hardest.
But this week. Tomorrow to be exact I will be heading to England for a couple weeks to be reunited with some of my co-volunteers. One is my little sister Elly and the other is a great friend Lucy. They will both be opening their homes and letting me crash. Im really excited to see where they live and their country but also to be back with people who understand TLC and what its like to leave it. And it will be my first time in Europe. I will try to update during the trip and if not then I will let you know how it went afterwards.