C'est La Vie!: MIND THE GAP! London (Part One)

This past weekend I ended up in London...and what a weekend it was. Let's start with the fact that Daylight Savings Time is not the same day that it is in the United States. Sunday was the start of British Summertime, and every device I have knew this but...MY PHONE! Which just HAPPENS to be my alarm clock. So, the only reason I'm blogging right now is because I overslept through breakfast (I am so mad about that) and if I go to my Spanish class, I'd be about 20 minutes late. SO, I'm just gonna chill out, do some homework and get this blog done! So, me and my friend Alex took the Megabus (which is sometimes as cheap as a one pound fare for a single!) down to London at like 6 in the morning. We arrived at around 10.30 AM to the Victoria Bus Station and took the Tube to our hostel. As you may or may not, I had quite the experience with the Tube before this, however, this time I have a new found appreciation for it, and kind of LOVE the concept (Hey MARTA, you could learn from London about this). Anyway, we started off the day by getting Tesco's meal deal (my best friend) and then ate in Hyde Park! It was a gorgeous day, as it was almost 60 degrees. We went to do a Sandeman's Free Tour which was fabulous, as usual. We got to see Buckingham Palace, Big Ben, Westminster (Royal Wedding!??!!!), and learn tons of crazy stories about British history and culture! We even passed a giant statue of Abraham Lincoln and learned why Britain supported the South during the Civil War (quite cunning, I'll give them that). We met up with some other friends and headed off to a pub, but they were all really expensive. However, I shared the wonderful drink that is the snakebite (half ale, half cider, splash of blackcurrant liquor)! After unsuccessfully finding a place that catered to our student budget, we felt like exploring the city. So we walked around London until around 3AM and a few funny things transpired. First of all, we kind of got lost, or I think we got lost...We decided to take one of those rent-a-bikes, but they're not really suitable for short people. After riding around for a bit, I guess my legs were tired or something and I tried to stop and just ate concrete right in front of a bunch of security guards. After a brief exchange of witty insults I might have won, since I did make them laugh! We walked to the green space near Buckingham Palace and just hung out in front of a pond. The walk back home was INCREDIBLY long, because Hyde Park is definitely deceptively large. When we finally made it back at 4AM, I can safely say that I passed out until morning.