First ADVENTURE on the Tube

O man, where to start.....Right now I am sitting in my new room in my flat and it is AMAZING!!! We have a full kitchen stocked with all amenities we may need, a toilet room, a wash room (yeah the two are separate), three bedrooms and a family room with a kitchen table, couches, and a nice size tv. I thought it was going to be really small, but its huge, Ill post pictures soon! I am sharing my room with Lucy, my close friend from Pitt, who I lived with Sophomore year and have been traveling with since meeting up at JFK.

The suite is beautiful, but I can not say the same for getting to the place, called the Johnson House. First it started out at the airport where we got off the plane at Heathrow around 6:30 (1:30 PA time). We got our bags, made it through customs quickly and went to find a cheap way to the flat. THIS is where all the problems start. Wanting to save money, we decided to get on the tube which only cost us 4lbs (a taxi would have cost us 60 lbs). We had printed out directions and they seemed easy enough....wrong. Imagine 2 girls carrying 4 bags, 2 bookbags, and 2 purses on the subway system......we probably looked hilarious. Needless to say we had to carry the bags down stairs to get to the first tube and take an escalator up, this is where Lucy fell backwards and then proceeded to trip up the stairs. We got on and rode in silence (it's considered rude if talk) for 45 minutes. At first it was not very full, but as the ride went on it began to get packed and soon we were trapped inside. Our stop was coming up and you have to get out very quickly, needless to say I wound up with a bruised knee. We then proceeded to go to our next tube, which was located up a huge flight of stairs (my bags way about 50lbs each)...... After having a heart attack with our first bags, and gentleman helped us out and we were set to board again. While waiting outside for the tube, a bird decided it would be an opportune moment to swoop down and nearly take off my head (me being logical decided to duck, causing the cute Brit next to me to break into hilarious laughter)...salt in the wound.

We then got safely on and off (because we stood right by the door) and found out that we then had to proceed to walk ten minutes in a blizzard. Everything was covered and slushy and if you have ever been to London, you will notice that street signs are in non-obvious locations. We eventually found our way and my suitcases decided they would be helpful and shovel everyone's walkways. Every minute I had to stop and kick out snow in order to start back up. After 20 minutes, we found our residence and had everything set up in an hour!!!

After a long morning (it was not even eleven yet), we decided to go get our first cider at a pub right on the corner from us!! It was delicious and I was legal!!! We then had to wait for the kitchen to open and I had my first taste of London Fish and Chips. The pub even had Heinz ketchup!!! I will definitely be frequenting that place more in the future.