London

Saturday-
This was a rough start to the day, because we had to catch a cab to the airport at 4.45 AM, and the softball team kept us out until 2.30, so that wasn't a fun cab ride. But we got to the airport, got on the plane, and took the short flight (1h15m) to London. When we landed, we had to catch a train, but being dropped in the middle of the most confusing transportation system I have ever experienced, after a night out, and with no sleep, was no easy task. When we finally got a train, and then a connecting train to our destination, we were here, finally. As soon as we walked out of the Underground, we were in front of a huge clock, and we were positive there is no way that this train randomly dropped us in front of Big Ben, but it did. The first things we see in London are Big Ben, Parliment, and the London Eye (a huge sight-seeing ferris wheel). We wanted to locate the bus station so that we would know where to go tomorrow, for a day trip. On this trip we saw Westminster Abbey, which we planned on returning to later, but for 16£, (28$), it wasn't worth it to us. We finally did the London Eye, and then went back and crashed at the Walrus Waterloo, our hostle, which was different from the other two I have been to, but still good.
Sunday-
Another early day, as we catch a bus to the bus station, where we are set to depart for our day tour of the Windsor Castle, Stonehenge, and Oxford. The tour guide asked us which one we were most excited to see, and Stonehenge won by a landslide. Our first stop was Windsor Castle, which I was later informed, is where the Queen lives. This castle was amazing, and soon became my favorite stop on the trip. We did a self-tour of it, and a little bit of the city in front of it. The next stop was Stonehenge, which was exactly what I expected, an awesome thing to see, but not something that fits into the 'exciting' category. We got audio-guides to tell us what we were seeing, but this was a quick stop, you get out, walk around the footpath, and then get back on the bus. We depart Stonehenge for Oxford. When we get to Oxford, we are led on a guided tour of the city, which was beautiful, and then after we saw a few key places, we made our way around the important parts of the campus. We got to see some famous authors' houses, like J.K Rowling, J.R.R Tolkein, and the inspiration for the scar on Harry Potter's forehead. When the tour was over, we went to lunch, and had to be back at the bus at 4.30 to go back to London. We got to the bar at 4.08, and told the guy we were in a hurry, because we were a 10minute walk from the bus. So we got our food, and left the bar, getting to the bus as the guide was stepping on. If we missed this, it would have been a long, expensive ride back.
I am running out of time from the internet cafe, and will blog the rest of my trip when I land back in Limerick.