The day began very early. We had to be at the train station at 5am to catch the 5:10 train. Unfortunately for one unlucky student, he got up a bit late and missed the train. Upon arriving in London, we immediately took the Underground to Westminster. Emerging from the Underground, we found Big Ben towering over us with his bells ringing loud. We took the short walk across the street to the Westminster Bridge and took photos of Big Ben, the Thames River and the Houses of Parliament before we went on our way.
We next walked to White Hall where the famous mounted guards were standing outside. With either a run of luck or careful planning, we were lucky enough to be there for the Changing of the Guards ceremony in which the whole courtyard was cleared of people so that it could take place.
We went on our way and then arrived at 10 Downing St. This is a tiny street on which sits the house of the Prime Minister. The whole street is gated off and is guarded by several police officers checking cars as they go in and out.
Our next sight was Trafalgar Square, which is widely known for having pigeons eat out of your hands. There were two beautiful fountains in the front with water clear of glass. We made several group photos on the stairs and rested our feet a bit before we set off again.
Piccadilly Circus was what came next. There was a fountain in the middle of a five street junction. In the background was a giant electric display. The next spot that we went to was Regent St. It's the perfect place to go shopping if you want to spend like 50€ on a t-shirt. It was very nice but very expensive. We split up into groups to do some shopping, or looking or whatever we felt like doing.
		To get to Covent Garden to look around, we had to take the Underground again. Every time you got on or off the loudspeaker would say, "Please mind the gap" at least three times, if not more. For the rest of the day, students could be heard saying, "Please mind the gap" at the most random times. Covent Garden was a very touristy place; it had cheap shops and cafes everywhere but was nonetheless very nice. There were also several "statues" standing on the sides of the walkway, however they were not statues at all. They were painted men, standing as still as possible and when an unsuspecting tourist would walk by, the "statue" would reach out and scare the tourist. It was interesting to see but the best part was when the tourist would jump with fright!
		Then we again took the underground to St Paul's Cathedral. We were allowed to go inside the church for free but we were not allowed to take photos or videos of the interior. It was a gorgeous cathedral with many beautiful murals that took up most of the walls and ceilings.
For the third time in less than a few hours we again took the underground. We got off at the Tower Bridge and we walk around the Tower. The pictures do it no justice; it is truly an amazing work of art. We didn't go on the bridge, but we went under it and followed a little path to our last stop of the day, Katherine Docks. There were many old and new boats and ships. Some even looked just like old pirate ships. After seeing this, we finally, after a long day of walking and a lot of fun, we made our way back to Waterloo station to catch the train home. We arrived a few minutes after 1am yet here we are the next day, writing about our adventure!

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