7 days

Where oh where have the summer and fall gone? I am so not prepared to leave in a week.
I snuggled on my couch today, laptop on lap to dig around and make a list of the things I want to do in London.

Our first night we have signed up for a pub crawl, which should be a BLAST!
We then plan to do the Tower of London and Red Bus Tour.
High tea, Harods, Changing of the Guard, Theatre, oh, yes, and PARIS!!
That is right, Lina and I will be staying (for free) at the Prince de Galles in the heart of Paris for a night. We have dubbed it the Georges a Seis (for those of you who love French Kiss - it's right next door to the Georges V) OMFG!!!!!

Dickens, Victorian Christmas, Harry Potter, Big Ben Parliament, London Bridge is falling down!
I feel like I can actually start to get excited. It seemed too far away, and I didn't want to wish my days away - but NOW I can TOTALLY get excited.

Italy was such a different trip and experience - one that was ingrained the moral fiber of my being. It was a journey of self discovery and a trip to answer questions about myself.

This trip - while I always knew I would eventually get to London/Paris - I cannot actually believe we are going!

Lina said it was funny, that we seem to be coming into our "travel personalities". I apparently am history and architecture; and she is culture and arts. So, together, we generally have a pretty interesting trip.

Rome was the cradle of civilization -things so old you couldn't fathom it. This week, it dawned on me that at one point in time England ruled the world! I have a Medieval version of England in my mind, followed by a Victorian version of England in my mind. I cannot wait to explore them both. And, modern England won't be so bad either! :)