On our first full free day, Kareem, Kaleb, Brenden, Amanda, and I explored the city. After having doughnuts for breakfast, we headed back to the British Museum to check out the remaining exhibits. Then we went to Burroughs market, which had an endless amount of food vendors. It was hard to pick one thing but I decided on a sweet potato English pie. After lunch, we noticed a cathedral and we went inside and admired the architecture and stain glass windows. As we were walking around, I noticed a cat casually lounging on one of the pews. Beside the cat, there was an article explaining that the cat had lived there for twelve years and kept pests out of the cathedral. Next, we made our way deeper into the city, where we go to stop by the London Bridge and the Tower Bridge. Next, we made our way to the Natural History Museum of London. Inside we got to learn about the human body, looked at skeletons of dinosaurs and animals, and my personal favorite, an exhibit dedicated to gems and minerals. Up next was Hyde Park and Kensington Palace. Hyde Park was a beautiful park; it was fun getting to see the local animals and people. On our way to Harrods’s department store, we rode a double Decker bus, which was something I’ve always wanted to do! The second I walked into Harrods’s, I felt so out of place. There were items on sale that cost as much as my tuition! To end the night, we went to a restaurant called “Steak and Co.” The idea behind the restaurant was that you got to cook your own steak on a scorching hot stone. As we were walking back to the hotel, we all explored around our hotel some more and then called it a night.
