Castell Coch Castle

Our second stop of the day. This was one of the best castles we have visited because it was complete and like a fairytale setting. We of course had fun in the sun!

I liked this dresser so I snapped a shot

We started twirling in one of the roms and of course put the camera on self timer

Abby, Erin, Me, Sarah

Fun Girls!

Chelsea, Me, Abby, Sarah, Erin

Me and Sarah... I love my sunglasses

regular pictures are getting old

giddy up!

one of the bedrooms

St. Fagan's National History Museum

Our first stop on our 3 day Wales trip--St. Fagans. It was acers of land with trees, schools, churches, farms, gardens. It was pretty cool. The best part was the weather, it wasn't too chilly and the sun was shining--a rare occasion in the UK! I love the SUN!!!

My Valentines sunglasses!

This is the classroom of the school. We are acting like we do in class AKA: I'm sleeping!

Sarah and Me outside the school!

Sarah and Me

Me, Erin, Sarah, Abby, Chelsea

A heart ring that Abby found and gave to me because it matched my sunglasses

Me, Abby and Sarah in the garden

I'm the 4th head from the left

Jenna, Sarah, Kate, Me, Abby, Connie, Sarah

Me by the red door that I liked

These little villages were muddy but fun to see

Happy Valentines Day!

VALENTINES DAY! We had a fun night with all the girls here in London. We had a big party where we dressed up (40's style-ish)... I didn't know what to do, so I just wore RED lipsitck. It was a big hit. We had a secret valentine exchange and a little dance party with refreshments. It honestly was one of the most fun Valentine Days I've had.

My roommate Kalie and Me

waiting for my photo shoot

I love candid shots like these

The three lost lambs! Abby, Me and Sarah

Abby and Me

Israeli Peace Walks

The first week we arrived there were Israeli peace walks/protests all week long and longer. Being brand new to London, I felt completely out of place and found myself nervous being on the streets. It was an amazing event to watch, something I probably will never forget witnessing. I loved when the London Police would sweep through behind and force them out when they're time was up. These pictures are taken right outside of the Embassy right up the street from my house. I thought these pictures were cool and wanted to share them with you!

London police force

That's me in the middle

YSA Dance! A big Friday night for us Girls! LOL!

A YSA guy, Me and Sarah

A big night for us 40 girls here in London. We were all excited to hit the town hahaha to a YSA (young single adult) dance at Hyde Park Chapel. I was satisfied due to the 3 Britney Spears songs that were played! All the girls knew it was my time to shine when those songs came on! These dances are a big deal out here. There are YSA's that drove 2+ hours to come out for this dance. We met a lot of new friends and went out for Ice Cream at Haagen Daz after. It was a fun night to get away from the BYU center and to interact with new faces!

Tower of London

Our group made a visit to The Tower of London. It was a really rainy day and miserably cold... but I stayed positive and tried to make the most of our visit. My friend Sarah and I tagged along on a group tour and ending up learning more than I would have by walking around. The Tower of London (the white tower) is the original Tower and has always been a palace, never a torture chamber like some believe. Building surrounding the tower were later added and used for prisoners and punishment. They now hold the crown jewels, armor, guns and cannons. It was really neat to see. The crowned jewels were amazing--no pictures were allowed. But, I did see the largest diamond in the world weighing in at a whopping 503 carats! Yes huge. They actually had a 3,000+ carat diamond, but to get the clarity and color they cut it into 9 diamonds and the 503 carat diamond was the biggest out of the nine. It was really cool to see on display while taking a horizontal escalator to move across all the jewels. I thought the "people mover" was funny!

The original Tower of London--The White Tower

Me with the tour guide (we tagged along on his tour, sneaky)

The monument in place for where Ann Bolen was beheaded

Graffiti dated back to the 1600's (sorry kind of blurry)

Guns and Cannons

Me with the 7 pound leg armor (it was heavy for leggings)

London Bridge -- London calling!

Sarah and Me

Me on the London Bridge! It was so so cold and I didn't think my umbrella was going to make it!

Sarah and Me on the London Bridge... did I mention freezing!

Lion King

I forgot to blog about Lion King! I have always wanted to see it. The costumes and the stage were seriously so cool... acting and singing, ehh not the greatest. I love going to shows and I find myself tearing up at the end when everyone is clapping and standing ovations--I get excited that audiences will be doing that for my sister Erin soon in WICKED and it just makes me so happy!

This is how the "lions" greeted eachotehr on stage... we did this for a good hour to strangers on the street. It was quite funny.

The night the tradition of Ed's Diner started. Yes me all nat-ur-al.

Platform 9 3/4 at Kings Cross

Everywhere we go there are always a few girls coo-ing about relations to Harry Potter. I have never read the books, but I have seen the 1st and 2nd movie. So I'm not completely foreign to Platform 9 3/4 at Kings Cross Station. I was very excited to get these pictures for my brother Andrew to see, because I knew he would love them--And I was right, he mentioned these pictures in his last letter to me! I think it is fun that they have this for the fans and there is even a cart halfway into the wall. Too Fun.