It's been one week since arriving in London, and I could not be more excited. Although the weather hasn't been the best, it has still been a great week. One thing I will say about the weather is that the "rain" here is more like spitting in America, which is perfectly fine with me. I am actually not turned off at the idea of walking around London in the rain. However, I have definitely not been drinking enough water because my feet have gotten so swollen! It's odd because it's not hot enough to where I feel like I need to drink a lot of water, but with all of the walking around, I will need to be drinking a lot more in the future.
I was disappointed in the room size, but it could be a lot worse. I am very glad that I was warned about the no-AC thing here in London or else I would have been fuming. The shower is super small, which will make shaving very hard, but hey, at least we all have our own bathrooms right?
Along with what Tori pointed out, I am very shocked that there is not much color out here. I could look and carry myself like I live here, but my clothing will always give me away. There's hardly anything but gray, black, brown, dark blue and white worn out here. We all stick out like sore thumbs.
It's nice to see that there isn't nearly as much fast food out here, and a lot more ethnically diverse food choices. I've seen Mediterranean food, Indian food, proper Chinese food, Italian food, and the like. I haven't seen a McDonald's or Burger King on every street corner, which is a very nice change. While I was in Southern France I stopped by the local McDonald's and saw that a Big Mac meal is 6.40 Euro, which is just under $7. Also, the McDonald's sold beer without any extra charge!
It's been a great first week so far, and it's only looking to get better as the trip goes on.
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