I've always thought that one of the best ways to learn your way around somewhere new is to get lost. Start wandering around (hopefully when you have time to do so) and try to find your way around without asking for help or using a map. Now, one shouldn't take this it an extreme or anything but you'll find yourself paying more attention to what's going on around you and what goes where. Just take it all as it comes, as the Bush song goes.
There are so many little things going on around us all the time- things you would miss unless you weren't just sort of wandering. Today on our walking/coach tour of London, our wonderful tour guide (whoslightly resembled Alan Rickman- not just in looks, little of the voice and what I assupersonality to be in real-life, it was AWESOME!) he would often take us off the beaten path to share a random bit of history or odd fact about the area. It was like getting to hear all the dirty gossip about royalty and aristocrats. :)
For our first weekend in London, we definitely covered a lot of ground. It was good to get a nice tour around the city today to give everyone a general idea of where we are. I'm looking forward to seeing more sights and learning more about this amazing country later on. Hopefully, RAA!!ool will be able to make it out tomorrow for more photo opportunities!
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