Day 3: Whine about Pricing = VIP

So today began with the sound of bells- that is, Kalie's alarm clock going off and alerting us to 10 am. Our response? No, let's not go to the Farmer's Market today. Sleep sounds way better.

Yeah, we are that lazy. Or jet-lagged. Either way, sleeping in until 11:30 was absolutely magnificent, and a perfect prelude to our scavenger hunt around London. This began with a map and a list of places we had to get group pictures of. So, our group of 6 set off and took our virgin tube trip with very little issues.  I mean, finding the right stop and losing a member of our group for a few minutes were slightly problematic, but I guess making it through to the correct stop without any purses stolen counts as a tremendous achievement. See? We're figuring this whole London thing out. Talking about that- I feel like I've been here for way more than 3 days. I mean, we have done absolutely so much in such a minute period of time. It's fantastic. I think I might be in love with living in a big city, especially after running around today.

London Eye! 

I don't even know how many miles we walked, but we saw so many amazing places, took a bus trip, figured out the tube, talked to a protester, found women dressed up like whoopie cushions, finally whipped out my camera and talked to an extremely drunk  man from Libya by the London Eye. Actually, this man was kind of amusing. He introduced himself by walking up to one of our friends and saying: "I like your hair! I like your shirt! I like your pants! I like your shoes!" and then proceeded to try and throw our map into the river. His friend was dying- apparently it was this guy's first time drinking, which was noticeable as he yelled at passersby: "hey momma, hey poppa!" to which his friend replied "that's not your mom and dad" and "grandma! grandpa!"and to a couple: "hey you! your girlfriend is hot! But you already know that!" Honestly, this guy was a riot, especially as his friend tried to take a picture and ended up on the ground laughing. It was certainly an experience.

High School Musical in front of Buckingham Palace. Totally necessary! 

After running around the city for a few hours and working on our scavenger hunt, we made it back to South Kensington, had an early dinner at this amazingly delicious place called Oriental Cuisine. Definitely becoming a regular over there, what with the great food and completely decent prices. A good day? Absolutely. And we were still back to our house by 6pm. What did this mean? Some laziness and relaxing before we went out again! There was some lovely "buy one mixed drink get one free" deal going on in the pubs tonight. Yes, I absolutely approve.

So we hit up this place called "The Archangel" and got their signature.... beverage? That's Pepperdine appropriate, yes? Sure, why not? It was decent over there, and our group remains awesome, although Kalie and I have managed to stick with a group of guys. Oh well, protection, and it's proven to be an absolute blast. After The Archangel we utilized our newfound Tube knowledge and hit up the Underground to Soho, or at least the area around it, and found this awesome bar/club called Oxygen, which (since we got their early) cost 5 pounds to get in. Being frugal, Kalie and I complained a little and got these awesome hand stamps that read: VIP.  So yeah, that whole being a girl thing? Totally works. Oxygen was fun and allowed for our group of six to chill and chat for a bit, enjoy a free shot and then further... beverages...., while watching this intriguingly giraffe-like girl (not my comparison, I swear!). Then we decided to go back to the main floor (this place had its entrance level, then an upper level which was a bit classier, and then the lower level which was a club. Naturally, I decided to stop and talk to some Australians, who proved to be absolutely hilarious. I can't help but meet new people. That's wht this is all about, right? Experiences! So why not make friends (as long as they're not nasties). Kalie joined me, and then our group joined them on an adventure for a couple of minutes, before we split and headed back to Oxygen to join more Pepperdine kids. What then? Well, I went clubbing for the first time and highly enjoyed the overplayed music and Raspberry champagne. After Oxygen we called it a night, walked a bit to a bus stop, and headed back towards South Kensington and our beautiful house. I call tonight a win. What a weekend.