1/3/11: New Year's Resolution Time!

Happy new year! I was lucky enough to spend New Year's Eve in London. It was my first European New Year's Eve celebration! Before I left for London, Jessie informed me that the British don’t drink on New Year's Eve because they want to start off the new year respectably. I believed her at first but it turned out to be a pack of lies! I don't think these crazy Brits would ever miss out on a worldwide excuse to party hard. I met my friend Paige at my grandparents' flat in Kensington to spend a few days enjoying the city. Jessie lives just about 15 minutes from Gatwick airport, so I took an express train from Gatwick to Victoria Station in London. I successfully reached the train station and then decided I didn't want to pay for a cab so I would just walk to the flat. I took a stroll past Buckingham Palace with my suitcase... then I got lost and had to ask five different people for directions. That just made me more lost and I ended up having to take a cab further than I would have if I’d just gotten one straight from Victoria Station. Clearly I have a great sense of direction! I think my total journey time was 2 ½ hours… it was a thirty minute train ride. GO ME. My New Year's Resolution: Learn how to read a map!