When Friends Come to Town

This past week my best friend from home came to visit me in Plymouth. What a good opportunity to do some more travelling. First off, I met her at the airport in London. We were only able to spend a day and a half in London. It was what we'd describe as a "whirlwin tour."


On day one, we arrived at the hostel and then went off exploring. We were able to see Tower Bridge, St. Paul's Cathedral, and the Globe.


Then the next day, we got a good start to the day. We started off at Tate Modern then took the boat ride to Tate Britain. From there we walked to the Houses of Parliment, Westminster Abbey, Big Ben, through St. James Park, Buckingham Palace (where the flag was flying meaning we were in the same town as the Queen of England!), through Green Park, through Hyde Park, to the Science Museum, and then to the Natural History Museum. It was a great day! We actually feel like we got a lot accomplished in our short time in London.


Once back in Plymouth we explored it a bit and decided to take a day trip to the Eden Project in St Austell. It was fantastic. There were three biomes (one of which was outdoors for the local flora and fauna). The other two were Rainforest and Mediterranean. We went into the Rainforest Biome first, and it was astonishing. It was literally like walking into a rainforest. The air was so warm and humid it was like drinking air rather than breathing it. We had to shed layers. There were a few waterfalls and there were water droplets that kept falling on us. I really really enjoyed the whole experience.


Then, we made our way to the Mediterranean Biome. It was a bit cooler than I expected, but that could have been because we had just come from the Rainforest. The Mediterranean was not as large as the Rainforest Biome, but it still had plenty to see. It had some of the plants of California growing in it as well as those from the Mediterranean itself. It also was home to a lot of the bulbs and seed plants that the Eden Project uses to send plants to people. There were daffodils and tulips and an arrangement of other plants. The day at the Eden Project was a good day too.


So, travelling was good. We fit in all forms of transportation for my friend: flying, the London Underground (aka the Tube), a boat, trains, a taxi, a bus, and walking. We had a good time catching up and making more memories of our time in England over her Spring Break.