Mark and I enjoyed one last hostel breakfast and then checked out of Hostel One. We changed money, purchased two bottles of champagne and embarked on a half hour pack walk to Todd and Em's place. They live on a quiet London side street, tucked away from all of the hustle and bustle that is the city centre. When we arrived, Emily, Tash and I, so happy to be reunited, sat down for a cup of tea and talked and talked and talked. Jenna showed up shortly thereafter and the five us went on a walking tour of the city with Emily as our guide. (To those of you who haven't been following my blog since my Thailand days, Emily, Todd, Tash and Jenna are all friends that I met while completing my four week TEFL course in Cambodia. Emily and Todd have been dating for years and are currently living in London, although Todd's from Australia, Jenna is teaching in Spain but is originally from California and Tash is teaching in Texas. We haven't all been together since a meet up in Thailand over two years ago)
Anyway, Emily took us to Oxford Street, walked us around a famous curve, showed us the seven dials, recommended a delicious vietnamese pho place for lunch in chinatown, walked it off with us through the Christmas Market, but not before stopping for mulled wine, and finally ended with us at The Shard for drinks and a 360 view of London. The views were absolutely gorgeous. Mark had left earlier in the day to take care of some work so he and Todd both met us for a drink before we left for dinner.
Emily took us to Wagamamas (a deliciously asian spot) for dinner. I had ramen and lucky buddha beer-- when in London, right? We all must've had Thailand on the brain.
After dinner we took the Millenium Bridge across the river and visited a beautiful church that was lit up with a large Christmas Tree.
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