Back in the U-S-A.

Albert Hall in London.

First, the train ride back to London was pretty disastrous. We got to the station in Amsterdam and nearly missed the train. The trains weren't running to Brussels (where we needed to go) so we had to go first to this random Dutch town and transfer. Then I didn't buy a ticket so I was super worried about getting in trouble. Luckily on the first train (to the random Dutch town) they did not check tickets. Then on the second train the conductor did not notice that my Eurail pass did not cover the Netherlands or Belgium and I got a free pass. Phew.

Once we got to London, we managed by hook or crook to meet up with Alex's pals from Vanderbilt, and one of them was kind enough to let us stay at her house in London. The place was absolutely beautiful and museum-like (located in Holland Park, for anyone who knows London). We hung out and had tea and cookies and some really good Thai leftovers that were in the fridge. There was a bit of a party that night with lots of shenanigans and card playing, and I had a great time.

Our last day in Europe was Monday, May 21. We had tea and homemade pancakes in the morning. We decided we were going to go see Spring Awakening (the musical) in the West End but got kind of lost along the way. We eventually made it to the theatre, many hours later, and bought our tickets. We went to a cafe next door and shared a tomato/mozzarella/pesto sandwich. Always good.

We took the Tube back to Alex's friend Frances's house. After some more hanging out and quiche, we went to see the musical, which I thought had great music. We definitely had a lot of fun. We went home afterwards and watched some Star Trek (2nd generation) with the gang and chatted and then went to bed.

I left about 9:45 Tuesday morning to catch my flight. It was an easy trip on the Tube to Heathrow. And that was finally, officially the end of my European adventure. Which means the end of this blog. Thank you to everyone who read!