Family! :: London

My sister, Joanna, and my Grandma Moeckly came to visit on the 13th of May and then left the 22nd of May. It was so good to see them and show them where I've been for the semester. Grandma was amazing; she is 76 and she kept up with the best of them while she toured London, Scotland and Winchester. She is such a beautiful person and it was a blessing to spend a week and a half with her. For the first few days they were here we did some sight-seeing in London. My friend Becca came with us, which was a hugehelp and heaps of fun! :) So, I'll briefly run through the days we spent in London:

Friday, May 13th: Joanna

and Grandma flew into London and both of them were pretty exhausted. We took everything to the hotel, which was both of their first experiences on the underground. Then we went to St. Paul's cathedral to listen to the choir sing. They sing every day at 5P, and it was so good! Grandma said they sounded like angels. After it was done we grabbed a quick bite and called it an early night.

Saturday, May 14th: This was the day of the open bus tour! Grandma was so excited! She was determined to get a seat on the top of the bus - mission accomplished. We saw all the major sites of London this day: Big Ben, Westminster, Tower Bridge, Trafalger Square, Hyde Park and Buckingham Palace. We also went on a riverboat tour down the Thames. It was a little cloudy and chilly, but there was no rain, so we can't complain. Grandma and Becca went back to the hotel after the tour and Joanna and I walked along the Thames by Big Ben and the London Eye for a couple of hours. We got to see the sunset and we took a video of Big Ben chiming. :)

Sunday, May 15th: We went to church at Hillsong, which was amazing! It is a huge

church, but the people are so welcoming and it was such a good experience. After church we went to tea at Harrod's (thanks Dad and Joyce!). We had unlimited tea, scones, sandwiches and mini desserts- all of it was delicious. That night Grandma wanted to go to a church service at Westminster, so we did, and we got to see the inside of the abbey, which is pretty impressive.

Hillsong church: http://www.hillsong.co.uk/

On Monday we traveled back to Hull, then Tuesday Joanna and Grandma went to Scotland until the 19th while I worked on essays and took an exam. They had a great time and good weather for the most part.

Tomorrow I'll post about Winchester, which was the last part of our trip!