Emmons' take Europe

Week 1:

It’s been one week in Europe, and I feel like we’ve done so much already. We’ve made a couple ill-advised moves, had some interesting experiences, seen some amazing places, and had a good time.

I landed in London on Monday morning, I met Tim at a hostel on the outskirts of town, we went and had lunch downtown, and then, after a quick catnap, we went to Wembley Stadium to see England play Mexico in one of the last friendly matches before the World Cup next week!! It was incredible! There where t-shirts on every seat that when put on, helped create the biggest English flag I’d ever seen! The next day we walked the streets of London, hung our with Tim’s schoolmates, and saw the highlights of London. We ended the night by seeing The Lion King (show not the movie). The next couple days we spent in Hatfield, relaxed at Tim’s pad, and planned the next week of our trip. We took a day trip to Oxford where we visited the castle, the University, The Eagle and Child (Where Tolkien and CS Lewis hung out with each others genius), and The Turf Tavern (Where Bill Clinton allegedly “didn’t inhale”). To finish off the England portion of our trip, we went to Manchester for the weekend where we walked around, tried not to spend our money, and visited Old Trafford (Manchester United Stadium). Then it was a bus back to London where it’s looking like a sleepless night in an airport and a flight to Madrid awaits us.

England has welcomed me to Europe in splendid fashion, but now its south to cheaper currency, different food, and warmer weather!! I cannot wait