My brother and Emily came to London the week after I returned from my trip to Normandy and Disneyland. It was so exciting to see them. After they arrived in Heathrow on Tuesday afternoon I met them at Trafalar Square for dinner. I was jittery all day, I was so excited. I was tracking their flight, checking and rechecking when they would arrive. It was awesome to come out of the Tube station at Trafalgar Square (which is an impressive sight on its own) and see my brother and Emily standing there. I ran up and gave them big hugs (Andy got 2). We then walked along The Strand and had dinner at a Italian restaurant . 
Out of habit I almost used the limited amount of Italian I learned in Italy: prego and gratzie. It was good. After we went back to Andy and Emily's hotel and then Andy came with me to my flat. I showed him a bit of the area and we made plans for breakfast the next morning and went back to the hotel.The next morning, Andy and Emily met me at my flat and we went to breakfast around the corner near my school. Then we bused up to Kensington Gardens to see the Peter Pan Statue. This was Emily's pick. It was nice to walk around the park with them. They said it was like Central Park in winter. Maybe I will tackle New York City next.
After Andy and Emily went to the National Portrait Gallery, I had already been there so I went back to my flat and met them for lunch after. We went to Wagamama, a ramen noodle restaurant. Emily had been very excited to go. After we wet to the London Transportation Museum, this was Andy's choice (as if there was any doubt). It was very cool. There was a paper you took around and punched shapes into it at different stations. And at the end there were buses you could climb on along with tubes and buses to drive. I approve, it was a fun museum.
That night we went to Hyde Park to visit the Winter Wonderland. There is an ice skating rink, carnival rides with Christmas themes, and a market. Of course there was also food; Emily got mulled wine and Andy and I got waffles covered in powder sugar. Delicious! We parted ways, them to their hotel and me to my flat.The next day (Thanksgiving) Andy and Emily left for Paris via Eurostar and I tried with all my might not to miss a real Thanksgiving meal complete with gravy (oh the gravy is good). The previous Monday, I did have a pseudo Thanksgiving with my London family. We all brought something. I brought cookies, though they were store bought - what a shame. Sliced turkey was
brought along with chicken. We also had veggies, rolls, and mashed potatoes. We even made eggnog. It was great fun.Friday morning I headed to Paris to meet up with Andy and Emily. There time with me in London was short but great fun,
Until we meet again,
-Maggie the traveler
P.S. Some photos are provided by Andy. Thanks bro!
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