Lindsay in Transit

“We can never have enough of nature. We must be refreshed by the sight of inexhaustible vigor, vast and titanic features, the sea-coast with its wrecks, the wilderness with its living and its decaying trees, the thunder-cloud, and the rain.”

-Henry David Thoreau

Today I spent a chunk of the day roaming through Kew Gardens, the Royal Botanical Gardens southwest of London:

There was so much to see. It’s hard to describe the tranquility I felt.

My computer is taking forever to download photos so I’ll post more later!

My second day in London was spent touring and exploring the city.

Buckingham Palace:

A protest outside Parliament. Read this, too:

The London Eye- the perfect place to host a champagne party, apparently:

Big Ben is actually the name of the bell that rings, not the clock:

Dawnica and I feasted on some traditional English food, fish and chips. We also went to a pub! Tomorrow we’ll be staying in a hostel in Russell Square. Cheers!

A comment on international flights:

Complimentary wine? You’ve got to be kidding. I was tipsy at an altitude of 37000 feet. What?

I arrived in London today. Its beautiful

Dawnica and I saw Spring Awakening at the Novello Theatre.

read this.

hi. this is my very first post. yay. also, i’m still in austin.

this is what happens when i leave