The River Cam!

We’ve finally made it! We flew into Heathrow around 7:50 am.The flight was pretty cramped but I had a window seat which make everything better. The lights of Chicago were beautiful at night when we lifted off and flying over the rest of the States was amazing. An hour before we landed we flew over Ireland and the lights of Dublin were the most beautiful thing. And then we reached London, it was one of the most exhilarating, exciting, nervous feelings I’ve ever had. Honestly, one of he best moments of my life, when we were circling over London getting ready to land. I felt so blessed and so lucky to have this chance! We got off the plane and make it through customs and immigrations and we all found our luggage (thank God) and left the airport on a coach bus. Our bus driver was Brian and he was the first British accent we actually encountered since being in the UK. He was awesome. We left the airport around 9 and made it to Cambridge by 11. Nola let us unpack and then we headed straight to the city centre to learn our way around. Now, by this time it had been about 32 hours since any of us had slept, and we were all exhausted. But we walked around for a good 2 HOURS and at 4:30 we went to dinner at our first pub, the Eagle. The atmosphere was so cool and the food was amazing. (The beer wasn’t too bad either!) I had fish and chips and an ale called Eagles DNA. The Eagle incidentally is where Watson and Crick sat when they announced that they had discovered DNA. Nola then left us and made us find our own way home, while also making a stop at the local grocery store. It was definitely and adventure! The entire day was fun filled and amazing, yet one of the most exhausting days of my life. Definitely not a day that I will ever forget. Lots more stories to come!
With love,
Abby