Goodbye to London!

Final day in London this morning. It was, surprise surprise, raining, so walking around the city wasn't very pleasant. Still, my mom and I hit quite a few of the London highlights after we dropped our bags at St. Pancras; we walked to Leicester Square and onto Trafalgar, and eventually headed out to the Thames, where we could see the Eye and Big Ben/the Houses of Parliament. I want to come back sometime when the weather's not so terrible, because I could see myself really enjoying London in the right conditions (though it is incredibly expensive, and I imagine it only gets worse during the summer, when I'd be most interested in returning). My mom wasn't impressed with it, but she did like the Underground. I did, too; it's very clear and efficient, and oh-so British. I also felt like we neither of us were in our best moods the entire time we were there, so I think a dedicated trip now that we know the landscape might make things better all around.