London, Oxford, Stonehenge

United Kingdom

I had just gotten out of college in Fall of 2015, and let me tell you, the best way to find yourself is to...travel.

My first stop with my cousin in March 2016 was to London Heathrow airport!

Attached are photos from our days in the UK before boarding a train to Paris, France!

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London

Click the photos for more information. Tourist tips below :)

Buckingham Palace

Just missed the changing of the guards!

In front of Saint Paul's Cathedral.

In front of Saint Paul's Cathedral (no photos are allowed inside)

Big Ben

An image taken with my GoPro of Big Ben

Big Ben

London Eye

An image from the famous London Eye from a street view

On top of the London Eye

An image taken of the area below us, (Peep Big Ben in the distance!) while on the London Eye!

Fish and Chips

An infamous IG food picture of Fish and Chips from the restaurant we dined at next to the London Eye.

Queen's Gate

In front of Queen's gate leading into a HUGE, beautiful park to walk in.

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BUS VIEW

Yes, we decided to right those touristy buses. No shame :)

Tourist Opinion/Helpful Hints:
-Be thankful that English is spoken here.
-Americans, our Nice and their Nice is different. Don't be offended :)
-It's okay to be that tourist that asks questions, just don't be obnoxious and phrase your questions well.
-Be specific when asking for directions to BUS stations. Some have similar names to other stations!

Windsor

Castle

"Windsor Castle is the oldest and largest occupied castle in the world. It is open to visitors all year round.

Founded by William the Conqueror in the 11th century, it has since been the home of 39 monarchs. Today The Queen spends most of her private weekends at the Castle." -Royalcollection.org.uk

Not very many of the inside of the castle because we were too busy admiring all the rooms. Here are a few from the outside. :)

Side view

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The beautiful "garden" outside of the castle.

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Tourist Tips:

-Although we booked through our online travel package, you can also book through London Pass and the main website (that I just googled) Royal Collection

University of Oxford

"The University of Oxford is one of the leading universities in the world." www.ox.ac.uk/

Apparently after finishing my years at UNLV, I wanted to check out Oxford! #23yearsold

The entire area is sooo large and absolutely amazing to walk through on a rainy, gloomy day.

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In our natural habitat

Stonehenge

Stonehenge. Mysterious. Beautiful. Surreal.

We took a walk around the roped stones, in which we braved the cold and windy day to take a couple photos. :)

Mysterious.

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Behind Ropes

We booked through our online travel agency, which booked us through Visit Stonehenge

Our "tour" included transportation here (as well as Windsor and Oxford), and handheld tour devices that spat out information at each stop around the majestic stones.