So they rest of our trip was pretty much chilling and trying to soak in the last days of England by finding our own fun. Our free day in Liverpool we didn't have much to do. We slept in pretty late and then went to a Pizza Hut. This Pizza Hut isn't much like ours back in the States. First of all, the taste wasn't very similar and the restaurant was like a nice restaurant and not just a neighborhood pizza joint. The most significant difference though was the size. The "Regular" size pizza (which costed about $11 USD) was a little bigger than a personal pan pizza that is sold in the US. The rest of the day we just roamed around stores in an outdoor mall that was a couple blocks from our hotel. The mall was pretty awesome and was very interesting. Oh, and on our way out that night we were kindly offered some weed.
The next day we headed back to London with a pit stop in Oxford, home of the oldest university in England and 2nd oldest in the Western world. We saw a lot of old buildings and interesting shops and I would even be able to comprehend going to that school. It is ridiculously hard to get in to but it only costs about 4000 pounds a year to go there, and before 1994 they didn't have to pay any tuition... that sounded pretty appealing to me. I also purchased an Oxford tie while there which I plan on wearing to every interview for the rest of my life. When we got back to London we had a meal at a vegetarian restaurant. Yeah, it was as bad as it sounds. Not only did they not have any meat, they also managed to make corn, bread, pudding, and even cheesecake taste bad. After that we were free to do what we wanted and we decided to see the sights one last time. We went to the most awesome Nike store also. It was HUGE and was just an impressive store with a lot of glass walls and it just looked impressive but also had a photo studio or something. I don't really know but they had people dressed in Nike clothes in what looked almost like an advertisement shoot. We then took a traditional London double-decker bus around town for a little while and saw the Big 3 again: Big Ben, London Eye, and Westminster Abbey. It was a good final night.
Because we were in the smaller group by ourselves, we DIDN'T have to get up at 6 o'clock but instead got to sleep in and we left the hotel at 10 o'clock. It was weird to pack up and think that we might not ever be back again but I think we were all ready to get back to the States and get back to normal life (and good TV). We got through all security and everything easily like professionals and waited for our first plane. We got on another very big plane but this trip was different: it was to Minneapolis instead of Detroit so it was a 9 hour flight. BUT the plane was probably only about 1/3 full so most of us got to lay across three empty seats. Yes, I laid down and slept across 3 seats and was not in first class. Also the tvs were working and I watched 3 different movies. We finished up by flying from Minneapolis to Chicago as customs and security went very well. I forgot how awesome flying at night was as I looked at the windows to see the suburbs of the Twin Cities and see the distinctions and city centers of St. Paul and Minneapolis and also Lake Michigan and Lake Shore Drive when landing in Chicago.
All in all it was a great trip and a great experience. I am very glad I did it and am glad that I could do my best to share my experiences with you guys through this blog. I posted a bunch of pictures and a few videos on my facebook profile but have MANY more that I would love to show you and help give you an idea of what went on through some commentary. I hope this blog and my pictures encourage you to try going to a different country as I had a great time taking my first trip out of the States. Keep it real and thanks again for reading!
James
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