Best Weekend EVER!!!!

We decided to take a day trip to Brighton, England on Friday and it was probably one of the best days of my life. Actually this weekend was the best weekend of my life!! The pier and the whole town seemed like it was straight out of a movie. 

This is the cute pier. Behind this sign is the carnival. With crazy sketchy rides!!! 

But first we went kayaking. Caroline had looked up a place where we could rent kayaks for an hour. It was a blast kayaking around the ocean with my besties! Of course we took tons of pictures but here are just a few. We decided the "name" of our kayaking "team" is the Brighton Water Slayers!!

Our game faces

After kayaking we all just relaxed on the beach for awhile. It felt so good to get a little bit of a sun tan. For the first time it felt like summer! I have been used to the overcast, rainy weather in London. The sunshine felt magical! 

Our group with the pier in the background

Carnival fun!

I love these girls! From left to right, McKenna, Me, Annie, Sheridan, Monica, Caroline, Chunie, and Courtney. 

After laying out in the sun we went and walked around the cute beach shops for awhile and then we headed over to the pier. It was only 10 pounds for unlimited rides! We all rode rides for hours and had a blast! We could walk on every ride with no wait! It was so much fun! Like a movie! We all laughed until our stomachs hurt, if they didn't already hurt from the crazy rides haha! 

Walking around on the boardwalk

On the bumper cars!

Pier with Mckenna 

Boardwalk with Annie

 Courtney, Annie, McKenna and I all got matching friendship bracelets so we can always remember the day we went to the magical Brighton Pier together!

I had such a great day at the beach and the carnival with my friends! Here is a link to a youtube video Rachel made about our fun day! 

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_OPVdTyuTXk&feature=youtu.be

The day before we went to Les Mis. Thursday night, and it was amazing! The play was really good. I don't think I loved it as much as some of the other girls but I was really glad I went to see it!

 Our group at the play! 

We met the main guy after the play was over! He was super nice and trying to talk to us but both me and Hailee just kept smiling for the picture instead of talking to him. Afterwards we were kicking ourselves in the butt for not talking to him hahah. We are idiots…. 

And then… Saturday night… was ONE DIRECTION!!!! It was AMAZING!!! Seriously another one of my best nights ever! It was 1D at Wembley Stadium. Their home! I loved every second of it and they did such a great job! I felt like a little kid and a groupie but I had so much fun! 5 Seconds of Summer opened for them and I love them too! :) 

 Wembley Stadium!!!

 One Direction!!!!!!!!!

 One of the best concerts ever! Courtney, McKenna, and Annie were on the floor in front of me and they made signs that said "we are from Utah" and "90,000 miles 4 u 1D." They got on the jumbotron with their signs! It was so funny! Kristin, Lizzie, and Jacqueline were also with me at the concert. We all partied like we were teenagers and had a blast!!! 

Abbey Road, Cliffs of Dover, Canterbury, and Greenwich

There is so much going on all of the time that I can barely post half of it! Here is some catch up from the last few days. 

We went to visit Abbey Road and it was so much fun! It took a few tries to get the perfect picture, but I think we finally got it. Just like the Beatles! In this picture it is Annie, Me, McKenna, and Madie. They are all so great! I am so glad I have made so many fun friends here in London! 

"And in the end, the love you take is equal to the love you make" -The Beatles

Abbey Road

Abbey Road Remixed!!! 

The next day we took a day trip to the Cliffs of Dover. We got to lookout to them and we got to visit Henry II Dover Castle while we were there too! 

Cliffs of Dover!! 

Looking out over the Cliffs

Henry II castle at Cliffs of Dover 

Another Dover Castle picture!

St. Augustine Abbey and Canterbury Cathedral was the next stop of the day. We loved the ruins of St. Augustine Abbey. As you can tell we had a lot of fun posing on the ruins. 

Too much FUN

Next we went to the Canterbury Cathedral we got to tour the Cathedral. We also got to attend Evensong at the Cathedral that night. I had a lot of fun and thought that it was so interesting to watch how other religions worship. 

This is the Canterbury Cathedral 

We also got to go to Greenwich where we saw the Prime Meridian and where the time starts and also we saw Greenwich University which is where the new Thor was filmed, hence the Thor picture below.

THOR!

0 degrees longitude. 

Our boat ride over to Greenwich. 

I have had such a fun week! I am sad that my study abroad is near the end. Now we are cramming everything in that we want to do. Tonight I am going to Les Mis! I hope it is as good as everyone says it is. Well cheerio! xoxo 

Pinky Out Ladies

We went to high tea at Kensington Palace today. It was so much fun! I felt so classy and lady-like. It was absolute bliss and I LOVED it! Every little detail was so cute! 

Pinky out of course! 

In the gardens right outside of the Orangry, where we had high tea. 

I kind of have an obsession with china and teapots. I love them and I love the designs on them and everything! I wish fancy teapots weren't so expensive so then I could collect them! 

Good Ol' Scotland and Northern England

Edinburgh Scotland and Northern England are gorgeous! 

 

Taking a stroll through Scotland

Fountains Abbey

Fountains Abbey

Tea Time! :) Gluten free of course! 

The hostel we stayed at it Haworth, or in other words, the Haunted Mansion!

Hadrian's Wall