Big City Girl

I cried a lot when leaving Italy. I cried when I said bye to my best friend and her husband. I cried when I said good bye to his parents. And I cried when I left the hotel... alone at 4 in the morning in Rome. The last one wasn't really for the same reasons at the others! But I cried big hard tears just the same! But as hard it was to leave... I was excited to get to London. It was going to be a whole new vacation... with family and... West Indian food!

The beginning of my time in England unfortunately wasn't that great... because I waited in Gatwick airport for like 3 hours... while my family was a Heathrow! And it was so cold! And I didn't want to spend any of my money... cos I kept doing the exchange in my head. And thinking to myself... OHMYGAWD! that chocolate bar is like $4.00 Canadian! Then when I finally reached my family... I got to take the train to them. It was very exciting to be in the masses of people. I love masses of people.

And as my time in England progressed, I just found myself in the masses more often. I was in my glee! London is such a big city! And there's just so much activity going on... so much to do. And the best thing about big cities is there public transportation. I love a city that you don't need to drive in... when the buses and subways come really often.

A lot of people complain about the weather in England. But it didn't reallly bother me. Everyday is just a Starbucks and scarf day! I love those days!

The only thing that I would complain about is that there are just a lot of rude people in London. No one says sorry or gives their seat to the elderly. And when you go into a store the workers don't even look at you... no hello or can I help you! I was shocked everytime!

But just the same... I love London! I love big cities! I love the fast paced life... with rush-hour traffick and ram-packed buses! I love huge stores full of shoppers and city lights and the night life! And I guess that describes Montreal too... but London is so much bigger!!!

So now my two favorite places in the world are New York City and London. But there are still more places that I need to visit :P