Jacob's sixth post

There hasn't been anything too exiting happening lately, but there are a few notable things. The first notable thing is Allison, my sister got to go to the theatre to see the play She Stoops To Conquer on Wednesday Feb. 1st. (I'm going to comedy of errors tonight) The 2nd notable thing is the Camden Markets. Here's a short, but very accurate, (if not perfect) description of the Camden Markets: weird art, weird art, clothes, clothes, clothes, food, food, food, clothes, clothes, clothes, clothes, clothes, clothes, food, food, food, clothes, clothes, pins, princess stuff, angry birds stuffed animals, clothes, and, you guessed it, clothes. So in other words, if you don't like clothes or food, the Camden Markets isn't your kind of place.

Someone else from SU came over and has been coming over to our flat over the last few days, and yesterday we went over to the student flats. (to recap, my dad is a part of the study abroad program in London) We've heard they were awful, and we thought there would be mold growing in the flats. In real life, they were actually pretty nice. They're not worth the million dollars they would sell for, but they're still pretty nice. After that, we had 2 McDonald's McFlurrys (they're very small in the UK) and went to Oxford Street. (Oxford street is a whole street with shops everywhere) However, we only went in a few shops. (The  only shop devoted to electronics that we stopped in was Argo's) [Argo's is a store where you go on these computers, write down what you want, and pay for it] The Disney store is definitely highlight. If you've ever been to Disney World, then you've seen the Disney store. Imagine that a hundred times smaller. Now add a magic mirror that when you wave a princess wand at it, it tells you what Disney princess you're most like. Now add huge plush versions of Mickey and Donald dressed like the British palace guards. At the end of Oxford Street, you'll find Hamely's. (remember, that huge toy store I was talking about in one of my first posts?)  So that's what's been happening around here lately.

Jacob's second post

On December 31,  we arrived in Great Britain. Our ride picked us up and drove us to our flat. Our land lord showed us our flat because Dad was doing something outside. After that, Dad showed us our rooms and I found out I have to share a room with my brother, Zeke. After that, we took a walk around the city, and I rode the tube for the first time. ( Allison and Zeke weren't there because I was getting my tube pass) On the 31st, I also got hooked on Wipeout. Anyway, not much stuff on the 31st.

On January 1st, none of us slept very well. We went to the New Year's day parade (I recommend watching it on TV, not in person because the crowds there are crazy) and ate at Pizza Express, my new tied favorite restaurant. (my other favorite restaurant is Friendly's.) We got "American" but their American makes actual American pizza look bad.

On January 2nd, once again, none of us slept very well. We had a very big breakfast, so we decided to skip lunch. (don't worry, we didn't mind, we didn't even realize it was after lunch until I was notified by dad) We went to a muddy park were we saw lots of people, a few dogs, some ducks, and 3 or 4 swans. Later that day, we went to Piccadilly circus (it sounds like a circus, but it's really an ultra urban spot in London.) and Hamley's a 6 floor toy store in Piccadilly circus.

On January 3rd, you guessed it, none of us slept well. It was our first homeschooling session. I rode on a Double Decker bus for the first time, on the top deck in the front too. However, the place we went to Primark, was a clothing store. ( If you like to shop for clothes, then I'll tell you that I saw some stuff there that does NOT belong in public or a blog) 

Today, we had another homeschooling session, only this time, Zeke was playing his leap pad while we were learning.

Jacob's first post

Hi, it's Jacob, here to tell you what it was like at12:00 PM on Dec. 30th 2011. It was 1 hr. away from riding in the Limo. (the Limo ride was a gift from Mom and Dad) I was hoping to see people stare at us thinking "Oh my gosh, they must be rich." (I got that wish) Other then that that, I was totally nervous.

One hour and 26 minutes later, I was in the limo, living one of my dreams. Here is a picture of me in it to the side. Besides what you see, there was a lot of drinks in a thing of ice cubes, (not inside the cubes) and a bunch of lights above us that changed colors every 4-6 seconds. There was also enough room to lie down and sleep. After a while, we were on a plane. I didn't know what movie too watch, but I finally settled on Puss in Boots.  I already saw it so after a while, I decided to text Allison. (I didn't get a response.) However, Dad made me attempt to sleep. We will pick up next time, because that is the end of that day. (the plane went after midnight.)