London - Day 2&3

Our flat situation is pretty descent. After getting assigned our rooms and getting our keys, we settled in our rooms. Teresa's and my room is probably no bigger than 10'x10'. There's room for our stuff, and our bathroom is a good size. We just have to high-step it in and out of the bathtub, otherwise we could end up with a nasty fall.

Right after, we had a short walking tour of the surrounding area, including eating areas, tube stops and markets. A group of 8 of us ate a small lunch, made a couple of grocery stops for the basics. We made it back to the flat, Teresa and I unloaded our suitcases. At 3:00, we had the manager of the flats talk to us about rules and maintenance. Right after, I started snoozing off on the sofa despite being told to stay awake as long as possible. After awhile, I could not take anymore of it. I went to sleep and passed out at around 4:30 PM. Teresa followed suit soon after.

We both woke up around midnight, only because a) the phone was ringing and b) we were boiling in our room. We turned the heater down, cracked our door open and went back to sleep. The alarm woke us about at 5:00AM and we got ready and chilled for a few hours.

Two of our flatmates Pa and Rebecca joined us for a walk around the neighborhood. We found more stores, a few parks, a library and a hospital while walking around for two hours in the freezing cold. We got back to the flat, Teresa and I curled up with a movie, then Teresa opted to go do some more walking, while I opted for a nap. I woke up to Teresa coming back in quite giddy. She told me she walked all the way to Westminster, the Queen's chapel, and other neat attractions.

We just had dinner of pasta and bread. Our food has been good; don't worry, I haven't been starving. Yet.

Tomorrow, we're having a half-day coach tour of London. I'll update again with pictures.