Canary Wharf & Creeping on the Neighbors :)

Rachel, Karla, Heather, and I decided it would be fun to go down to the financial district and have some lunch.

The fun tube station at Canary Wharf :)

It reminded me a lot of Minneapolis.

No big?

I learned whist in London that Wharf is actually WHARF; and it means warehouse at river front.

The River Thames.

The O2 Arena.

The adorable restaurant we ate at! I had an awesome green/black olive spinach quiche! sooo good!

Later that night a few of us stopped by The Queens Arms, arguably one of my favorite and the cutest pub around :)

Mario Andretti must have been in town?

We had a bit of a "Friends" moment at our place when we tried to sneak a peek of our neighbors. Cheeky eh?

Must have been something pretty good going on over there:)

Fuller's Griffin Brewery

One Saturday, a bunch of us decided to go out and hunt for Fuller's Griffin Brewery. The Brewery was founded in 1845, but beer has been brewed on that site for over 350 years! 

It's located in the borough of Chiswick, West London. 

They are known primarily for their Fuller's London Pride bitter, which is hands down, one of the most popular beers in England. 

A local pub in Chiswick next to the brewery. 

In an underground pedestrian crossing, a street artist drew this over sticky notes!

Typical homes in Chiswick.

Mingling with the Stars

Rubbin' noses with Dickens :)

My old buddy Mr. Colin

I was literally shaking when I took this! "Ladie's First," he said :)

Helen Mirren-this pic is courtesy of my friends because after waiting for the premiere to start for 3 hours...I realized that I had class! 

Elisabeth Moss from "Mad Men" She starred in "The Children's Hour" with Keira Knightley and Ellen Burstyn! 

Keira Knightley! 

Tracy Bennett-a very well known British stage actor. She blew me away as Judy Garland in "End of the Rainbow" An absolutely stunning performance!

Sheridan Smith-the original actress in the Broadway version of "Legally Blonde". She was starring in "Flare Path" with Sienna Miller.

Sienna Miller.

She seemed very shy and rushed...

but was nice enough to take a picture with me :) I don't know why, but in every picture she took with someone, her hand was like that by her chin? 

Maybe all of the rubbing elbows with celebs went to my head?

Nah ;) 

The London I'll Remember

My Dead End :)

My place was down on the right.

St. Augustine's Church

Gloucester Road.

CoCo MoMo-a really cute cafe/restaurant on Gloucester Road.

Gloucester Arms Pub-we went there a lot to watch games, eat, and just have a good ole' time!

My last night at Gloucester :(

Inside (the view from "our spot")

The mews (alley) that leads to The Queens Arms Pub.

My little coffee spot-Cafe Deco. 

The station closest to school (Gloucester Station) and my local grocery store :)

Inside the tube.

Regent Street, right off of Piccadilly Circus, looking all festive for The Royal Wedding!

DaMario's Pizzeria-across the street from Gloucester Arms.

DaMario's Pizzeria-where Princess Diana used to take Will and Harry when they were little guys-for the best pizza in town!

Mario? :)

This bike didn't move the 4 months I was in London! 

My first ride on a double-decker :)

One last look...and sigh...for Harrod's.

My station; South Kensington :)

It's crazy looking back on all of these pictures! Every time I look at them I can't help but think that they feel a little bit like home.