Musings of a Perfectionist

As promised, here is my final post for this series of posts! I'm currently sitting with Eliza in the airport, drinking water (which I haven't had for about 10 hours) and eating Reese's (which are strangely nice). Today started really early, with waking up at 5. This was not supposed to happen (we were getting up at 6) but it did mean that I was very awake when our alarm finally went off. For breakfast, I had a lot of black coffee, a cinnamon roll and a shared slice of cheesecake (it was so good). Then we went to the UN Headquarters on the Metro (where I only needed to swipe my card twice to get through,  rather than my normal seven and then having to jump over the barrier). This was pretty cool, although I was so tired and so I probably didn't appreciate it as well as I could have done. Then we went to Time Square by bus (our group basically took over the bus) and wandered around a bit. Back at the hostel, I was part of the team who were tak...

Last full day of New York! Tomorrow is travelling, and then we get home on Friday (just in time for pizza Friday at home). Today was also a good day though. We had breakfast at this lovely bakery, where I ate an almond croissant, before we walked Brooklyn Bridge, taking some pretty awesome pictures of the scenery. Then we went to the Metropolitan Museum of Art, which was also very cool. We only had an hour in there, and I could have spent a whole day, but it was interesting and it smelt like a museum/gallery should do (is that weird? I feel like that's weird). I bought a present for my friend (who keeps wondering if I've got her something, so this is to say that I have) and another bookmark to add to my collection. We then walked through Central Park, where a group of us sang the 'Friends' theme tune (really out of tune) because one of us has never seen 'Friends'. After this, we had a very quick lunch, then we went to the 'Top of ...

Today was a good day. We had breakfast at Starbucks, which,  while not amazing, was decent and the coffee was warm. (Kirsten became Kelsey though *shrugs*) Riding the Subway is always interesting, especially when followed by standing in a queue for two hours. There was a point to this queue- so that we could get on a boat to travel to see the Statue of Liberty and then Ellis Island- but two hours did seem a bit much. Especially as we got to listen to some (pretty awful) covers of songs (they absolutely butchered Wonderwall and Shotgun) by some buskers. The boat ride wasn't too bad (once we got through security) and seeing the Statue of Liberty was amazing. Ellis Island was great as well, with loads of great history and I even managed to buy dine presents for my sisters (they had better be happy). The 9/11 memorial was next. This was such a powerful memorial. It was so sad, and I suggest that you look it up. Then we went to Macy's and did som...

Hello again, sorry this is a bit late. Last night was pretty hectic, and I just fell asleep as soon as we got back to the room. Our last stop in Washington yesterday was to the Capitol building, which was pretty cool. We went on a tour, looking at the crypt that doesn't have Washington's body in it and the room where state funerals are held (Rosa Parks is the only woman to ever have had a state funeral). Interesting fact: out of 100 statues, only 9 are of women. Anyway. Then we had lunch- our little group went to Pret a Manger, and had vegetables and fruit and basically felt very healthy. New York was next, so after a long coach journey, we arrived in the city that never sleeps. Let me tell you this: New York is insane. I cannot actually believe that it's a real place. There are lights and colours and noises and people everywhere. It's so different to Washington (and I definitely prefer Washington). Where we are staying is...interest...

Hi everyone! It's currently just past 7 in the morning here, but my body thinks it is just past 12 during the day. It's not too bad, considering. We haven't even had breakfast yet, so I'm currently starving, but Eliza's only just gotten out of bed to have a shower, and breakfast isn't for a good half hour yet. Sad. Anyway, yesterday was eventful, even though we literally just travelled for hours. Coach then plane then coach again (ha, that rhymes). On my boarding pass, I had the 'special' random selection to be searched. So, while everyone else got on the plane, I had to stand with a teacher and have my hands/shoes swabbed and my bag searched. Fun. Washington is pretty cool, from what I can see from our window. The hotel is (no offence to anyone) pretty bad, and the bathroom looks like something out of the sixties. But we've seen all the things that in a classic crime drama set in D.C. will show from its panoramic vie...