What time is it?
Summertime
It's our vacation
What time is it?
Party time
That's right, say it loud
That's right folks, it's party time for the last two days in London. Although this study-abroad has been somewhat of a vacation, I'm ready to have a vacation from this vacation. I'm anxious to be home in two days and to just relax and catch up on sleep. This once in a lifetime opportunity has been extraordinary but it has definitely been exhausting. I'm sad to leave because I know I'll never get to relive this experience, yet I'm ready to get back to normal life. Plus, I don't think I could last much longer without my family and friends. Being away from them these 3 months has made me realize how much they mean to me and how lucky I am to have such a great support system a continent away. So family and friends - YOU ROCK! However, I will see you soon enough so I am heading out with Emma to enjoy some last moments with London. I'll probably post more about my day later (seeing as it's only 11:42 A.M.) so stayed tuned.
I got to cross off yet another thing from my list today: the Churchill War Rooms. These are the original Cabinet War Rooms that are hidden beneath the bustle of London in Whitehall. In these rooms Winston Churchill directed the war during World War II. He and his wife also lived underground once the bombings on London began. Being a risk taker Churchill use to enjoy going onto the roof to enjoy the bombings over London. The rooms where the British oversaw the war were used 24 hours a day until August 15, 1945 when the war ended. On that day the lights were turned off four the first time in 6 years, everyone went home, and the rooms were closed. The amazing thing about the war rooms is that most everything is still exactly where it was left 67 years ago. For example, during the war people had to ration food and one commander hid his sugar ration somewhere in one of the underground rooms where it stayed until being found approximately three decades later. That is how preserved these rooms are. When you get underground into the actual rooms it’s like you’ve stepped back in time. It’s really quite amazing that the people who spent so much time in them basically abandoned them and never took anything out. Everything is where it was during the war. To anyone who ever plans on visiting London and likes history I highly recommend visiting the cabinet war rooms. They’re awesome, or at least Emma and I thought so.
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I got to cross off yet another thing from my list today: the Churchill War Rooms. These are the original Cabinet War Rooms that are hidden beneath the bustle of London in Whitehall. In these rooms Winston Churchill directed the war during World War II. He and his wife also lived underground once the bombings on London began. Being a risk taker Churchill use to enjoy going onto the roof to enjoy the bombings over London. The rooms where the British oversaw the war were used 24 hours a day until August 15, 1945 when the war ended. On that day the lights were turned off four the first time in 6 years, everyone went home, and the rooms were closed. The amazing thing about the war rooms is that most everything is still exactly where it was left 67 years ago. For example, during the war people had to ration food and one commander hid his sugar ration somewhere in one of the underground rooms where it stayed until being found approximately three decades later. That is how preserved these rooms are. When you get underground into the actual rooms it’s like you’ve stepped back in time. It’s really quite amazing that the people who spent so much time in them basically abandoned them and never took anything out. Everything is where it was during the war. To anyone who ever plans on visiting London and likes history I highly recommend visiting the cabinet war rooms. They’re awesome, or at least Emma and I thought so.
Now I just have to get some packing done so I can say goodbye to my favorite places tomorrow.
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| Lyssa, Ivy, and Mikelle packing up Dorm 1 for good |
This is the saddest. I miss dorm one. Sign the bed where I sign, ok? We will forever leave the Barker sister's mark in London! Perhaps someday we can venture back and say hello again!
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