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Weekend in London

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In the summer of 2012, I did a study abroad program in Spain through AIFS. The company offers many excursions throughout the trip to further explore Europe during our semester there, the first of which started before we even got to our destination in Spain....London! We got to spend a few days in London as part of an introduction to our study abroad semester in Europe. After a short nap at the hotel, everyone in the program was quickly making friends and setting out to explore the city. The first place we found in our adventures around the city was Kensington Palace. Behind me in the picture below is a statue of Queen Victoria located in the large expanse of gardens next to the palace. After a walk around the palace and its gardens, we looked for some lunch. On our way, we passed by an old building with this written on its side... For our first meal in London I had the signature meal of fish and chips! We asked a lady in a shop where the best restaurant to get them nearb