Day 2, May 30 - Actually our first day

After traveling for about an hour in the London Underground, we finally got to the flat we are staying at for the next 2 weeks. The second we dropped all our luggage, we took much needed showers that was like heaven on earth. Soon after, I could barely stand upright without wanting to fall asleep, so I begged scott to let me take a 30 minute power nap. Once we woke, we got changed and went straight for the nearby Victoria Park. It basically looks like a bit of a nicer version of City Park. We walked around for a bit and then Scott started telling me how sorry he was our trip started off bad (all our flight information got mixed up). Then he started telling me how he wanted to make it the best trip ever and wanted to start it off with us being engaged! So we are now officially an engaged couple! 

                          

After recovering from the shock of what had just happened, we went to a nearby pub called The Lauriston and got a plate of sliced meat and bread, along with wine and beer, and just took it all in.  

     

Once we were sated and a bit calm, we started to venture off! We mastered the tube (London Underground subway system). We then decided to go see Abbey Road and took pictures of each other walking across the walkway. That was really hard because it is a busy intersection! After that, we headed over to Baker Street, which pays homage to the show on BBC, Sherlock. We just walked up and down the street and took it all in.  We headed back to the flat at this point, because jet lag started to set in (we had been awake for more than 24 hours at this point). We decided to start telling our families the good news, even though they knew all along! When Scott's godfather and his wife got home, they took us to dinner at the Morgan Arms, which is a pub restaurant. We cheered our happy day and ate some really good food. I ended up getting a 28 day aged ribeye with fries (yeah it said fries on the menu). So delicious!

After dinner, we ventured around some pubs and walked along Regent's Canal. We ordered drinks at the Palm Tree, which has been standing since the 1600s, so it is one of the few place in East London to survive WWII. We stayed out until about 11:30, came back to flat, and finally got a good night's rest.