bronchitis is a drag

Well, of course with the great luck I always seem to have when I travel, I got sick. I got some kind of chest infection (they don't call it bronchitis here) that has caused me to have a terrible cough for about 3 (out of the 4) weeks. I was finally able to get an appointment at the health clinic yesterday and thankfully was given antibiotics. So I haven't been doing much other than laying around and sleeping.

The weekend was still fun even though I didn't really have energy to do much. We had three girls from John Carroll who are currently studying in Rome come up to visit. They got in late Thursday night so we just hung around the dorms. Friday we walked them around to all the major London spots. It was kind of cool to show people around the city, knowing where you are going, and not be the ones taking all the pictures. It was the first time that I actually felt like a Londoner which was very exciting. We went to this club called Fabric on Friday that was named one of the top nightclubs in the world. It has several different rooms. My two favorites were the hip hop room, which had a floor that vibrated with the bass, and the rave room, which had glow sticks, laser lights and loud music. It was pretty pricey, but one of those places you have to experience while you are there.

Saturday, my two friends and I went to Hampstead, a town in North London, while the visitors went shopping. Hampstead is best known for it's park, Hampstead Heath. The actual town itself is tiny, it only takes about 20 minutes to walk through. However, they have the HUGE Hampstead Heath Park. It was absolutely beautiful, with little ponds and very old trees around every corner. Although the entire park was very pretty, my favorite part was Parliament Hill. It was a tough walk up, a steep hill that took like 15 minutes to climb, but it was definitely worth it. At the top there are benches that you sit on and see a view of the entire city. The view is breathtaking, as you can imagine from the picture.



Other than that, I have been taking it easy. I don't plan on doing much besides resting until Saturday, when we take a day trip to Stonehenge. I heard you only need like 5 minutes there since the rocks are so blocked off and we are in the area for the day, so it should be an interesting day.

Let's hope these antibiotics work out

Torrey

ps-- here is the link to my pictures website: http://torreygrenda.myphotoalbum.com//albums.php
let me know if that works.