From what the BBC was saying, the demostration did not do much good and Nick Clegg is still going against his pre-election promises (is he bff's with obama?) I dont understand what the people who started the violence were thinking it did not help anything.
So after the protest I wandered back down victoria street and stumbled across Westminster Cathedral
I have seen pictures of this place but have never actually been there and have never actually seen it until now but I found it! and it was really pretty inside (and free!) but I will admit that there is a reason it is not a top tourist destination and I would not have gone out of my way to find it.
After leaving the cathedral I countinued down to victoria station to find Little Ben! the minature clock tower.
It was adorable. i saw it 2 years ago but it was dark and we couldnt really see it. But I am glad I went back and saw it cuz it really was adorable. plus I saw the theater where Wicked is performed. I want to see that play really bad!
I really wanted to got back to Kensington Gardens and see the italian gardens because I have never gotten the chance. so I got on the tube and headed that way. After I got off the tube I was walking down bayswater street and stubbled upon The Corus Hotel. It was a great time. This was the hotel I stayed in 3 years ago when I went on the Harry Potter Tour.
It was on those stairs in front of the hotel that the entire tour group sat on July 21 2007 and read Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows. It was a great bonding moment for us all. I was the first one done with the book I am proud to say although people kept yelling at me to stop talking about it. After that walk down memory lane and a ride in a elevator just for the fun of it I walked to Kensington Gardens. Found the Italian gardens which were very pretty and I am glad I finally got there.
I was then going to go find peter pan but some guy started following me and I got creeped out so I headed towards Royal Albert's theater and then headed for the Tube to go to my hotel. made it there safely and locked the door. Then went to bed at like 8 because Thursday was going to be crazy!
On Friday I slept in a little because the premier totally drained me. I decided I was going to spend the majority of the day in the actually city of London. But first I had to go back to Liecester square just to be sure that yesterday really happened. . . it did. I then found my way to Piccadilly circus which is the Times Square of London and then I went to trafalgar square just so I could get the picture of the horses butt.
It is from this horse's bottom that all distances in London are no measured. It was suppossed to be the head but they messed that up. I am a dedicated picture taker. I then walked to charing cross road to see the newly refurished cross.
The original cross was built by King Edward I for his wife. He built a cross everywhere her coffin stopped while on progression to its finally resting place. Of course I went inside the tube station to visit WH smith!!! This is where I bought Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows the night it was released. such great memories.
I then I found myself walking down the strand. So i went in search of the royal courts of justice. It was while I was looking for the courts that I found the Austrailia House.
This is where they shot scenes of Gringotts in the first Harry Potter film. Technically I wasnt suppossed to be there cuz Morgan would get angry but it was by accident. I was about to cross the street to get a picture of the house when I looked across the street and saw Lisa Dickson standing right there. what are the freaking chances. We were going to hang out in London but could not manage to get a hold of each other in time. But still the fact that we were at the same place at the same time was pretty awesome- especially since I ended up there on accident. We talked about life and freaked out about the day before and how totally awesome it was. Then we kept walking down the strand so I could see my courts and then we walked down Fleet street (Sweeney Todd!!!). She was planning on going to Samuel Johnson's house (He was the guy who said "When a man is tired of London he is tired of life because there is in London all that life can afford") so i went a long. It was cool. .. kind of. We then went to St. Brides church! I finally made it in side! This church's steeple was the inspiration for the design on the wedding cake.
We then went and got yelled at by a cop for being in the wrong place (it was Lisa's fault). Then i dragged her along in search of 2 very important things. 1. the london stone and 2 The little golden boy of pye corner. both trip were successful! Although we did almost walk past the london stone because it is very well hidden. 
The little golden boy lives on the corner of Cock Lane (snickers to self) and is a staute in memorial to the great fire of london in 1666. It was on this corner that the fire finally stopped. After this we walked to St. Pauls and got some hot chocolate at starbucks and then Lisa left me because she had two papers due that she had not written yet. So then I got lost trying to find my way to the Thames. The streets of London are so confusing. I finally found the Thames path way and walked along the river for a good two hours. I walked from St. Pauls down to Tower Bridge and then crossed the bridge to get to the other side.
And then I walked down to London Bridge and some how ended up crossing the river again and ended up back where i started with no idea how that even happened. So I walked down to Millennium Bridge and crossed back to the other side so I could see the opposite side of the city. Can I just say it was truly terrifying to cross that bridge. I practically sprinted across because I was terrified Deatheaters were going to swoop down and snap the bridge in half. (This is the bridge that is snapped in half in the beginning of Half Blood Prince) I really was scared though and was thrilled I made it across alive. I finally could not handle walking any longer so I walked to Waterloo station a good half and hour walk away from where I was- especially since there was construction going on everywhere! Of course I found it totally necessary to listen to Waterloo by Abba as I walked through the station. Then it was off to London Euston where I caught the train that took me back home. Twas and epic adventure in London and I think it is one of the best times I have ever had there. Time just seemed to stand still. Walking along the Thames at night was so peacefully and if you every get the chance I recommend you do it. Although being by the Tower of London at night was very eerie and it scared my a little.
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