The Road to Healthy: The Epic Journey

Dear Lara,

I have never walked more in my entire life than the past week I've spent in London. Granted, it makes me feel less guilty for chowing down on some seriously amazing British grub (think hamburgers, bar food, fries...the good stuff), but certain boots are not made for walking. My friends Emma, Brooke, Jules and I started off the day by making some quick returns to the most unreal clothing store called Primark. It is a gift from the heavens: a massive warehouse of a store filled to brimming with clothes that are literally cheaper than a sandwich. A SANDWICH. (Which is around four pounds for those of you who have not bought a sandwich in London. This is clearly also what I have on my mind at all times of the day, considering it's almost 12 am here)

Almost too good to be true...but its real, very real.

Next we headed to the National Gallery, but before we got there, we were aprehended by a large man handing out free coffee coupons to anyone that passed by. Since free anything is never too be passed up, the 4 of us ended up making the best decision of the day and making a detour to Benugo, a brand-new cafe that just opened up. One free mocha latte, a free croissant, some free carrot cake samples, and the most amazing chicken pesto sandwich later (like I said, on my sandwich grind), we hopped on a tube and headed to the National Gallery and Trafalgar Square.

Om nom nom nom

In front of the Trafalgar Square fountain with my new red infinity scarf, so Pinterest

Normally I'm not a big museum person, but since I was on a full stomach and hyped up on caffeine, everything I saw suddenly became 75% more attractive in my eyes. I'm also in London, so that helps. After a nice stroll around the square, we took a tube back to our respective dorms to drop off packages, and then headed to a trendy restaurant called Hoxton Square Bar & Kitchen by Brooke and Jules's dorm. We decided that since we had done a pretty decent amount of walking, we definitely deserved a portion-controlled splurge. Therefore, we decided to split nachos and the most unreal hamburger I've ever had. The nachos themselves were also surprisingly good considering I'm a Mexican food snob, I've gotten spoiled in Tucson...

Walking into Hoxton Square Bar & Kitchen

LOS NACHOS. Topped with beef, salsa, guacamole, melted cheese, jalapenos, and sour cream

The MOST DELICIOUS burger I've ever consumed: beef, melted pepper jack cheese, lettuce, tomato, pickle, onion, mayo, sauteed mushrooms, and bacon

We ended our day by getting hopelessly lost on the wrong tube--hey it happens--and managed to work our way over to the Tower of London Bridge and financial district. We got to the bridge just in time to see both an amazing sunset, and a group of rowdy British prepubescents running from the police--the perfect finish to an amazing day. We're going to Wales tomorrow pretty early, which I'm very excited for, but I'll try to document it all and post when we get back Sunday!