London and York

I got back yesterday from a fantastic weekend in England! I saw Alex and met a lot of the people that are in his group. It was nice to be surrounded by fellow Iowans again. Alex and I took the train to see my friend Abi; we've been friends since high school and have always had many things in common. She goes to school there and graduates in a month, I am glad I finally got the chance to visit her. Back in London Alex and I just walked around the city, overall it was a very relaxing weekend. I loved London this time around. Last winter Alex and I were there and we were just rushing to see all the sights the entire time and this time we were able to just mosey around.
I did get to sit by an interesting mix of people on the varios train rides. From Strasbourg to Paris I sat next to this sleezy old French guy who kept inviting me to his home in Paris. This sounds way creepy and of course it was but it happens more than you'd guess here in France. From Paris to London I sat by a British couple and their Australian friend. They were very nice and were all in the midst of traveling the world since they are retired and fianlly have the money and the time to do it. They also invited me to their home in London, this time it was not at all creepy and extremely nice of them. On the way back from London to Paris I sat next to an American girl my age, she is currently backpacking through Europe and Paris is her second stop I invited her to my house. From Paris to Strasbourg I sat next to a French nun and we shared a lunch and had coffee together.