Meg's in London

I took it slow this Wednesday. It's been nice having this day off between my days of classes. I've been able to take advantage of some trips to new boroughs. Today was Chelsea. My breakfast ft. M&S English breakfast tea Ava, Elena, Melody, and I headed out to Chelsea to go shopping at Brandy. We found these cute houses for photos, which we affectionately called the Notting Hill dupe. Tried a Blank Street blueberry matcha: 8/10 We were hungry after all that shopping, so we took a flatmate trip to Honest Burgers for dinner. I got the "Honest Burger", which recently won Britain's Best Burger in 2026. I can see why. The rosemary chips were a fan favorite as well. Had to stop at McDonald's to try the Biscoff McFlurry! We wandered around after dinner and ended up at Buckingham Palace. I want to make it back to see the Changing of the Guard! My flatmates ended the night with a Love Island watch party. I put my UFIT skills to good use by setting up a VPN on Kiera...

Guys... I finally made it to Kew Gardens.  Today was so much fun.  Zoey and I met around 12 p.m. for church. We decided to attend spoken Mass at the London Oratory, which is just a quick walk from Manson Place past the V&A. The church was stunning. Here's a photo from when we first discovered it a couple of weeks ago - it doesn't even capture all the intricate side chapels and shrines that span the length of the church. After Mass, we hopped on the District Line westbound toward Kew Gardens - YAY. We decided last-minute to also grab tickets to climb the Great Pagoda.                                                                Kew, in Richmond, was a quiet little neighborhood. We walked through rows of quaint cottages on our way to the Gardens (I love how common sunrooms and greenhous...