“So, I love you because the entire universe conspired to help me find you.”: Not All Lines Lead to Hammersmith -

I can now say I've been in London for over 24hrs and I'm in love. Hardly 5 minutes outside of London Heathrow, I already made my first "American" move; My transport from the airport arrived and as I went to enter the "passenger side" I quickly realized, I am NOT the drive of this car #tourist.

I live in the Borough of Hammersmith and Fulham, located in West London (or Zone 2). A quaint and tiny flat located right by the Hammersmith Tube Station; unbelievably convenient. I settled into my flat, unpacked, and tried to fight off the beast that is jetlag long enough to walk to the supermarket and pick up some groceries. Tesco, the supermarket, is only a block away! 7:30PM local time (2:30 EST) and I was done - hit the pillows and was out for a solid 8 hours. However, when I was wide awake at 4:30AM, I wasn't quite sure what to do.

Fast Forward to Sunday afternoon, I decided to be a typical London Tourist; partially to understand the Underground Tube and Changing Trains, so that when I needed to do it in the future I wouldn't have to second guess myself.

Stop 1: Leicester Square and Piccadilly Circus on the Piccadilly Line. Piccadilly Circus is almost like Times Square, minus the obnoxious, overdone LED lighting. PEOPLE ARE EVERYWHERE - street performers, pop up gift shops, you name it. I made my way to Apple store to pick up a European MacBook Chord and headed on my way.
Stop 2: Westminster. Most would know this area for the House of Parliament, Big Ben, and Right Around the Corner is the London Eye; Not too far from St. James Park and Buckingham Palace either! I took a few pictures, grabbed some postcards to write home and headed back down to the tube.
Stop 3 (By Luck/Accident): Stamford Bridge. I was in a bit of a hurry to get home and stream the Chelsea/Arsenal match, when I realized I was on the wrong train. However, 2 stops ahead was Fulham Broadway, or the stop one might get off to say GO TO STAMFORD BRIDGE. Lets chalk this up to fate, because I stayed on that train and exited to Fulham Rd. where I was surrounded by Chelsea Fans galore.

It's roughly 4:30PM locally and I'm beyond exhausted. I literally walked a hole into my shoes today! Time to make some dinner and prepare for my first day at university tomorrow. London, I love you and can't wait to explore more of you!

Here's a few pictures I took of my adventures today, hope you enjoy:

Entrance to Westminster Underground Station