The final days have wound down unfortunately and my time in Swansea is coming to an end.
About a week and a half ago, my friend Emily and I took a short trip to northern England. We left early in the morning to catch a bus to London where we spent the day. We first made our way to Buckingham Palace and saw the Changing of the Guards. We had a picnic in Trafalgar Square after taking a quick tour of the National Gallery, which included paintings from Leonardo da Vinci and Monet, along with many others. We decided to spend our afternoon in St. James park (right outside Buckingham Palace) since it was such a beautiful day. It was a great way to spend a nice day in Britain. When the weather is nice here, it is absolutely perfect!! We caught the train that night up to Liverpool where we crashed in the hostel for the night.
We woke up early the following day to sightsee Liverpool. We basically checked out the waterfront, which was a really nice part of town. After that we headed to Liverpool's most famous part of town, the part where it all started with the Beatles!! Some of the sights we saw included The Cavern Pub, which is the first venue they played in, Cavern Wall of Fame, the John Lennon and Eleanor Rigby Statues, and many more. Liverpool had a small town feel while including all the nice ammendities of a big city, so that was really neat. We caught the midday bus to Manchester, which is only about an hour away. We spent the afternoon wandering the streets of Manchester. This was a really nice city as well, with amazing architecture. The buildings all looked so old and fancy!! We checked out the University area, which was so amazing. We saw the main shopping area, the Wheel of Manchester, and ended the day by hanging out in the canal area of town for a bit. This area was really neat because it just consisted of a small canal winding through the city with small boats all along the side of the canal.
We caught a late train back to Swansea and made it back home around 2 am. It was a short but great trip! Both cities were so amazing!! All in all it was a great last trip!
The last week has been full of last laughs together and lots of sad goodbyes. My time in Swansea has been so amazing and I will never forget the people and experiences that have taken place over the past 5 months! This is definitely a life changing experience that will stick with me forever!! However, I am heading home in a few short hours and cannot wait to see family and friends and get back to the comforts of home!!
