With a Fork in Hand

traveling by stomach

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My London Bucket List

London is HUGE. This summer I went to Barns and Noble countless times to purchase a map of London. But, when I opened one up, I suddenly became overwhelmed by the size of the city, so I would put the map away and go read guidebooks instead (because for some reason I though that a 500 page book is not as overwhelming as a fold out map. That’s logic folks).

So, after combing through guidebooks and getting friends opinions, here is my list of places, events, and foods I want to experience during my time in London: 

Places: 

-Windsor Castle 

-Parlement 

-Westminster Abby 

-Tower of London 

-London Eye 

-National Portrait Gallery 

-Tate Modern 

-Victoria and Albert Museum 

-British Museum 

-London Museum 

-Buckingham Palace 

-Big Ben 

-Palace of Westminster 

-Hyde Park 

-Regents Park

-Chelsea Public Gardens 

-Trafalgar Square 

-Globe Theater 

-Tower Bridge 

-Harrods 

-Karl Marx Cemetery

-10 Downing Street  

Events: 

-London Film Festival

-Octoberfest (in Germany)

-Art Deco Fair (Sept 13-14)

-Real Food Market (Till Sept 26)

-Alternative London Tour (Till Dec 20)

-Street Feast (Till Dec 20)

-See a West End Musical 

Food:

-Camden Market

-Brick Lane (The best Indian food outside of India)

- Harrods 

-Portobello Road Market 

-Tea at the Camden Underground 

-Eat a traditional English Breakfast and Sunday Roast 

-Pork Pie 

-Scotch Eggs 

-Fish and Chips 

-Stake and Ale Pie 

-Bath Buns 

-Black Pudding 

-Yorkshire Pudding 

And of course go to as many pubs as possible 

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London('s) Calling My Stomach

As a child of a chef, I am slightly obsessed with food. Growing up wondering around the hot and fiery lines of a restaurant kitchen, attending more food shows then I have McDonalds, and experiencing a vast amount of restaurants in cities along the northern east coast, I have had the opportunity to travel the world and experience diversity through my taste buds while still on American soil. Now, as a junior at Boston University, I am traveling to Europe for four months where I will be able to experience other cultures first hand (while still holding a fork).

Like the average college student  in the 21st Century when studying abroad for a semester, I have created a cliché study abroad blog to document my experience as I live and work in London, England.  However, my goal is to tell the stories of my experiences abroad through the foods I find and meals I eat with new friends in new places. 

Though I am a Social Studies Education Major, food, art, and travel, are my passions. I hope that while I’m abroad, I will not only taste the United Kingdom but many other places in Europe (because lets be honest, the UK doesn’t have that great of a food reputation).

So, with that, cheers to new adventures! (that sounds British right?!)