First weeks and weekend in Europe

AIB:
These first two weeks in Germany have been interesting and taken some getting used too. The weather is much different here. It's much colder usually here and much wetter. Most places I've seen here do not have central heating and air. This is not an issues considering the climate. However, I have had to adjust to not having airflow or noise while sleeping like I'm accustomed to. The food has been amazing so far and I haven't had anything to complain about on that note. The first few days here I was very home sick and just wanted to be home in a familiar environment. I have since began adjusting and slowly settling in. The sheets are taking some getting used to as they seem smaller than the ones in the states. My host family has been awesome and really accommodating to everything and open about any questions. I am now an official citizen of Bonn, and have been enjoying the events done with AIB. There's still a lot to adjust to and learn

London:
This weekend was my first trip in Europe without the whole group. A few friends and I decided to head to London. We came via bus, which took 11 hours and crosses the English Channel via ferry. It was a long and not too terrible trip. Getting to London we put our stuff in the hostel so we could sight see before check in. We started by seeing and touring St. Paul's, which was amazing. Then we toured the tower where we saw the Crown Jewels. Later in the evening we stopped by platform 9 & 3/4. Then saw trafalgar square, and Piccadilly circus which is kind of like the Times Square of London. Later we checked into our hostel which was interesting. There was a bar at the bottom which had a number of drunk and hyper individuals wanting to interact while we checked in. After finally checking in we looked around our room and floor and got ready for bed. The following day we went and saw the tourist sights such as Big Ben, parliament, the eye of London, and buckingham palace. Then we saw the British museum and the natural history museum. After wards we shopped for souvenirs and got ready for the return 11 hour bus ride.