Brit Chicks

We always knew it would be interesting to travel with six girls, but for some reason,

I didn't expect it to be quite so....girly.

Of course I anticipated us piling into Kelsey's aunt's small bathroom in a flurry of foundation, mascara and lip gloss in the evenings, but the moment we stepped off the plane I was made acutely aware of the fact that I am female. That all SIX of us are female. While we have been hollered at (which is considerably less sleazy in British accents), people on the street seem more surprised than excited to see six, rambunctious, American tourists taking up the entire width of sidewalk wherever we go.

Yesterday we hit up our favorite British clothing store, Topshop, and let me tell you... it was quite a sight. We walked in the massive store, spun our heads around, and attacked. We decided to meet up an hour from our arrival and see how we felt from there, but when we found each other again (all of us laden with far too many clothes) we had hardly scratched the surface and decided to continue shopping. I'm serious guys...the amount of cute semi-affordable (though not quite inexpensive) clothing was painful. It hurt my soul to walk out purchase-less... so I decided not to.

That evening, we had our first real night out at the clubs in Leicester Square. We were all a little concerned about paying the expensive cover charges, especially if we weren't sure how fun the club would be, but apparently...we did not have to be. It turns out, club promoters are fairly lenient about charging six girls...we did not have to pay a single time as we hopped from lame Metra to a trendy hip-hop club, Penthouse.

Today, we hit up London's famed Spitalfield's Market to check out the undiscovered-designer stalls. Once again, couldn't walk away empty handed. Val, Liz and I grabbed some pretty awesome accessories. Girls will be girls...

Though we didn't want this trip to be a shopping trip (and no worries, we can't afford for it to continue to be), it will be nice to have some great souvenirs. Besides...we ARE saving a considerable amount on those cover charges...

Love and miss you all!

Maddie

P.S. We saw Big Ben, Buckingham Palace, Westminster Abbey, the London Eye, and even shelled out 8 pounds to see a fabulous Dali exhibit...don't worry, we're not completely cultureless.