aventuras de alyssa

I went back to the US for Labor Day to visit my family and had a great time enjoying the warm weather, going on the boat, and seeing everyone! I loved seeing my parents dogs and getting lots of snuggles over the long weekend.

After my return, I submitted my visa extension paperwork, so I had to stay in the UK while that was getting sorted. Most of my friends were gone the second weekend of September, so I had a solo day on Saturday and I went to the Taylor Swift Exhibit at the Victoria & Albert Museum. It was a free exhibit showcasing Taylor’s outfits at a variety of stages in her Eras. I really enjoyed it because it took you through the museum and you could stop to see other artworks as well. It was a little crowded in places, but I had also chosen to go on the last Saturday of the exhibit in the mid morning, so I did that to myself! I then went for a spa night at Aire Ancient Baths, where I had an incredibly relaxing massage and spent a long time in the various pools they have (the salt pool is by far my favorite).

On Sunday, George and I went to a new local spot, Goodbye Horses, which was very hipster and the food was good. We picked a bit of a weird wine, but I would go back to try others because their wine list is extensive. We then went to Satan’s Whisker’s, George’s favorite cocktail bar & repeatedly named the best bar in London, followed by goodbye drinks for a friend at Auld Shillelagh (one of the best spots for Guinness). I fear that I am too old for Sunday Funday now because I was really feeling it on Monday!

The next week, I went to the Craft Beer Co. for a reunion with a friend, had a friend over for wine Friday night, and met up with a friend of my Dad’s Saturday night at Tattershall Castle. I hit my two year anniversary of living in London on the 12th, which was exciting! I worked a lot in September, so there weren’t many during the week activities I had and I took the rest of the weekends pretty easy because I found that I was quite exhausted. I did go to the Arsenal Women’s match against Manchester City at Emirates Stadium (it ended in a draw!), had Nando’s for the first time, and watched the Arsenal Men’s match at the Vineyard.

September flew by like the blink of an eye!