Eurotour part 2

Wow, life's been crazy! But I'm back now to finish my story.

From France, we took a passenger/cargo ferry across the English Channel to Dover. I was soo excited to see the White Cliffs, after learning about them in school so many years ago. Then, we rode the bus up to Greenwich for the afternoon. After taking pictures of the Prime Meridian, we toured through the observatory and slowly moved onto the Maritime Museum. It was amazingly well done!! Of course that topic was right up up alley, but I really did like everything. Before joining back with the whole group, I happened to run into my friend Mary, who is at my same school in Trutnov this year. Talk about a small world! Then, we all rode another ferry up to the center part of London, near the London Eye. The street performers entertained us for a bit, then we piled onto the bus once again and drove to our hotel in Crystal Palace, nearly an hour away. Once we were settled in our rooms, I worked with a bunch of my friends to book play tickets for later in the visit in London. The next day, we had a guided bus tour around the city with a Czech/English lady who was happy to show us around. We were set free at the Tower of London, but the 26 USD admission price was a little too much for us students. I ate lunch with some girls, then we rode up to the center and walked to the British museum. We soaked in some more history until it closed, then we wandered around the center and enjoyed taking pictures. The bus picked us up a little later, around 9:30, so we were back at the hotel late and went to sleep. Tuesday was completely free, that the Rotarians gave us our round-trip train tickets and said "have a nice day". I rode into the downtown with a small group, then split off for some family time. I rode the train to a suburb to visit the only relative (that I know of) in England. we had a wonderful lunch together, then he gave me a quick tour of his town. Back in London, I couldn't find the girls I was supposed to meet up with, so I played tourist on my own for a bit. That evening, I went to an amazing play in the West End, Equus. Yes, it is also known as the 'Naked Harry Potter play'., but it isn't just about the actors. It was intense, and really well done. When it ended, all of us (7 in all) rode the metro and train back to our hotel and checked in with the adults before sleeping. The following day was mainly a transport day, but a family reunion for me. We rode the bus back to Dover and caught another ferry to Calais. The we drove to Belge, in Brussels. Mom and Dad were there visiting Colin, so we met up for dinner and a family evening. The group was staying in Ghent, so I rode the train there with my family. After dinner we took a taxi to my hotel and said goodbye for another week. ON Thursday, we had over 9 hours to look around Brussels. It was a nice town, but a little small for that amount of time. I tried some Belgium waffles, saw the main square, and enjoyed the musical instrument museum. At the end of the day, we met the bus again and began our long, all night haul, through Germany back to the Czech Republic.