The List

To Be or Not to Be

• To Be: positive and kind.  Not To Be:  Cranky, ornery, or pessimistic.
• To Be: flexible and don’t be afraid to try new things!  Not to be:  “American” with an ethnocentric attitude.
• To Be:  Adventurous & fun! Think to yourself, “Will I have this opportunity again?”  Not to Be:  Shy and secluded.
• Have a conversation with someone I don’t know on the Tube.
• Share my testimony, whether it is in church, with someone in my group, or a non-member.

Food

• Eat Fish and chips (Café Diana).
• Eat a crepe and French macaroon (didn't find any besides McDonalds?) in Paris.
• Eat a dish at Wagamama’s.
• Eat a cup of gelato.
• Try a new dish I normally wouldn’t try.
• Find a cupcake shop and buy the most delicious looking cupcake.
• Go out to eat in a pub (Ye Olde Cheshire Cheese or O’Neils).
• Order a chicken something or other at Nandos.
• Eat something yummy from Sally Lund’s Buns in Bath. (forgot!)
• Eat Bang Bang Chicken at Camden Market and avoid the punks.
• Dress up for High Tea at the Orangery a Kensington Palace.
• Eat a Mangum Ice Cream Bar and authentic Cadbury chocolate.

Shopping

• Go to Harrods and touch something expensive.
• Buy something at Primark.
• Buy something unique at Portobello Market.
• Buy a book in an old bookstore (Charing Cross Road). (TOO expensive but fun to look at)
• Buy flowers from a street vendor.

Museums & Libraries

• Go the Victoria and Albert Museum.
• Visit the H0locost memorial in the Imperial War Museum.
• See the cottage painting by Frank Bramley in the Tate Art Museum that President Monson mentions in, “He is Risen!”
• Visit the British Museum; see the Rosetta Stone.
• Quote a line from Dickens while at the exhibit celebrating his 200^th birthday in the Museum of London. Oops... forgot!
• See the Magna Carta and the original Messiah sheet music at the National Library.
• See the Arnolfini Wedding at the National Gallery.
• Say “Elementary, my dear Watson!” at the Sherlock Holmes Museum on 221b Baker Street.

Gardens and Parks

• Read a classic British novel in Hyde Park.
• See the Peter Pan statue in Hyde Park.
• Go for a jog in Hyde Park.
• Visit Speakers Corner in Hyde Park on a Sunday morning.
• Have a picnic at my favorite London park.
• Do the Tree Top Walk at Kew Gardens.
• Take a picture of a rose in Queen Mary’s Garden.
• Find a Peacock in Holland Park and “play” with the giant chess set.
• Find the prettiest place to sit in Covet Garden.
• Row a boat in Regent’s Park.
• Get to the center of the maze at Hampton Court Gardens. It cost four pounds... So I didn't do it.

Performances

• See London Broadway:  Les Miserables ,Wicked, Lion King, Matilda, Phantom of the Opera, War Horse, 39 Steps, She Stoops to Conquer (no longer playing), and Singing in the Rain.
• See a Shakespearean play in the Globe Theater.
• See an opera, ballet, or orchestra performance.
• See a concert at St. Martins-in-the-Fields.
• Listen to Evensong in a church (Westminster Abbey). (Canterbury)
• See the BYU Singers performance at St. Johns Smith Square.

Paris

• Ride bikes around the gardens at Versailles. (rowed a boat instead!)
• Look at myself in a mirror in the Hall of Mirrors at Versailles.
• Take a picture in front of the Eifel Tower.
• See the Eifel Tower sparkle at night.
• Take a picture of a gargoyle on Notre Dame.
•  Admire the stained glass windows of La Sainte Chapelle.
• Smile at the Mona Lisa in the Louvre.
• See winged victory in the Louvre.
• Take a picture of the replica of the State of Liberty at the Pont de Grenelle or Luxembourg Gardens. (saw it from afar but not worth seeing up close)
•  Tour the crypt in the Pantheon in Paris. (not enough time)
• Hike up the Arc de Triumph. (sat with Katherine at the bottom instead)
• See Napoleon’s Tomb in Paris.
• Take a picture of the book “A Tale of Two Cities” in London and in Paris. (forgot my book!)

Scotland

• Sign the bathroom wall at the Elephant House (birthplace of the Harry Potter series). (saw it but didn't sign anything)
• Tour Edinburgh castle.
• Hike Arthur’s Seat.
• See the “Scottish Pantheon” on Calton Hill.
• Take a picture imitating the Adam Smith Statue in Edinburgh.

Other Travel

• Take a picture with Kayley at the airport.
• Take a picture with Kayley with our brollies & wellies.
• See Jane Austen’s House.
• Stay in a hostel.
• Take a jumping picture in front of Stonehenge.
• Go for a hike in the Lake District.
• Take a sip of water from the Roman Baths.
• Take a majestic, “Elizabeth Bennett” type photo at Stourhead Gardens.
• Stand on Brighton Pier.
•  Visit the Chatsworth House and take a picture of Mr. Darcy’s bust.
•  Take a picture of the Shambles in York.
• Take a picture of the stained glass windows in York Minster.
• Find a rabbit in Beatrix Potter’s garden. (didn't get to go to her house- bummer)
• Take a picture next to the River Ribble and Preston Temple, remembering ancestors.
• Walk around the Royal Crescent. (found the royal circle instead... oops!)
• See Shakespeare’s grave.
•  Take a picture at the White Cliffs of Dover. (not going here)
•  Go punting in Cambridge. (not going here)
• Take a tour of Oxford and see the Hogwarts Great Hall.

Sites In London

•  Go on the London Eye.
• Feed the birds on the steps of St. Paul’s Cathedral.
•  Go to the Top of St. Pauls’ Cathedral.
• Tour the Wimbledon Courts and buy a tennis ball there if possible.
• Walk across the millennium bridge.
•  See the changing of the guards at Buckingham Palace.
• See Westminster Abbey where William and Kate were married.
• Visit Platform 9 ¾ at Kings Cross Station.
• Take a picture with a Beefeater and Buckingham Palace guard. I was too chicken to ask for a picture!
•  Visit the Tower of London.
• See the Houses of Parliament.
•  Take a picture by the phone booth with Big Ben in the background.
•  See Trafalgar Square.
• Take a picture in front of the gates at Kensington Palace.
• Go to a red carpet premiere if possible.
•  Sit between bronze statues of Churchill and Roosevelt who are sitting on a park bench where New Bond Street meets Old Bond Street.  This is called “Allies” and is by Lawrence Holofcener.
•  Stand on the Prime Meridian at the Royal Observatory in Greenwich. (not cool enough to go visit)
•  Take a “Hermione” photo on the Warner Brothers Harry Potter Studio tour. (not interested in visiting)
•  Climb all the steps to the top of The Monument. (not interested but saw it from the bottom)
•  Find Karl Marx’s tombstone in Highgate Cemetery. (toured the west instead of east)
• Take a picture next to the Olympics countdown next to the National Gallery.
• Walk along the Thames River.
•  Visit the Hyde Park Chapel.
•  “Mind the Gap” while riding the Tube.
•  Let the wind blow through my hair on the top of a double decker bus.
•  Cross the Tower Bridge.
•  Walk across Abbey Road.