(ROOT (S (NP (NP (DT The) (JJ first) (NN time)) (SBAR (S (NP (PRP I)) (VP (VBD went) (ADVP (RB abroad)))))) (VP (VBD was) (SBAR (WHADVP (WRB when)) (S (NP (PRP I)) (VP (VBD went) (PP (IN to) (NP (NNP London))))))) (. .)))
The first time I went abroad was when I went to London.
det
Definite=Def|PronType=Art
the
The
DET
DT
amod
Degree=Pos|NumType=Ord
first
first
ADJ
JJ
nsubj:outer
Number=Sing
time
time
NOUN
NN
nsubj
Case=Nom|Number=Sing|Person=1|PronType=Prs
I
I
PRON
PRP
acl:relcl
Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=1|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin
go
went
VERB
VBD
advmod
abroad
abroad
ADV
RB
cop
Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin
be
was
AUX
VBD
advmod
PronType=Int
when
when
ADV
WRB
nsubj
Case=Nom|Number=Sing|Person=1|PronType=Prs
I
I
PRON
PRP
root
Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=1|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin
go
went
VERB
VBD
case
to
to
ADP
IN
obl
Number=Sing
London
London
PROPN
NNP
punct
.
.
PUNCT
.
(ROOT (S (S (NP (PRP It)) (VP (VBD was) (PP (IN in) (NP (NP (DT the) (NN summer) (NNS holidays)) (ADVP (NP (QP (RB about) (CD five) (CC or) (CD six)) (NNS years)) (RB ago)))))) (CC and) (S (NP (PRP I)) (VP (VBD went) (PP (IN with) (NP (CD three) (NNS friends))))) (. .)))
It was in the summer holidays about five or six years ago and I went with three friends.
nsubj
Case=Nom|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs
it
It
PRON
PRP
cop
Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin
be
was
AUX
VBD
case
in
in
ADP
IN
det
Definite=Def|PronType=Art
the
the
DET
DT
compound
Number=Sing
summer
summer
NOUN
NN
root
Number=Plur
holiday
holidays
NOUN
NNS
advmod
about
about
ADV
RB
nummod
NumForm=Word|NumType=Card
five
five
NUM
CD
cc
or
or
CCONJ
CC
conj
NumForm=Word|NumType=Card
six
six
NUM
CD
obl:npmod
Number=Plur
year
years
NOUN
NNS
advmod
ago
ago
ADV
RB
cc
and
and
CCONJ
CC
nsubj
Case=Nom|Number=Sing|Person=1|PronType=Prs
I
I
PRON
PRP
conj
Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=1|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin
go
went
VERB
VBD
case
with
with
ADP
IN
nummod
NumForm=Word|NumType=Card
three
three
NUM
CD
obl
Number=Plur
friend
friends
NOUN
NNS
punct
.
.
PUNCT
.
(ROOT (S (S (NP (DT The) (NN plane) (CC and) (NN train)) (VP (VBD were) (ADJP (RB quite) (JJ expensive)))) (, ,) (RB so) (S (NP (PRP we)) (VP (VBD decided) (S (VP (TO to) (VP (VB travel) (PP (IN by) (NP (NN coach)))))))) (. .)))
The plane and train were quite expensive, so we decided to travel by coach.
det
Definite=Def|PronType=Art
the
The
DET
DT
nsubj
Number=Sing
plane
plane
NOUN
NN
cc
and
and
CCONJ
CC
conj
Number=Sing
train
train
NOUN
NN
cop
Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin
be
were
AUX
VBD
advmod
quite
quite
ADV
RB
root
Degree=Pos
expensive
expensive
ADJ
JJ
punct
,
,
PUNCT
,
advmod
so
so
ADV
RB
nsubj
Case=Nom|Number=Plur|Person=1|PronType=Prs
we
we
PRON
PRP
parataxis
Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=1|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin
decide
decided
VERB
VBD
mark
to
to
PART
TO
xcomp
VerbForm=Inf
travel
travel
VERB
VB
case
by
by
ADP
IN
obl
Number=Sing
coach
coach
NOUN
NN
punct
.
.
PUNCT
.
(ROOT (S (S (NP (PRP We)) (VP (VBD left) (PP (IN at) (NP (CD five) (NN o'clock))) (PP (IN in) (NP (DT the) (NN morning))))) (CC and) (S (NP (NP (DT the) (NN journey)) (PP (IN to) (NP (NNP London)))) (VP (VBD took) (NP (RB about) (CD sixteen) (NNS hours)))) (CC but) (S (NP (PRP we)) (VP (VBD did) (RB n't) (VP (VB mind)))) (: :) (S (NP (PRP we)) (VP (VBD were) (ADJP (RB all) (RB very) (JJ excited)) (SBAR (IN because) (S (PP (IN for) (NP (NP (DT all) (CD four)) (PP (IN of) (NP (PRP us))))) (NP (PRP it)) (VP (VBD was) (NP (NP (PRP$ our) (JJ first) (NN time)) (ADVP (RB away) (PP (IN from) (NP (NN home)))))))))) (. .)))
We left at five o'clock in the morning and the journey to London took about sixteen hours but we didn't mind: we were all very excited because for all four of us it was our first time away from home.
nsubj
Case=Nom|Number=Plur|Person=1|PronType=Prs
we
We
PRON
PRP
root
Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=1|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin
leave
left
VERB
VBD
case
at
at
ADP
IN
obl
NumForm=Word|NumType=Card
five
five
NUM
CD
nmod:tmod
Number=Sing
o'clock
o'clock
NOUN
NN
case
in
in
ADP
IN
det
Definite=Def|PronType=Art
the
the
DET
DT
obl
Number=Sing
morning
morning
NOUN
NN
cc
and
and
CCONJ
CC
det
Definite=Def|PronType=Art
the
the
DET
DT
nsubj
Number=Sing
journey
journey
NOUN
NN
case
to
to
ADP
IN
nmod
Number=Sing
London
London
PROPN
NNP
conj
Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin
take
took
VERB
VBD
advmod
about
about
ADV
RB
nummod
NumForm=Word|NumType=Card
sixteen
sixteen
NUM
CD
obj
Number=Plur
hour
hours
NOUN
NNS
cc
but
but
CCONJ
CC
nsubj
Case=Nom|Number=Plur|Person=1|PronType=Prs
we
we
PRON
PRP
aux
Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=1|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin
do
did
AUX
VBD
advmod
not
n't
PART
RB
conj
VerbForm=Inf
mind
mind
VERB
VB
punct
:
:
PUNCT
:
nsubj
Case=Nom|Number=Plur|Person=1|PronType=Prs
we
we
PRON
PRP
cop
Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=1|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin
be
were
AUX
VBD
advmod
all
all
ADV
RB
advmod
very
very
ADV
RB
parataxis
Degree=Pos
excited
excited
ADJ
JJ
mark
because
because
SCONJ
IN
case
for
for
ADP
IN
det
all
all
DET
DT
obl
NumForm=Word|NumType=Card
four
four
NUM
CD
case
of
of
ADP
IN
nmod
Case=Acc|Number=Plur|Person=1|PronType=Prs
we
us
PRON
PRP
nsubj
Case=Nom|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs
it
it
PRON
PRP
cop
Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin
be
was
AUX
VBD
nmod:poss
Case=Gen|Number=Plur|Person=1|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs
our
our
PRON
PRP$
amod
Degree=Pos|NumType=Ord
first
first
ADJ
JJ
advcl
Number=Sing
time
time
NOUN
NN
advmod
away
away
ADV
RB
case
from
from
ADP
IN
obl
Number=Sing
home
home
NOUN
NN
punct
.
.
PUNCT
.
(ROOT (NFP  ))
root
PUNCT
NFP
(ROOT (S (NP (PRP We)) (VP (VBD stayed) (PP (IN in) (NP (NNP London))) (PP (IN for) (NP (CD three) (NNS days))) (, ,) (PP (IN in) (NP (NP (DT a) (NN youth) (NN hotel)) (ADVP (RB not) (RB far) (PP (IN from) (NP (DT the) (NN centre))))))) (. .)))
We stayed in London for three days, in a youth hotel not far from the centre.
nsubj
Case=Nom|Number=Plur|Person=1|PronType=Prs
we
We
PRON
PRP
root
Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=1|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin
stay
stayed
VERB
VBD
case
in
in
ADP
IN
obl
Number=Sing
London
London
PROPN
NNP
case
for
for
ADP
IN
nummod
NumForm=Word|NumType=Card
three
three
NUM
CD
obl
Number=Plur
day
days
NOUN
NNS
punct
,
,
PUNCT
,
case
in
in
ADP
IN
det
Definite=Ind|PronType=Art
a
a
DET
DT
compound
Number=Sing
youth
youth
NOUN
NN
obl
Number=Sing
hotel
hotel
NOUN
NN
advmod
not
not
PART
RB
advmod
Degree=Pos
far
far
ADV
RB
case
from
from
ADP
IN
det
Definite=Def|PronType=Art
the
the
DET
DT
obl
Number=Sing
centre
centre
NOUN
NN
punct
.
.
PUNCT
.
(ROOT (S (SBAR (IN While) (S (NP (PRP we)) (VP (VBD were) (ADVP (RB there))))) (, ,) (NP (PRP we)) (VP (VBD walked) (NP (DT a) (NN lot))) (. .)))
While we were there, we walked a lot.
mark
while
While
SCONJ
IN
nsubj
Case=Nom|Number=Plur|Person=1|PronType=Prs
we
we
PRON
PRP
cop
Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=1|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin
be
were
AUX
VBD
advcl
PronType=Dem
there
there
ADV
RB
punct
,
,
PUNCT
,
nsubj
Case=Nom|Number=Plur|Person=1|PronType=Prs
we
we
PRON
PRP
root
Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=1|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin
walk
walked
VERB
VBD
det
Definite=Ind|PronType=Art
a
a
DET
DT
obl:npmod
Number=Sing
lot
lot
NOUN
NN
punct
.
.
PUNCT
.
(ROOT (S (ADVP (RB First)) (, ,) (NP (PRP we)) (VP (VBD went) (S (VP (TO to) (VP (VB see) (NP (NP (PDT all) (DT the) (JJ famous) (NNS sites)) (: --) (NP (NP (NNP Big) (NNP Ben)) (, ,) (NP (NNP Piccadilly) (NNP Circus)) (, ,) (NP (NNP Buckingham) (NNP Palace)) (, ,) (ADVP (RB then)) (NP (PRP we)) (VP (VBD went) (VP (VBG shopping) (PP (IN in) (NP (NNP Oxford) (NNP Street))))))))))) (. .)))
First, we went to see all the famous sites--Big Ben, Piccadilly Circus, Buckingham Palace, then we went shopping in Oxford Street.
advmod
NumType=Ord
first
First
ADV
RB
punct
,
,
PUNCT
,
nsubj
Case=Nom|Number=Plur|Person=1|PronType=Prs
we
we
PRON
PRP
root
Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=1|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin
go
went
VERB
VBD
mark
to
to
PART
TO
advcl
VerbForm=Inf
see
see
VERB
VB
det:predet
all
all
DET
PDT
det
Definite=Def|PronType=Art
the
the
DET
DT
amod
Degree=Pos
famous
famous
ADJ
JJ
obj
Number=Plur
site
sites
NOUN
NNS
punct
--
--
PUNCT
:
amod
Degree=Pos
Big
Big
ADJ
NNP
appos
Number=Sing
Ben
Ben
PROPN
NNP
punct
,
,
PUNCT
,
compound
Number=Sing
Piccadilly
Piccadilly
PROPN
NNP
conj
Number=Sing
Circus
Circus
PROPN
NNP
punct
,
,
PUNCT
,
compound
Number=Sing
Buckingham
Buckingham
PROPN
NNP
conj
Number=Sing
Palace
Palace
PROPN
NNP
punct
,
,
PUNCT
,
advmod
PronType=Dem
then
then
ADV
RB
nsubj
Case=Nom|Number=Plur|Person=1|PronType=Prs
we
we
PRON
PRP
parataxis
Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=1|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin
go
went
VERB
VBD
xcomp
VerbForm=Ger
shop
shopping
VERB
VBG
case
in
in
ADP
IN
compound
Number=Sing
Oxford
Oxford
PROPN
NNP
obl
Number=Sing
Street
Street
PROPN
NNP
punct
.
.
PUNCT
.
(ROOT (S (PP (IN On) (NP (DT the) (JJ last) (NN morning))) (S (NP (PRP$ my) (NNS friends)) (VP (VBD stayed) (PP (IN in) (NP (NN bed))) (ADVP (RB late)))) (, ,) (CC but) (S (NP (PRP I)) (VP (VP (VBD got) (PRT (RB up)) (ADVP (RB early))) (CC and) (VP (VBD went) (PP (IN to) (NP (NNP Camden) (NNP Market)))))) (. .)))
On the last morning my friends stayed in bed late, but I got up early and went to Camden Market.
case
on
On
ADP
IN
det
Definite=Def|PronType=Art
the
the
DET
DT
amod
Degree=Pos
last
last
ADJ
JJ
obl
Number=Sing
morning
morning
NOUN
NN
nmod:poss
Case=Gen|Number=Sing|Person=1|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs
my
my
PRON
PRP$
nsubj
Number=Plur
friend
friends
NOUN
NNS
root
Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin
stay
stayed
VERB
VBD
case
in
in
ADP
IN
obl
Number=Sing
bed
bed
NOUN
NN
advmod
Degree=Pos
late
late
ADV
RB
punct
,
,
PUNCT
,
cc
but
but
CCONJ
CC
nsubj
Case=Nom|Number=Sing|Person=1|PronType=Prs
I
I
PRON
PRP
conj
Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=1|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin
get
got
VERB
VBD
advmod
up
up
ADV
RB
advmod
Degree=Pos
early
early
ADV
RB
cc
and
and
CCONJ
CC
conj
Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=1|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin
go
went
VERB
VBD
case
to
to
ADP
IN
compound
Number=Sing
Camden
Camden
PROPN
NNP
obl
Number=Sing
Market
Market
PROPN
NNP
punct
.
.
PUNCT
.
(ROOT (S (S (NP (PRP You)) (VP (MD can) (VP (VB buy) (NP (NP (DT all) (NNS kinds)) (PP (IN of) (NP (NN jewelry) (CC and) (NNS clothes)))) (ADVP (RB there))))) (, ,) (CC and) (S (NP (PRP I)) (VP (VBD bought) (NP (DT a) (JJ silver) (NN ring)) (PP (IN for) (NP (PRP$ my) (NN sister))))) (. .)))
You can buy all kinds of jewelry and clothes there, and I bought a silver ring for my sister.
nsubj
Case=Nom|Person=2|PronType=Prs
you
You
PRON
PRP
aux
VerbForm=Fin
can
can
AUX
MD
root
VerbForm=Inf
buy
buy
VERB
VB
det
all
all
DET
DT
obj
Number=Plur
kind
kinds
NOUN
NNS
case
of
of
ADP
IN
nmod
Number=Sing
jewelry
jewelry
NOUN
NN
cc
and
and
CCONJ
CC
conj
Number=Plur
clothes
clothes
NOUN
NNS
advmod
PronType=Dem
there
there
ADV
RB
punct
,
,
PUNCT
,
cc
and
and
CCONJ
CC
nsubj
Case=Nom|Number=Sing|Person=1|PronType=Prs
I
I
PRON
PRP
conj
Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=1|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin
buy
bought
VERB
VBD
det
Definite=Ind|PronType=Art
a
a
DET
DT
amod
Degree=Pos
silver
silver
ADJ
JJ
obj
Number=Sing
ring
ring
NOUN
NN
case
for
for
ADP
IN
nmod:poss
Case=Gen|Number=Sing|Person=1|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs
my
my
PRON
PRP$
obl
Number=Sing
sister
sister
NOUN
NN
punct
.
.
PUNCT
.
(ROOT (S (S (NP (PRP It)) (VP (VBD was) (ADJP (RB really) (JJ hot)) (PP (IN in) (NP (DT the) (NN afternoon))))) (, ,) (RB so) (S (NP (PRP we)) (VP (VBD went) (PP (IN to) (NP (NNP Hyde) (NNP Park))) (PP (IN for) (NP (NP (DT a) (NN game)) (PP (IN of) (NP (NN football))))))) (. .)))
It was really hot in the afternoon, so we went to Hyde Park for a game of football.
nsubj
Case=Nom|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs
it
It
PRON
PRP
cop
Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin
be
was
AUX
VBD
advmod
really
really
ADV
RB
root
Degree=Pos
hot
hot
ADJ
JJ
case
in
in
ADP
IN
det
Definite=Def|PronType=Art
the
the
DET
DT
obl
Number=Sing
afternoon
afternoon
NOUN
NN
punct
,
,
PUNCT
,
advmod
so
so
ADV
RB
nsubj
Case=Nom|Number=Plur|Person=1|PronType=Prs
we
we
PRON
PRP
parataxis
Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=1|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin
go
went
VERB
VBD
case
to
to
ADP
IN
compound
Number=Sing
Hyde
Hyde
PROPN
NNP
obl
Number=Sing
Park
Park
PROPN
NNP
case
for
for
ADP
IN
det
Definite=Ind|PronType=Art
a
a
DET
DT
obl
Number=Sing
game
game
NOUN
NN
case
of
of
ADP
IN
nmod
Number=Sing
football
football
NOUN
NN
punct
.
.
PUNCT
.
(ROOT (S (ADVP (RB Unfortunately)) (, ,) (NP (PRP I)) (VP (VBP think) (SBAR (S (NP (DT the) (NN ring)) (VP (VBD fell) (PP (IN out) (PP (IN of) (NP (PRP$ my) (NN pocket)))) (PP (IN during) (NP (DT the) (NN game))) (, ,) (SBAR (IN because) (S (NP (PRP I)) (VP (MD could) (RB n't) (VP (VB find) (NP (PRP it)) (SBAR (WHADVP (WRB when)) (S (NP (PRP I)) (VP (VBD got) (PP (IN on) (NP (DT the) (NN coach))) (NP (DT that) (NN evening))))))))))))) (. !)))
Unfortunately, I think the ring fell out of my pocket during the game, because I couldn't find it when I got on the coach that evening!
advmod
unfortunately
Unfortunately
ADV
RB
punct
,
,
PUNCT
,
nsubj
Case=Nom|Number=Sing|Person=1|PronType=Prs
I
I
PRON
PRP
root
Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=1|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin
think
think
VERB
VBP
det
Definite=Def|PronType=Art
the
the
DET
DT
nsubj
Number=Sing
ring
ring
NOUN
NN
ccomp
Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin
fall
fell
VERB
VBD
case
out
out
ADP
IN
fixed
of
of
ADP
IN
nmod:poss
Case=Gen|Number=Sing|Person=1|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs
my
my
PRON
PRP$
obl
Number=Sing
pocket
pocket
NOUN
NN
case
during
during
ADP
IN
det
Definite=Def|PronType=Art
the
the
DET
DT
obl
Number=Sing
game
game
NOUN
NN
punct
,
,
PUNCT
,
mark
because
because
SCONJ
IN
nsubj
Case=Nom|Number=Sing|Person=1|PronType=Prs
I
I
PRON
PRP
aux
VerbForm=Fin
could
could
AUX
MD
advmod
not
n't
PART
RB
advcl
VerbForm=Inf
find
find
VERB
VB
obj
Case=Acc|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs
it
it
PRON
PRP
advmod
PronType=Int
when
when
ADV
WRB
nsubj
Case=Nom|Number=Sing|Person=1|PronType=Prs
I
I
PRON
PRP
advcl
Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=1|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin
get
got
VERB
VBD
case
on
on
ADP
IN
det
Definite=Def|PronType=Art
the
the
DET
DT
obl
Number=Sing
coach
coach
NOUN
NN
det
Number=Sing|PronType=Dem
that
that
DET
DT
obl:tmod
Number=Sing
evening
evening
NOUN
NN
punct
!
!
PUNCT
.
(ROOT (NFP  ))
root
PUNCT
NFP
(ROOT (S (S (NP (PRP I)) (VP (VBP 've) (VP (VBN been) (ADVP (RB back) (PP (IN to) (NP (NNP London)))) (NP (JJ several) (NNS times)) (PP (IN since) (ADVP (RB then)))))) (, ,) (CC but) (S (NP (PRP I)) (VP (VBP do) (RB n't) (VP (VB think) (SBAR (S (NP (PRP I)) (VP (MD 'll) (ADVP (RB ever)) (VP (VB feel) (ADJP (ADJP (RB as) (JJ excited)) (SBAR (IN as) (S (NP (PRP I)) (VP (VBD did) (NP (DT that) (JJ first) (NN time))))))))))))) (. .)))
I've been back to London several times since then, but I don't think I'll ever feel as excited as I did that first time.
nsubj
Case=Nom|Number=Sing|Person=1|PronType=Prs
I
I
PRON
PRP
aux
Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=1|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin
have
've
AUX
VBP
cop
Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part
be
been
AUX
VBN
root
back
back
ADV
RB
case
to
to
ADP
IN
obl
Number=Sing
London
London
PROPN
NNP
amod
Degree=Pos
several
several
ADJ
JJ
obl:tmod
Number=Plur
time
times
NOUN
NNS
case
since
since
ADP
IN
obl
PronType=Dem
then
then
ADV
RB
punct
,
,
PUNCT
,
cc
but
but
CCONJ
CC
nsubj
Case=Nom|Number=Sing|Person=1|PronType=Prs
I
I
PRON
PRP
aux
Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=1|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin
do
do
AUX
VBP
advmod
not
n't
PART
RB
conj
VerbForm=Inf
think
think
VERB
VB
nsubj
Case=Nom|Number=Sing|Person=1|PronType=Prs
I
I
PRON
PRP
aux
VerbForm=Fin
will
'll
AUX
MD
advmod
ever
ever
ADV
RB
ccomp
VerbForm=Inf
feel
feel
VERB
VB
advmod
as
as
ADV
RB
xcomp
Degree=Pos
excited
excited
ADJ
JJ
mark
as
as
SCONJ
IN
nsubj
Case=Nom|Number=Sing|Person=1|PronType=Prs
I
I
PRON
PRP
advcl
Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=1|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin
do
did
VERB
VBD
det
Number=Sing|PronType=Dem
that
that
DET
DT
amod
Degree=Pos|NumType=Ord
first
first
ADJ
JJ
obl:tmod
Number=Sing
time
time
NOUN
NN
punct
.
.
PUNCT
.
The first time I went abroad was when I went to London. It was in the summer holidays about five or six years ago and I went with three friends. The plane and train were quite expensive, so we decided to travel by coach. We left at five o'clock in the morning and the journey to London took about sixteen hours but we didn't mind: we were all very excited because for all four of us it was our first time away from home.  We stayed in London for three days, in a youth hotel not far from the centre. While we were there, we walked a lot. First, we went to see all the famous sites--Big Ben, Piccadilly Circus, Buckingham Palace, then we went shopping in Oxford Street. On the last morning my friends stayed in bed late, but I got up early and went to Camden Market. You can buy all kinds of jewelry and clothes there, and I bought a silver ring for my sister. It was really hot in the afternoon, so we went to Hyde Park for a game of football. Unfortunately, I think the ring fell out of my pocket during the game, because I couldn't find it when I got on the coach that evening!  I've been back to London several times since then, but I don't think I'll ever feel as excited as I did that first time.