A British Birthday with an American Friend

Today I turned 22, which is by no means a milestone birthday and so it ordinarily would have felt just like any other day.  But today I also happened to be in London visiting a friend from college, and so it was not, in fact, just like any other day.  I spent my late morning/afternoon in the National Gallery, which is one of the most impressive museums I've ever been in.  I happily spent hours and hours there, then wandered around Trafalgar Square, grabbed a coffee at an outdoor cafe, people-watched.  Later my friend and I went to a delicious dinner at a Lebanese restaurant, then to a cafe for tea and dessert.  It was a low-key but wonderful birthday spent in a beautiful city with one of my closest friends, and I couldn't have asked for a better way to ring in 22.  I can hardly believe the life I've been living these past few weeks, and I've got a feeling that 22 is going to be one hell of a good year.