^^^I am writing this in class, I am such a bad student. The subject of this blog post is a direct quote from one of my fellow students. This is what I am dealing with, people...
OK, so, once again, I apologize again for the lack of posting. Bad luck with internet seems to follow us lately.
London is lovely, but huge! In all the movies I watch, it always seemed so much smaller, much more compact. I always figured I'd be able to see famous London landmarks from basically anywhere. Noooope. Can't. And it takes foreeeeeeevvvver to get annnnnnywhherrrre here. You have to leave 30-40 early to get somewhere on the Tube. Which I am finally understanding, which is saying a lot, considering my lack of navigational ability.
Anyway, recap time.
I spent my first night in London in St. Mary's A&E, or rather for you non Britain speakers, the Emergency Room. Yup. I've never been to the ER in the states, so I can't really compare, but it took forever, so I assume it wasn't drastically different. I got my foot x-rayed, and after five very long hours, diagnosed, for real, two broken toes, AND apparently, torn tendons/ligaments in my foot. Yeah. Best part? Nothing they can do about it. Go figure.
The next day we went to the British Library, which was very interesting. Lots of old stuff, for instance, the Magna Carta and the Gutenberg Bible. For me, though, by far the most interesting thing was all the Beatles paraphernalia. They had original the original lyrics written to "Help!" and "Yesterday" and "Michelle" and "Hard Days Night" and "I Want to Hold Your Hand." And set lists, too. Naturally, you couldn't take pictures.
The day after that was Friday, after class was over, we went to the Bank of England. If I understood finance at all, I'm sure I would have found it fascinating, but unfortunately, finance was one of those classes that I never really clicked with me. But some of the displays were kind of cool. I did get to hold a gold bar, weighing in at 28 kilo, worth $350,000. Pretty nifty. After that we went to the British Museum, another HUGE place, with some pretty cool things, like the Rosetta Stone, which I DID get to take a picture of!
On Saturday, we went to Stonehenge and Bath. Stonehenge had to be one of the most awesome places I have been on this trip thus far. I really wasn't that excited heading out there, I was just sort of like, "Stonehenge. Wow. Rocks." But once I got there it was more like, "Wow! Stonehenge rocks!" It truly was awe inspiring and amazing. I think I took over 50 pictures of the site alone.
Bath was pretty cool also. It was almost like being transported to Rome in the middle of England. However, the entire time, I was paranoid that I was going to slip and fall into the untreated water...
Yesterday I met up with my friend James, the one I mentioned in a previous post, for a fast paced tour of London. I saw the London Bridge, Big Ben, the Houses of Parliament (finally, tourist London I've been waiting for!) We went on the London Eye, which provided some awesome views of London. If you are ever in London, I highly recommend it. It's kind of pricey, but the queues aren't nearly as bad as everyone makes them out to be. After that we toured the Tate Gallery, housing some pretty impressive modern art. I enjoyed it, even if I didn't understand it. We strolled up and down the South Bank, which actually reminds me a lot of the River Walk in New Orleans, except a lot bigger. There was an open air festival going on that was interesting to look around at. Best part? Really cheap, good food. As James says, if you can find food for less than 7 pounds in London, that's a good deal.
So, that's my first few days in London. Three days left, and then we move on to Paris!
Just a rundown on the rest of my time in London, in case you're curious: This afternoon we are going to High Tea, and then tonight, Wicked! I have been listening to the soundtrack nonstop on my iPod so I am prepared! Tomorrow we go to Oxford (I've already decided I am not going to talk much as to not sound to dumb), and then on Wednesday we meet with a member of Parliament. On Thursday we get to meet with important British busines Public Relations people.
Hopefully I'll be able to log on tomorrow night or Wednesday evening to post again. I need to do homework like whoa, so I should be able to, internet gods willing.
Cheers!
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3 comments:
I knew you would love Stonehenge! I've always wanted to go there.
Sounds like your next few days in London will be busy. I'm sure you'll enjoy "Wicked." Hope your internet woes end soon! See you next week!
I've been looking for Waldo and here you are!
You mentioned Bath but not the Jane Austin Museum. She lived in Bath for 4 years and I believe it was there that she wrote Pride and Prejudice.
My older brother lives in Bath. He lived in England for about 8 years and was back in the states for about 4 years until last Sept when he was offered the chance to return. It took he and his wife all of a weekend to agree to go. They still have lots of friends there and she is from Endinburgh so Bath was a good location.
Sounds like they are really packing it in for you. I hope you enjoy the London theatre. My parents always made it a point to see a show whenever they traveled to London. I heard it's as good as NY.
I have never traveled to England but I have seen a show on the construction of Stonehenge and it baffles even the experts.
Katy, Katy, Katy
You go to the British Library and you are impressed by the Beetles!
You'll never be a librarian at that rate. (oh wait, that's me)
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