London Day 13

So today was exciting.

Aaron met me here at my dorm at 11 and we set off exploring for the day.

First we stopped off at a store to buy notebooks to use as journals for Devising London (haha) and then headed toward Buckingham Palace. It was really crowded and unfortunately in January they only do the changing of the guard on even numbered days and there were no guys in the red outfits and funny hats...we'll have to go back. It was pretty gloomy all day but it was still cool to look around that area...it was pretty.

After we headed to Covent Garden for pastys...two days in a row...yummm. We found our way through little side roads with shops and found a really cool theater store selling stuff from all the shows including posters. Towards the end of the semester I am going to have to go back and pick some up. Again not the nicest day but it wasn't too cold and we ran into the theater where Chicago is which was pretty neat.

I hadn't been over to Knightsbridge yet which is were a few of the bigger museums are so we hopped the tube and went to the Science Museum. It's very stylish for a Science Museum....very confusing too though. Aaron and I kept getting lost because only certain lifts go some places and then floors were closed...it was all very strange. Needless to say we didn't manage to explore everything....but there is still time.

With the Devising London class we are required to go to certain places before each class and journal or perform some task (not quite as cool as the Amazing Race though). By Wednesday we had to go to Primrose Hill which is above Regent Park so we figured we would take care of it today. It was an adventure. There was no road that led right to it that was close to the tube stop so we got sent down a sketchy road that was really a driveway...we think...but it took a bit of time. The houses were all really nice in the area though so it was cool to check those out. Once we finally got to the hill it started raining...as it tends to do here a lot. We figured it would pass like it usually does but it didn't. It DOWN POURED. We had like a 15min walk to get back to the underground and it was just a mess, we were soaked to the bone.

We finally got to the Camden Town stop and parted ways. Public transportation drenched is not a pleasant experience. I was going to make my way over to the National Theater to see Present Laughter tonight but the rain got the best of me....I just ordered tickets though for Wednesday night so I'll be all set for class. So a little miserable I got Burger King. I need to go grocery shopping so I didn't really have anything I could eat here anyways....or at least I keep telling myself.

I'm hoping the walking today will get me to bed at a reasonable hour but with no class until 2:30 sleeping in just always seems like a good idea.

Manasi won tickets to see Sweeney Todd (the movie) tomorrow which she gave to me so hopefully I'll get to go and they don't give me a hard time because I don't look like a Manasi.

So overall a very good day and the next few days are going to be very busy so the week will go by fast...whether that is good or bad who knows. Now it is time to relax. Post Later.