I apologize for not keeping up with this thing regularly. The time gets away from me, and London keeps me busier than I imagined. I don't have time to give a whole lot of detail and photos right now, but I can give you a quick little update regarding my going-ons, and I'll post in further detail later.
Saturday I was able to visit the Tower of London. We arrived with only an hour and a half until closing time, so we didn't see everything, but we were able to see a lot. As I mentioned before about London in general, the sheer age of the place amazed me, and getting to walk through a medieval castle was pretty much a childhood dream come true. I managed to get some nice photos, so I'll be sure to post those.
On Monday the group took a trip to the Victoria and Albert Museum; a truly impressive museum with a wide array of exhibits revolving around art and design from all eras. We specifically went to see an exhibit on the history of performing arts and theatre. Although the exhibit was alright, I would have much rather spent time in the rest of the museum, exploring art from all over the world.
Last night my friends and I hit up two lovely pubs: The Northumberland, and The Grafton Arms. I've grown to really enjoy European beer -- Carlsberg was my drink of choice last night -- but interestingly enough, Budweiser is pretty big over here. It's also expensive, which is guess isn't too surprising since in Europe it's an import.
Today I had a free day, so I decided to trek off on my own. I left the the apartment around 10:45 to see Regent Park. Regent is host to a whole number of attractions, including the London Zoo, Queen Mary's Gardens, several cafés, and sports pitches. I came mostly for the garden, so I spent most of my time there. The landscaping was beautiful, and I was impressed by the variety of plants. If journalism doesn't work out, I'd be glad to look into botany...
After Regent Park I walked over to Hyde Park and Kensington Gardens. By this point it had started to rain a little, and had become overcast. The "gardens" turned out to be little more than a more heavily-forested continuation of Hyde, so I was somewhat underwhelmed. However, the friendliness of the squirrels more than made up for it. I bribed one into actually coming close enough to touch, but before I could snap a picture he saw that my promise of food was a ruse. With a chirp of indignation he scampered off to the next generous park visitor. I walked home via Oxford Street, and did some more window shopping while I was out.
The evening was concluded with a night at the National Theatre, where we saw She Stoops To Conquer. An 18th-century comedy, the material was much lighter than that of our last theatre attendance. I was still very entertained, and couldn't believe how well most of the humor managed to transcend the test of time. After the walk home, I calculated that I had walked at least 10 miles today, if not more. Needless to say, these feet of mine are ready to kick of my shoes and slip under the sheets of my warm bed.
Goodnight/afternoon, everyone.
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