I decided that if I am going to keep up with this one post a day thing I am definitely going to need some new clever names…so if you have any ideas, please let me know.
Anyway…today was my first day of English Lit. It doesn’t seem like it’s going to be a super hard class but there is a lot of reading to do. We are focusing on mysteries and reading a book a week, luckily most of them are shorter.
After class we headed out to see the Sherlock Holme’s museum – we were still in the mystery mood. We decided to take a bus because we want to see the streets of London and not just the nasty tube stops. It took a little longer but it was fun to look at all the shops and try to understand how the city connects together. Once we got to the museum and saw that it was 6 pounds to get in we decided it wasn’t really worth it so we explored the gift shop and then left. It was a little disappointing because it took us so long to get there but every trip is an adventure that turns out to be fun and exciting somehow.
From the Sherlock Holme’s museum we hopped on the tube to the Cabinet War rooms, which was also very hidden (they really need to mark some of these things better). They are way cool and I definitely suggest a visit for anyone who is visiting London anytime soon. They are where Churchill met with his cabinet of advisors and planned out the British strategy during the bombings of WWII. The best part is that they are left exactly as they were when the war ended…the workers got up and left and then 20 years later they were opened up in the exact same condition. They even found a guy’s sugar rations still in his desk drawer!
From the War Rooms we bused over to the Imperial War Museum and looked at the Holocaust exhibit which was also very very cool. It thought it was way interesting to look at a view of the Holocaust from a different country’s point of view. Because the IWM was so far away, we barely made it back in time for Evensong and Dinner, not good. We had to run from the tube stop to our flat. Now I know how Londoner’s feel when they are in a hurry and there are tourists everywhere!
After dinner the whole group went and saw an Arthur Miller play called a View from the Bridge. It was decent…I thought a couple parts were a little over acted but other than that it was a fun night out.
I think I am finally over jetlag and getting used to this schedule. I can’t believe I have only been here four days…I feel like I have done so much. I am excited for what tomorrow will bring (hopefully hot water and internet that works).
Anyway…today was my first day of English Lit. It doesn’t seem like it’s going to be a super hard class but there is a lot of reading to do. We are focusing on mysteries and reading a book a week, luckily most of them are shorter.
After class we headed out to see the Sherlock Holme’s museum – we were still in the mystery mood. We decided to take a bus because we want to see the streets of London and not just the nasty tube stops. It took a little longer but it was fun to look at all the shops and try to understand how the city connects together. Once we got to the museum and saw that it was 6 pounds to get in we decided it wasn’t really worth it so we explored the gift shop and then left. It was a little disappointing because it took us so long to get there but every trip is an adventure that turns out to be fun and exciting somehow.
From the Sherlock Holme’s museum we hopped on the tube to the Cabinet War rooms, which was also very hidden (they really need to mark some of these things better). They are way cool and I definitely suggest a visit for anyone who is visiting London anytime soon. They are where Churchill met with his cabinet of advisors and planned out the British strategy during the bombings of WWII. The best part is that they are left exactly as they were when the war ended…the workers got up and left and then 20 years later they were opened up in the exact same condition. They even found a guy’s sugar rations still in his desk drawer!
From the War Rooms we bused over to the Imperial War Museum and looked at the Holocaust exhibit which was also very very cool. It thought it was way interesting to look at a view of the Holocaust from a different country’s point of view. Because the IWM was so far away, we barely made it back in time for Evensong and Dinner, not good. We had to run from the tube stop to our flat. Now I know how Londoner’s feel when they are in a hurry and there are tourists everywhere!
After dinner the whole group went and saw an Arthur Miller play called a View from the Bridge. It was decent…I thought a couple parts were a little over acted but other than that it was a fun night out.
I think I am finally over jetlag and getting used to this schedule. I can’t believe I have only been here four days…I feel like I have done so much. I am excited for what tomorrow will bring (hopefully hot water and internet that works).
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