Week Three - Seeing the Sights

It's already getting hard for me to remember to keep up with this blog! But I do want to keep people in the know and I also want to keep this one post a week thing going so I can look back when this is all over and have an account of my times.

This week has been full of excitement.Honestly,the best thing about studying abroad is SO much happens in one week.As much as I love Wes (and I miss it so much) you can look back on a week there and maybe not that much happened - here the same cannot be said! Let me take you through my days this week:

Monday - I had a minor snafu in the morning which caused me to almost be late (for the class in which the professor frequently calls out late comers) and had to run to class.I made it with three minutes to spare! After class,I did a ton of walking.I finally bought a new camera at Argos,walked around Piccadilly Circus,walked through Chinatown,and went to the National Gallery where I had a chat with a young artist type.The National Gallery is overwhelming (in a good way) and while the old stuff was fun - I LOVED the newer things and it made me realize how much I love 19th Century art because I've taken so many classes on it.Monday night,we went to the Ministry of Sound,a famous London nightclub and had some night time excitement.

Tuesday - My day off is always fun.The day started at a pub called O'Neills which was lovely.Going to Europe makes you realize how relaxing it is to just go to a pub in the middle of the day and enjoy a meal with a glass of wine.Then it was on to The Globe to see Henry IV Pt. 1!!! It was super exciting: the weather held up,the production featured Scripps from The History Boys,and the actor who played Falstaff was AMAZING.The only minor issue was standing for three hours but hey,it only cost five pounds! Afterward,we tried out Wagamama,a British Asian chain where I got a giant portion that was able to last me for two dinners.SCORE.

Wednesday - To be honest,not much happened on this day.I had my Modernism in Australia class which I just can't help but like because the professor is so enthusiastic.I had lunch in Covent Gardens which is my default favorite place.It was a bit a nasty day,if I remember correctly.I'm sure more happened....but I can't tell you what haha.Oh! At night,we went to Oxford Street because they were having some discounts at night.Top Shop was insane but I ended up buying instead a pair of shoes at another store.Love my new shoes....but perhaps I shouldn't have spent the money.

Thursday - My day was filled with classes as Thursday usually is for me.In my Creative Writing class we had to take off our shoes.My teacher is eccentric but also fun.I do like Thursdays because I get to see two of my new Brit third year friends.I learned that I have the same ride home as one so we chatted just about future plans.It's kind of crazy how if I was a full time Brit student,I would be gearing up for graduation about now.At night,my hall went to Truffle Shuffle,basically the students 80's night.It was SO crowded! I don't think I've ever been in a more crowded place.

Friday - Another day off! I started the day walking around Borough Market,which always lasts at least two and a half hours.I got an AMAZING baguette made before my eyes and found out you can eat in the outside area of Southwark Cathedral right next to Borough Market.It's gorgeous and on a beautiful day,like it was,there was nothing better.Then we had a nice long walk,stopping to snap some pictures of Big Ben and hitting St. James Park and eventually Hyde Park,which is gigantic! Central Park is like a baby compared to Hyde Park which has green as far as the eye can see.We continued our epic walk by going down Oxford and Regent Streets (the main shopping areas) before finding The Crown,a cute pub where I got fish and chips and of course another glass of wine.I was so pooped when I got back but had to rest up for....

Saturday - MY FIRST DAY TRIP! We went with a small tour to Stonehenge and Bath! The trip started veeeeerrrryyy early.I almost missed it because there was tube confusion and I ended up having to get on and off the train three times.Luckily,I made it on time and we set off with our tour guides - the robotic Fiona and the charming (and...eccentric) Tony! Stonehenge was kind of crazy because of how surreal it looked but the highlight of the day was Bath which was adorable.We just walked around through the streets because wandering was just plain fun.We hit up a pub - The Beau Nash which had the best deal ever - 4.95 for a big sandwich + alcoholic drink.I got some fudge,took lots of pictures,and it was overall a fun time.

Sunday is not worth mentioning because I had to spend it catching up on all the work I didn't do the other days.Overall,the week was a blast.I'll save my thoughts on today for next week's post but the weather has been GORGEOUS! After this week is over,I'll have been her for about a month and suddenly,I'm starting to think about how I'll miss it.

Anyway,that's all for now...below you can find a few pictures.I'm busy trying to work out travel dates but it looks like I may be booking a trip to Amsterdam/Bruges for next weekend!

The set of Henry IV Pt. 1!


(More pictures to come when blogspot stops being a bitch to me!!)