So I'm cheating.Once again,I find myself behind on blog posts and I'm mad as hell and I'm not gonna take it anymore (Network reference) so I'm going to do a cheating catch up and just mention some fun things that happened to be in the last two weeks...then delight you all by making another post right away with some pictures.So here are some highlights from my past two weeks:
- I discovered 5 pound giant pancakes! They are actually a cross between crepes and American pancakes but they're SO big and yummy! I have already experienced two pancakes nights (only on Mondays) and I will say everyone loves them.
- I spent three hours being amazed by Harrod's.My friend and I literally took the grand tour and you know what? It beats every department store I've ever been in! Harrod's is like every store you can imagine mixed in one.They even have a pet store inside! What a blast!
- I went to a late night special event at the Science Museum where I realized the Science Museum is awesome.They had TONS of interactive things like 'What Will You Look Like When You're Old' and I got to wear a haz-mat suit! I also visited the Museum of London and the Natural History Museum.I'm slowly but surely hitting all London museums.
- I found Brooklyn in London a.k.a. Shoreditch,where I went to a really cool art event which was a graffiti-ish art war with awesome awesome music.Then I pulled an allnighter by not going to sleep right before my Amsterdam/Bruges trip.Good decisions.
- I watched 1/2 of The History Boys with friends....in London! YES!
- I had an amazing Halloween weekend (dressed up as a mouse) featuring being a VIP at a top London club,visiting a cool part of London called Camden,and going to a "secret party".It was probably one of the best weekends I've experienced in London!
- I went on my amazing Amsterdam/Bruges trip last weekend! Although the weather was really crappy,we had a wonderful time.We literally walked EVERYWHERE in Amsterdam and honestly,it was unlike any city I've been to.It was much smaller than I thought but also very surprising.Getting to see the Red Light District was really crazy.It's crazy to see a completely different kind of culture.I always thought the windows with the prostitutes were up high and separated from people on the street but I was completely wrong.You are literally like inches away from the prostitutes....very strange.The hotel we stayed at through our tour was AWESOME! There was a free bar and also the general place was just cute! We got to go to a nearby cheese and clog making place which was a highlight.
Bruges was also wonderful.We literally experienced every season: first it was sunny but cold,then it rained,then it hailed and the whole ground was covered in ice,then the sun came out and it turned into spring.Bruges was gorgeous,so picturesque and there were some parts of it that were just silent,adding to the 'going back in time' feel.We had a bunch of hours to walk around but we still could've used more.It was like an outdoor museum.Also,I had the best fries ever! Ketchup + some odd and amazing pickle thing.Overall,it was an amazing first international trip.
Life is good as always.I still try to get out and sightsee but I'm also falling into a pattern of living in London.I know my way around now - I know how to beat train traffic,which stalls to go to at Borough Market,the best places to people watch or write,etc.There's something nice about starting to *feel* like a resident and less like a tourist.It helps to have little routines like Pancake Night or Cider Night or our recent Taco Night (made,not purchased,as London doesn't understand Mexican food).
The week to come will kind of be a break from what I'm used to as I have a week off for Reading Week.My parents come into London Thursday night and I'll take them around then go to Brussels with them for the weekend.I get back to London Monday morning,fly out to Rome on Monday night,and then on Thursday it's flying from Rome to Paris to spend a long weekend with my lovely Viv - then back to London on Sunday! Lots of traveling!
Wish me luck!
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