“I was thinking of very old times…
…when the Romans first came here, nineteen-hundred years ago.” Certainly Joseph Conrad had a way with describing how incredibly ancient, and seemingly timeless the British Isles remain. Many of us can...
View ArticleLondon, baby! Yeah!
Greetings from London! Yesterday (16 May) we hopped on a flight in Phoenix and flew across the pond, landing at Heathrow about 20 minutes early, which was nice. I must say, though, that the seats were...
View Article2 for 1.
Seeing as I have unsurprisingly skipped a day of blogging, I shall backtrack and cover 17 through 18 May in one fell swoop. And then some. 17 May, we took a bus tour of London and went through...
View ArticleTravelling by foot. And coach. And the Underground.
As promised, I shall pick up where I left off, with the last half of 19 May. After our hasty exit from the V & A, Clara, Kristin and I walked around the museum, and stumbled upon this man, dressed...
View ArticleWanted: One, Good Chip Shop!
To any of you who have ever been to London, where might there be a great place to have proper, decent fish ‘n chips? Clara had a not-so-wonderful experience with the dish with some other friends, and...
View ArticleWe get our kicks in Knightsbridge.
Saturday, 21 May, the three of us slept in a bit, I had a swig of grapefruit juice, and we popped on the tube over to Leicester Square. There are quite a few old book shops along Charing Cross Road, so...
View ArticleDay(s) at the Museum(s), Part I.
The past couple of days have been quite museum-heavy, as Sunday spelled an opportunity for extra credit (visit the Museum of London and write about it), while Monday afternoon consisted of a class trip...
View ArticleDay(s) at the Museum(s), Part II.
23 May, a Monday, class returned with a raging fury (do excuse the hyperbole). I did much better on the quiz, though, which is certainly a spot of good for that morning. I was hoping to perhaps trek on...
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