Friday: First encounter with Harrod's! Incredibly intimidating and overwhelming. I could only do a brief look around, but now I know what to expect when I go back. One thing that Katherine, Doug, and I did get to see was the Egyptian Escalators and also the memorial for Dido and Princess Diana. The owner of the Harrod's building is Dido's father, who spent a considerable amount of money accusing the royal family after his son's death. At the bottom of the Egyptian escalators is a wine glass from the pair's last dinner together and large portraits of each of them. The foodhalls are also impressive...complete with life size chocolate high heels! It made me think of Ginna ;)
Friday evening a group of us hung out at ULU (the University of London's Student Union). There I met tons of people, including some Australians whom I beat at billiards...which was a surprise to everybody (myself included)!
Saturday: I went to Chinatown for dinner with my roommates and Doug. I had some AMAZING sweet and sour chicken. While London does not really have its own cuisine (fish and chips is about as good as it gets), they say that you can get the best food from around the world because it is such an international city. I believe it! After dinner, I went and saw Sherlock Holmes at the Empire Theater in Leicester Square. It was great to watch the movie and know all of the sites! The movie thater was fantastic! Absolutely enormous and grand with red carpets, glittery ceilings, and hundreds of seats per theater. They often use that movie theater for film premieres. Another great experience! I have lost count of how many of those I have had!
Sunday: My legs are stronger and my feet are tougher! Walked around for about 6 hours today and felt great! Today I headed over to Baker St. with Hannah and Doug. We went straight to the Sherlock Holmes Museum created at Sherlock's fictional address at 221b Baker St. The museum was great...because its not historical are allowed to pose with props and goof around. I took full advantage of the great photo opportunity! I was like a giddy school girl because I was so excited to be there!
After Baker St. we decided to wanter around...and what a wandering it was! We went through Regent's Park and walked through it for quite some time. We walked around a pond, through royal gardens, past about a BILLION football players, past the zoo...I mean this park is awesome.; I can tell it is going to be a regular spot of mine and a great place to go to de-stress.
Next stop was Camden Market and Camden Lock. We wandered into a fresh international foods market and I had a crepe with nutella, nuts, and strawberries. Did I mention how much I love my life right now??? Eventually as the sun went down we decided to head back to the flats. Since my navigation skills are still adjusting to this monstrously large city, we took the scenic route home. I ended up walking through Primrose Hill. Honestly, the MOST breathtaking view of the city I've seen yet. From the top of the hill you can see all the way to the London Eye. Past all of the green directly in front of my was the lit up city. I could have stayed there for hours. My random ramblings about turn out to be some of the best days. Its funny where you end up when you aren't trying to go anywhere.
Subscribe to:
Post Comments (Atom)
No comments:
Post a Comment