Mind the Gap

So, a bullet list-

Spring Break, Day 3; England, Day 3; Oxford, Day 3;
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March 9th

*Ashmolean Museum- the museum of art and archaeology in Oxford. It was really great; the theme was Crossing Cultures, Crossing Time, and each floor told how each culture across the world influnced others. Very interesting, with lots of cool stuff to see.
*Botanic Gardens- a nice garden, though admittedly, it would have been nicer in June. I saw Tolkien's favorite tree and some cool cacti in the greenhouses.
*Afternoon Tea with Noon- lovely, lovely, lovely! I had a "classic cream tea" which involved clotted cream, jam, and scones, and was very delicious and truly delightful.
*met up with some Classics students/friends of Noon's for free drinks after a lecture, and ended up spending the rest of the night hanging out with them. Very fun!

Spring Break Day 4; England, Day 4; London, Day 1:
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March 10th

*Had full English Breakfast with Noon (fried egg, sausage, baked beans, bacon, mushroom, tomato, toast and tea)
*Caught bus to London, and, after some difficulty, successful navigated the Tube to my mom's friend's NICE flat in Kensington
*practically passed out before and after dinner (at a lovely Thai place called Monkey and Me)

Spring Break, Day 5; England, Day 5; London, Day 2:
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March 11

*Westminster Abby- gorgeous!!!!!! I was so in love I spend 2 hours walking around, and happened to see two people who work at CA. Small world!!
*Saw Big Ben and the Houses of Parliment
*London Eye - pretty cool but not worth £17.88
*Globe Theater- awesome, awesome, awesome! Saw more CA people and had a tour of the old Rose theater with them. The Rose was uncovered in 1987 (a bunch of actors slept on the site to convince the government to make it into a historical site)and is the only surviving Elizabeathen theater. After that I had a tour of the Globe, which is actually a reconstruction built only with tools and materials used in that time period. So cool!
*currently at the apartment getting ready to sleep!

So, things in London are going fantastically! I am in completely love with the city already and can't wait to see more tomorrow!



P.S. BRITISH MUSEUM TOMORROW!!!!!!!!!!!!!! :D