Ok well I know I posted Rome yesterday, but I have to tell you about my week in London! This week we realized we were halfway done with our trip, so we kicked into gear and put things we still want to do on the calendar. So after resting up on Monday, Tuesday evening after work we headed to a department store called Selfridges. It is very similar to Harrods and to Bloomingdales for those of you who haven’t been to Harrods. They had Food Halls like Harrods as well as makeup, perfume, clothes, accessories, a “shoe gallery,” you name it.. they had it. It was nice to get out of flat for the evening, grab a few bites and do some shopping. I even walked out with their famous yellow bags as I bought a dress!
On Wednesday after work, KU had EUSA plan a trip to see the musical Billy Elliott! Even though I have seen it in New York about two years ago, it was as great as the first. Even people on my trip who don’t really like musicals loved it!
It was crazy how fast the time flew this week as Thursday came around the corner. This was the best day at work from last week. After arriving, we reviewed what needed to be changed for the project I was working on. This kept me busy the whole day as we had a deadline of 5:00 PM for a conference call. As weird as this may sound, that conference call was the highlight of my day. We all sat around the presentation on Tom’s computer and a landline on speaker while Tom talked to the clients. The clients were actually engineers as the project is in the final stages of being completed. Once finalized, Tom will go present the designs in the States. It was great to see the connection that has to be made between designers and engineers. After work, Charlie and I grabbed some Thai food, which is everywhere here, and went to bed early, as I was exhausted.
Friday morning, we headed to Oxford Circus for our class and then the British Museum for our field trip.
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| Cleopatra's mummy at the British Museum! |
On the way we ate at Hummus Bros, a place that literally gives you pita, hummus, and a topping. It was beyond delicious; we need this in America!
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| I got the guacamole one! |
After the British Museum we came back took a little nap and headed towards the Tower Bridge for dinner. We got the best view as it we saw the bridge open as well as the bridge light up at night.
On Saturday, we headed to the Chelsea stadium for a tour!
I didn’t plan on going, but I must say it was one of the best decisions I have made! Even though they don’t start playing for a month or so, it was cool to see the inside of the stadium, the locker rooms, sit in the stands, and more!
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| Chelsea's locker room! It was massive, this was one of the six rooms inside. |
I even bought a few things to take home; I guess I will now be a Chelsea fan! We then headed to Notting Hill where there were a bunch of antique markets. It was cool to see but definitely not my type of shopping. We then headed to a pub for dinner and called it a night.
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| Notting Hill Market |
Sunday we slept in (it was a very restful weekend) and headed to literally the opposite of zone one to Spitafield Market. Definitely my favorite market I have been to so far. I spent at least two hours walking around looking at the art, jewelry, clothes, etc. I even bought a necklace!
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| Spitafield Market |
We then headed to Camden Market, this market was beyond bizarre. So many people, so much Chinese food, so crowded, so many piercing and tattoo parlors. Definitely not my setting, but hey it was a cultural experience!
That’s it for this week, next week we have little things after work and then Paris this weekend! I better start brushing up on my non-existent French I know. Until next time, Cheers!
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