First day of Class and Walk to the Thames

Pictures: 1) Lion at Trafalgar Sq.
2) overlooking the Thames (I'm on left)
3) National Gallery
4) Looking up at St. Pauls
5) all the girls in front of St. Paul's


Well today was quite a day! First of all, everyone except Ashley got up at 9 am and left the flat at 10 to walk to the river Thames (pronounced Tims). On the way we went through Covent Garden (where, once it is a bit later, there are street performers, outdoor markets, lots of restaurants etc). We then stopped at Trafalgar Square which is directly in front of the National Gallery. A few of us girls climbed up to the lion statues and tried to get on top, but we didn't want to fall and make a fool of ourselves, so we just stood by its backside. One day I'll climb up there, but that metal is COLD especially when its about freezing outside. After that we wanted to warm up so we all went to the Nat'l Gallery for an hour (which is pretty much my favorite place in London). From there we finished out walk down to the river and crossed over. From the bridge were were on, we overlooked Big Ben, Parliament and the London Eye which were all obscured in slowly lifting fog.

After we crossed over and started walking up river toward the National Gallery and Tate Modern, we stopped to eat at a restaurant called EAT. Inventive, I know. I had a toasted tuna and cheese panini. Yum. From there we walked up to the Globe (the new one, the old one burnt down) and took some pics in front of it, then crossed the Millennium Bridge back to the other side of the river which deposited us right in front of St. Paul's. We took some pics in front of the building then got in the tube to get back to the flat before classes at 3.

It was Ashley's b-day today so we left her a card and a cake since she didn't want to get up and go with us. Tonight we got her a cheesecake and we had a little party.

We had Shakespeare class at 3 and our teacher (Ruth) is this amazing old British lady who is just adorable and talks a lot but is quite amusing and interesting. Then we had WWII History class at 6 and the professor (Chris Mann) is amazing - he's very chill and we don't even have a text book but he's a WWII genius so we'll just listen to his lectures and such. I also love his accent...it reminds me of someone I've either met or seen on TV. On a side note, every British accent is slightly different, so you find ones you like better than others etc.

We came back to the flat after that class and ate random stuff until the cake time. Now everyone is sitting around playing cards as I type this blog and listen to their conversation. It is 11:14 here, so will probably go to bed soon. Tomorrow we have London Art class at 10:30 am.