Blogs from Bloomsbury, Greater London, England, United Kingdom, Europe - page 5

Today we walked around the British Museum in the morning. It was very cool, but it gets frustrating to see all these pieces of history out of context. When we're in Greece we can see where all the frescoes and statues should have been. The mummies in the Egypt section were awesome, and creepy. Again, I felt bad for the dead people on display, but it didn't stop me from taking pictures. After that we walked down to Madame Tussauds, I got to hang out with Britney Spears on a stripper pole, and James was putting with Tiger Woods. It was a little lame, really touristy. After that we went to Regents Park, it was kind of like Hawrelawk Park with more birds. There are so many tourists around, we never feel out of place. It's ... read more

Casy, Jordan, Jackie, and I all took a break from homework today to go to the square around the corner and throw a frisbee around in the 57 degree weather. Before we knew it, shoes were off and we were running around barefoot, doing cartwheels, and occasionally actually catching said frisbee. All successful catches prompted an array of clapping, jumping, and squealing. We broke out into song on the way home, kind of wishing that it would start raining so that we could run home in the rain. We did get a few raindrops. What a nice little adventure outside; I really needed that. I've been in a strange mood lately and I'm running out of time here, which definitely contributes to the strange mood. I really love London, but I am looking forward to summertime ... read more

Today we decided to visit Marks and Spencer to buy us both a warm coat! Very cold here today, about 5 C I think. We only got lost once or twice(Mark says we weren't lost, just going slightly in the wrong direction). We rode on the top floor of a red double decker bus which was fun. The public transport here is amazing, why people have cars in London is beyond me... you can get anywhere on the trains and if you can't you take the bus. We visited the Museum of Natural History and Victoria and Albert Museum. It's hard to imagine that these buildings were built before Australia was even thought of let alone discovered. Some of the things in there just blow you away. We've put some pictures on. Tomorrow we are doing ... read more

It was another rainy day today...perfect weather for a trip to another Museum. After consulting my guidebooks, I realized that still hadn't made it to the British Museum. So, I thought that was a good place to spend the day. The British Museum is the oldest public museum in the world and it holds the greatest collection of artifacts of Western civilization. The galleries cover civilizations from Ancient Egypt to modern European cultures, and everything in between. When I arrived to the Museum, I walked into the Great Court to look for a map. What an impressive beginning to my day. I didn't have my camera with me, so the picture I have is from my phone and probably does not do it justice. The Great Court is a glass-covered square that is so bright...you couldn't ... read more

Well, I know I've been a little remiss in the updating department, so here goes. I've done lots of registration type things in the last couple of days, but the real excitement began yesterday. I had my induction into the International History department here at LSE, and then Natisha (a girl from Penn) and I went around the Freshers' Fair, a gathering of all 190 societies from the LSE Student Union as they try and vie for your membership. It costs about a pound to join each society so I signed up for Inns of Court (for those students who want to become barristers), Dance (if you're a member you get unlimited dance classes for two quid a class-that's only $4!), Indian Society (they're putting on a big cultural show, and auditions are coming up soon), ... read more