13/7/2010

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Day two and I'm ready! Got up at 9am, filled up on the free breakfast, and took off for the Natural History Museum. It was a gigantic, cathedral-like building who's architecture screamed archaic knowledge. From the to-scale animal models (including un unbelievably large blue whale) to a largely interactive section on human development, the musuem was not only informative but also extremely entertaining. Oh, and it was free!!!

From there I went to the Victoria & Albert Museum. It had a few nice statues, but I got bored with it fast so I headed on to the Science Museum. That is, if I could find it. After 30minutes of looking, I gave up and went back to the hostel for lunch, prepared by yours truly from grocery store items. Prepared food in London is eye-poppingly expensive (you'll pay at least $10 for a small meal) and therefore out of my budget. But the supermarket caters to Londoners and is much cheaper. Two cans of soup, two apples, and six bannanas costs £4 and is more than enough for two lunches. Bon Appetite!

After lunch I looked for the Science Museum a bit more, gave up, and headed for the Picadilly Circus. A "Circus" in British English is actually a large shopping area, and the Picadilly was a fine example of this. Filled with electronic billboards, souvenire stands, and chic shops and eateries, it was quite reminiscent of Times Square in New York. It was pretty fascinating, although I liked Leicester Square down the street a lot better. I picked up a souvenir for Peter ( I'm meeting him along w/Brenand, Madhu, and Ethan in Germany) and then headed to my bed. I think the jet lag finally caught up with me b/c as soon as I got back I fell right to sleep.

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