Friday I overslept because my iPhone ran out of battery in the night. I was awakened by the smell of toast 🙂  Because of the late start and the morning rain, I skipped a few things (Primrose Hill , Abbey Road) and headed directly to the British Library. They had some pretty cool stuff on display there, like the Gutenberg Bible, da Vinci’s journals, Shakepeare’s notes, Handel’s Messiah handwritten sheet music and The Beatles songs as they first worked them out! The British Museum is right next to the train station, so I then hopped onto the train, paid £4 for an hour of ridiculously slow Internet (!!!) and arrived in Manchester a couple of hours later. The English countryside was beautifully quaint. Met my friend Gez (who I met in Japan) and we had a night out on the town of Chorlton! Met lots of cool new people (Hi Sam!) and experienced English pubs at their best. Lots of fun!!
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Catch me if you can
Well, for the 5 of you reading this blog, you’ll (hopefully) be happy to know that I’m ok despite the lack of blogging. Between crazy-tight schedules and a lack of wifi, I’ll have to try and bring you up to speed in this post.
when we last left her, our main character had finished a tour of London’s East end. Let’s peep in on her to see what she’s been up to since.
Thu afternoon – I kept walking (a MAJOR theme of Thu) and arrived at the British Museum. On my cheeky tourist map, it was described as containing “a whole bunch of stuff we stole from other people.” I saw the Egyptian, Assyrian and Greek exhibits. All of which I saw by walking. Then I looked at my watch and figured I had time to get across town to Shakepeare’s Globe Theatre, providing I walked fast. So I did. When hopped off the Tube, I realized I’d have to run to catch the last tour, so I did. Only to find out they were staying open an hour later and hadn’t needed to. Are you tired just hearing about all my walking? because at this point, i was too, but continued on with the guided walking tour of the inside, which was very cool. The theatre is open at the top, just as it would’ve been originally. I was two weeks too early to see The Tempest, so I had bought a ticket to another musical that night – Rock of Ages, featuring all 80’s rock! It was so rad 😉 I knew all the songs and the venue and acting was more cozy and intimate, with the actors even interacting with the crowd somewhat. Left with “Don’t stop believing in my head – rock on!
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