This morning I slept in until about 10:30, when I decided it was going to be a productive day. (And it was! I accomplished 10/15 things on my to-do list!) I got up, threw on some clothes, and walked to Barclay's and Caffe Nero (no, I'm not spelling Caffe wrong, that's actually how they spell it) to grab a delicious iced carmalatte and to start the day off right. When I got back, I did some laundry, cleaned the entire kitchen (including all of the dishes), and charged/emptied/reloaded all of the necessary electronic equipment. Hoorah!
Christine called me around 3:30 asking if I wanted to go to the National Gallery with her because she had to go for one of her classes. I agreed, and she came over a little while later. We grabbed Claire and Alex and headed out to Trafalgar Square. By the time we arrived, it was getting dark, and the fountains were all lit up and beautiful. Inside the museum I got to look at a lot of artwork, some of it very famous. My favorite room had French artists in it that I had learned about in AP French. Some examples included Monet, Manet, and Renoir. A lot of Van Gogh's paintings were also there, including his self-portrait and the one of the vase of sunflowers (I don't know what they are actually called).
After we left the Gallery, we ventured to Big Ben in the distance. Unfortunately, I was unable to get any really good pictures of it, but at night it was absolutely stunning. I had always imagined Big Ben as just a glorified clock tower, but the architecture and attention to detail in the design are really beautiful. (Here is the best picture I could find: Big Ben)
Once we reached Big Ben, we were starting to get cold, so we caught the Tube back to Christine's flat so we could grab some movies, and then came back to my flat to hang out for the evening. We made some french fries and chicken nuggets for dinner, and then just hung out all night. I even introduced Alex, Christine, and Sam to It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia. Awesome.
I'm retiring early tonight since tomorrow we have to be up relatively early to visit the East End Market. I also have to write my paper on Dublin, since I managed to not work on it at all today (one of the 5 things un-accomplished on my to-do list). Oh well, tomorrow's another day.
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