Monday

Stairwell in the Design Museum


Stained glass windows from a Cathedral



This man was playing the organ. It was so cool sounding. It was like dreary church music.


If you look closely, you can see Winnie sleeping with her head down inside the cafe.

Today we went to the design museum. It is pretty small and one out of the three exhibits was closed, the one we were coming to see of course so it only took us 20 minutes to walk through. We then went to the Tate Modern. It is this old factory that now holds modern art. A little too modern for me. We left quite soon. There were a few pieces that were cool. A couple of us came back to our hostel and took naps. I really needed it because I have been so tired. Still a bit jet lagged. Also in the morning we start our day at 7:20. The weather today was nice. It was more on the cool side. It is so humid it almost feels like it is raining. If it is hot (and I get hot easily) it is so oppressive and you get all sticky. The prices are so expensive. We try to go really cheap and so I usually spend £2-5 on lunch and from £5-12 on dinners. If you convert that to dollars, you double it! And that is going cheap. Plus, none of the food is very good so it is frustrating. There are so many people, especially on the weekends and on the tubes. They are so crowded and so hot. No air conditioning on these! No one waits for you; if you hesitate at all someone will barge in front of you. The city is beautiful but it is really hard to find a bathroom, garbage cans, and you will never find a drinking fountain. We have only found 2, one in a museum and one at church. We have become experts at getting around on the tube. By day 2 and 3 I got it and could get around easily. The maps are easy once you know what they mean and it is cheap transportation. Just don't loose your pass! Our hostel is interesting. Our room has 3 sets of bunk beds and we are lucky enough to have a bathroom in our bedroom and not one shared between several rooms. We are lucky enough to be between two tube stops so they are only 3-5 minute walk and you can get almost anywhere on the tube and by walking. Cheers!