January London Visits

The past two weekends I have visited London. Once with the international Orientation group for a day trip and just recently a five day stay with annie in her London flat. Both of these visits were very nice and I was able to check off many of the typical tourist visits such as.
Big Ben
Tower Bridge
Buckingham Palace (changing of the guards)
Tate Modern
Trafalgar square
British museum
National Art Gallery
The Underground

I was also able to see many famous artist's works in the museums such as:
Picasso
Warhol
Monet

The first week here was terribly rainy, windy and cold. but the weather has lightened up a bit and we have had several days of sunshine and mild temperatures. Very nice to know that the sun actually shines here. I have stocked up on some good food and have gotten situated in my apartment.

The bus ride into central London was very convenient and fairly cheap. took about one hour from my campus to Victoria Station on Buckingham Palace road and cost about 4 pounds. I got an oyster card for the Underground and Busses around London which i need to ride to get to annie's school.

My visit with her was great. She got to show me around her campus and the towns around. In Kingston, we watched a football match in a pub and enjoyed a pint of cold lager. We ate huge dinners and lunches and breakfasts because we had been hungry for so long. It felt weird to have such a long weekend without classes or school work. I only have classes on Thursdays and Fridays...and sometimes workshops on Mondays.

I have two projects to think about now. One a documentary and the other a short film about Plato. Here are some photos from the adventures.

annie and I in Trafalgur Square


One of the firsts real dinners


Picnic with Annie in Richmond Park