November 18. 2008

This morning I went to Portobello road again to work on my business story. Then I headed to class and learned some more about flash. We were assigned to do a portrait shot outside using natural light and flash. Luke and I had a wonderful time obviously and got some nice pictures. Tonight I will continue to work on my paper...how fun for me.

November 17, 2008

Shitty weather today. I went to Notting Hill to photograph my business story. I think I got some pretty good pics. I plan to go back tomorrow too. Tonight I have to write a paper. Sadness. I really don't feel like doing work...Lately I've been getting home sick. I don't know why..I love being here but I think its because we're getting close to the holidays. I miss my brother too. Ok thats all for now.

November 15, 2008

Today I did some exploring of markets. I first went to Cabbage & Frocks on Marylebone High Street. It's a pretty small market but did have some nice clothes and food stands. I then went to Dover Street Market in Mayfair which was the coolest place ever. Its described as a new type of retail concept from Rei Kawakubo of Comme de Garcons. Its 6 floors of bare walls and steel beams featuring over a dozen designers. Its kind of like an art exhibit of clothing that you can buy (that is if you can afford it). I sadly could not. I left empty handed and headed to Fortnum & Masons on Piccadilly. Its kind of like Harrod's but not as good. The Christmas window displays are really pretty though. Time to make some dinner...

November 13, 2008

Time for the weekend! Ah I'm so happy this week is over...Three of my roommates are off to Amsterdam and the other one was supposed to go to Florence on the school trip and now is not for some reason. Oh well. I'm trying to decide if I want to go out tonight. We'll see what happens. Happy Thursday!

November 11, 2008

Woke up pretty early today to go to the gym and then do some shooting. The weather was nice today and sun was out for most of it. After class let out, Luke, Helen, and I made our way to St. Paul's station and from there walked to the Eye. I think I got some ok shots of Big Ben, the Eye, etc. I have plenty of homework to do tonight...not looking forward to it. My mom and grandmother went home this morning. I'm really glad they came and miss them already...

I've been a bad blogger lately

I have to apologize for the lack of posts recently. My mother and grandmother arrived in London on Thursday and I've been acting as a tour guide all weekend. I just now left their flat to have some time by myself and also to catch up on some homework. The rainy weather all weekend put a slight damper on their visit but we didn't let it get in the way of our fun too much. We covered a lot of territory these past few days. Friday we went to the Tower of London, Westminster Abbey (which was really beautiful), Big Ben, London Eye area, St. Paul's, Harrod's, and then finally dinner at an Italian restaurant in Knightsbridge. Saturday morning we woke up early to go to Portobello Market. It was so crowded and the rain didn't stop coming down. We then went to the theatre to see Billy Elliot, which was SO good. We lucked out with our tickets and really enjoyed ourselves. We then went to Sloane Square for some yummy food. Sunday we went to Speaker's Corner in Hyde Park which at the time we were there, wasn't too crowded but it was still fun to see. My mom and I then went to the Victoria and Albert Museum. The V&A is probably my favorite museum here in London besides the Tate. We saw the Cold War Modern exhibit which was really interesting. We then headed towards Trafalgar Square and saw the Annie Leibovitz Exhibit at the National Portrait Gallery, which was also very good. It's funny because one of my good friends is her niece and there are family pictures of her in the gallery...no big deal or anything. We also saw the Taylor Wessing Photographic Portrait Prize exhibit, which I would recommend everyone seeing. I really enjoyed it. Finally, we went to Mayfair to eat some delicious sushi. Today we went to the Wessing Collection in Marylebone and tonight we are going to the Ritz for tea/dinner. I've very excited and hoping to get some shots of the area. Thats about all I have for now.

November 3, 2008

Great Weekend. Halloween ended up being so much fun. It was also my roommates' birthday on Sunday. We went to this place called Church that I discovered over the summer. It's possibly one of my favorite places in London. It's really hard to describe, you just have to experience it for yourself. It's only open from 12 noon to 4 p.m. on sundays. We had a great time but unfortunately had the experience of a terrible hang over not this morning but last night. That was the only bad part. Today, I attempted to be a little more productive since I basically was a waste of space yesterday. I went to the gym, did some econ homework, read, did my laundry, and worked on my photo story. Not bad. 

Yet another person got stuck under a train today. This time on the central line. Sounds pretty awful but I must say that I did laugh to myself when the conductor made the announcement. How can you not? Maybe I'm just a terrible person.