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. 

Halloweeeen

Today I had full intentions of working on my photo story but failed miserably. I couldn't find my subject. He wasn't working today I guess. Yeah not a good day for me. I also haven't been feeling well all day, my stomach has been hurting for some reason, and I have a lot on my mind. I've come to the conclusion that whenever I'm dealing with something I don't want to be dealing with I keep my ipod in my ears all day. I guess all the music is a way to block my mind from actually thinking. Kind of terrible to say but hey I'm being honest. The picture I'm posting tonight wasn't actually taken today. I took it yesterday. Disappointing portrait.

Tonight we are going to Ministry of Sound for Halloween. I'm not too thrilled with my costume but I pretty much didn't put any thought or time into it. My friends bought everything for me. As most of you know Halloween is pretty much an excuse for girls to dress like sluts. My guess is that Londoners follow this trend too but maybe not. We'll see. Don't really feel like dressing up.

October 30, 2008

Brrr it was so cold today! It was very difficult getting out of bed this morning. I set my alarm for 7 and it was completely dark outside when I woke up. Definitely a negative of wintertime. I took some pictures of my sociology professor during my morning class and we had an adorable guest today...his four year old daughter. She wasn't feeling well at school so came to faraday to be with her dad and go home early. Happy almost Halloween!!

October 29, 2008

Well, I'm sorry to disappoint but I don't have a photo to post today. I was inside most of the day doing work and that kind of stuff. I'm loving the weather right now, I'm ready for winter. Halloween is so soon yay. Okay that's enough.

Back from Break

Hey I hope everyone had a great break! I just got back from Paris last night. Two of my friends and I went on a trip to Venice, Florence, Rome, and Paris. We had such a great time and saw so much. We walked for hours everyday and tried to soak up as much culture as possible. We stayed in hostels the whole trip which was okay with me. Our hostel in Rome was pretty dirty but nothing we couldn't handle. Well, actually both my friends were pretty unpleased but other than that we had a great trip! We ate such good food and lots of gelato, pizza, and pasta. Yum yum. The morning we left Florence, we got caught in a pretty violent student rally that we later found out is taking place all over Italy. I have to look up some more information on it but it has to do with the public school system and the government. We had to literally run through the rally to get to the train station so we wouldn't miss our train. I still managed to take some photos in the midst of all the confusion. What else...Well in Rome we saw the pope which was pretty exciting. I loved Vatican City and the museum there. In Paris under the Eiffel Tower, we ran into a few of my friends from Syracuse who are studying in Madrid. So random but really fun. On our last night we went to this really great fondue restaurant where they serve wine out of baby bottles. Yea that's right. We then went to an extremely euro club and danced all night to techno music. Great way to end our trip. I have to say though I'm happy to be back in London, I missed this place. Here are a few of the shots I took over break. See you all this week.

October 15, 2008

So I either got an A on my econ exam or I failed. I have no idea how well or not well I did. We shall see. Anyways, one more day till break! Woohoo. I don't really have much to say but that. Hope everyone's midterms are going well!