The Past Week

Hey everyone, I figured I'd write something short to you all, no pics this week. Just wanted to let everyone know what I've been up to. I really haven't done too much fun stuff, I've been busy as my finals started last week and conclude this upcoming week. I've been spending a lot of time writing papers and what not. On Easter Sunday I went to the grocery store to get some food for an Easter dinner I planned on making. Of course, nothing was open, not one grocery store! I was quite bummed (but couldn't get anything the day before because I didn't get back from Munich til midnight. So, I made do with what I had for breakfast before heading to Westminster Cathedral for Easter Mass. The church was beautiful and it was the first time I was able to make it to Westminster. After mass a few of us went out for our Easter dinner which was...fish and chips. It was delicious indeed but not quite the Easter dinner I had envisioned. What was funny is that, although the grocery stores were closed, the pubs and bars were open. We actually went out to see a cover band on that Sunday night, because we didn't have class Monday (much of the city shuts down on Easter Monday). 

On Monday I had to work on homework for most of the day but it was much needed. On Tuesday I had my final exam for Art History. After the exam I went to see the musical Billy Elliot with most of our group. The show was pretty good, not my favorite, but worth seeing. After the play we went out for Eric's birthday. He was celebrating his 22nd birthday so we stopped at a pub. 

On Wednesday I had class...but as for after class, I can't think of what I did quite yet.

On Thursday, same story, I had class, but can't seem to recall what I did all afternoon. That night a big group of us did go out in central London. 

On Friday I woke up and went to Hyde Park for awhile. After that I went to the Sigmund Freud house and museum. The museum was really cool and really well kept up. It was the actual house that Freud lived in when he escaped Austria after Nazi occupation. His office was still intact with his famous patient couch and all his worldly possessions. 

On Saturday morning a group of us got up and went to Portobella Road Market in Nottinghill. The market was packed but it was a lot of fun wandering around aimlessly. After the market we went to a famous pub for lunch called the Churchill Arms. It was the pub that Winston Churchill actually lectured as he was an up and coming politician. The cool thing about the pub too, it only serves Thai food. Not to mention, really good Thai food. The concept of an English pub serving Thai food really represents London as a city. Its very metropolitan, and you have the English history combined with the history of the world (Over 1/3 of London is made up of foreigners). I actually stayed in on Saturday night because I had to read an entire 400 page book and then I have spent today (Sunday) writing a book review on it. I have a final presentation and test tomorrow as well, so I won't be doing much else but homework for the rest of the day. 

Hope everyone is doing well, I hope the MN weather is improving, and I look forward to my return in less than 2 weeks!