The Oxford Countryside
Well this weekend was fairly eventful. On Friday, we left for London bright and early at around 8 am. Tour bus was great and we got to London from Oxford in only an hour. Each class broke off into small groups and after a brief ride on the Tube, my "abolitionist movements in Britain" class walked through the financial district to the Docklands Museum. There was a great exhibit on the slave trade in the 1700s and the rest of the museum had tons of WW1 and WW2 memorabilia.
Next, we headed back to the river where we would be watching Shakespeare's Troilus and Cressida at The Globe, a theatre that is designed to look and feel how people in Shakespeare's time would have experienced it (that means we had to sit on a hard bench for 3 hours... oh well). Overall, it was a good play and although I didn't understand a word of it, the characters were good!
I was able to eat lunch and dinner for a total of 7 pounds which is great for London (A deli sandwich and then Greek food :) We ended up heading back at rush hour (taking 2 and a half hours to get back to Oxford... I love the place but the traffic is terrible). We got back just in time to celebrate one of the students' birthdays. Happy Birthday Arjun! To celebrate, we went to a club called Mood. It was really fun even though they only played hip-hop. Something I discovered: I found out clubs here are much cheaper than in the US. Its usually only a 5 pound cover over here...
I have been doing work for most of Saturday and Sunday, besides a little shopping. We ended the weekend on a high note, going to Aziz, an awesome Bangladeshi restaurant right on the river in Oxford. Hopefully I will get some pictures from that soon. A few of us set our eyes on the perfect apartment. Balcony, river view, overall very awesome.... Until next time!
On the Millenium Bridge in London
Sounds like you are having a great time!!!!!!!!
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