Thursday, May 28, 2015


Even though we showed up late, we hit the ground running. After making it to our cozy lodgings, we got our Oyster card (a metro/train pass) and headed to Piccadilly Circus. The tube system was interesting but rather easy to figure out once you know cardinal directions…I still don’t. Once we got out of the tubes, we made our way to Leicester Station to find the half-price ticket booth, where many of us decided to take in a show on our first night including Peter Pan, and The Woman in Black.Terrance and I enjoyed the show at the small Fortune Theatre but, a few of us were a little frightened by the sudden appearances of the cloaked woman. A small group of us saw this after the adventures of the tubes. We saw the London Eye, the Globe and the National Theatre, where Terrance was sacrificed to the God from Everyman. Then, I ended up going on a solo mission to find clothes. That means that I navigated the tubes alone…with a lot of help from locals and direction savvy group members. I, also, got to experience some English barbecue…or as close as I am going to find here. I had a yummy sandwich called a “pork bun”. I know, how inventive, although very self explanatory. The locals are a little different. They remind me a lot of Americans but far more chic. Most of them are kind of standoffish, especially on the tubes but, the tube workers are very friendly. I’ve definitely encountered more languages than I thought. I’ve heard mostly British accents but, I think I heard some Swedish and I’ve been keeping an ear out for German. For a late night snack, I went to Burger King; I know I should’ve found something English but, I was hungry and tired. Fun Fact: British orange Fanta is not like American orange Fanta, I’m pretty sure it's just Sprite and orange juice mixed together…and it actually doesn’t taste all that bad.



    

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