Another crazy day!

 

Today was another hectic and crazy day. I started off around St. Paul's, then walked to the Soane Museum, then to the Courtauld Gallery, then finally the Tate Modern. I got to see a lot of the city and walked my butt off. I took my handy Rick Steve's guidebook with me and did his City and Backside Walks, which took me in a full circle around St. Paul's to the Waterloo Bridge and around. The weather wasn't too great for pictures, but I still came out with 652 photos. I was able to stop into several churches around the way and look at Christopher Wren's beautiful work. Therefore I think it was a successful day. Tomorrow I will probably go somewhere, but not sure where yet...

 

Chevron sighting!

 

Elephant sighting!

 

Another crazy hectic day, but I didn't get home too late, therefore I was/am able to relax before heading out tomorrow. I just can't believe that I won't be in London for much longer, its sad, but Rome awaits!!

 

Cambridge

Yesterday I went back to Cambridge, well back as in a year later. I was able to see the archives (again) at King's College. I read the report that the Chapel architects put together. The report covers everything from the College's founding, the Chapel being built, and restoration work over the years. The architects then went on to explain what they would be doing to help preserve and repair the church. After the archives I walked around the city, which has amazing buildings within the many campuses and on the street, and then visited the Fitzwilliam Museum (amazing collection!) and the Archeology and Anthropology Museum. After this I bought some books at the bookstore (as I did last time) and started reading while sitting outside of King's College. I then went to dinner at the archivist's house (she is my best friends aunt), and went back to London. I love Cambridge, it is so beautiful and a great place to visit, the architecture and art you can see is amazing, so if you like this sort of thing, I would definitely recommend visiting for a day. I, as usual, took tons of pictures so I can share with all of you!

 





 

Elephant sighting of the day!

 

I was very excited to go back to Cambridge, and happy that the weather was amazing. I had a great time, and loved to see some old friends! Overall, a great day.

 

 

 

Not an ordinary Thursday

 

I am very behind in my posts, mostly because I have so much going on that I get home late and go straight to bed! Anyway, on Thursday I got to see much more of the city. I began my day by writing up some impact assessments at the office, then left early since I was going back to the Heritage of London Trust to go on a the Tower Bridge visit they had planned. Since I was extremely early, I decided to walk around a bit. I got off the tube and went to Buckingham Palace, made my way to Trafalgar Square and stopped into the National Portrait Gallery. After the amazing visit to the museum, I went down to visit Big Ben, hopped back on the tube and went towards HOLT's offices. Once there, I walked around a bit and got to relax in the nearby park before meeting with HOLT and leaving for the Tower Bridge. The bridge, which I had seen before, is really remarkable, and the views from inside are amazing! You can see all of the city, and the new skyline that is being put in place. After getting back down, I saw the bridge open for a boat, and then went to the hydraulics room to see how the bridge operates. I then preceded to walk around the area, snapping many pictures, before finally heading home. Below is another (grand) collection of the pictures I took!

 

I just love this guy.

 

It was Brazil Day in the Square to kick off the hype of FIFA.

 

Elephant siting of the day.

 

 

Tower Bridge. Now if you remember Fergie's "London Bridge" song, she is actually referencing the Tower Bridge in the video, leaving me confused when I originally saw the London Bridge and Tower Bridge together.

 

 

The first bridge you see in this picture is the London Bridge.

 

Another really exciting day in London! Stay tuned for more posts, which will be coming out daily from this point since there is so much left to see and I am running out of time! On Friday (yesterday), I went to Cambridge, and took another billion photos of the beautiful architecture I got to see!