A few people have asked me about my trip to London. Here are some details.
I stayed at one of the LSE residences. It brought back memories of various residences I’ve visited and stayed in. It also made me think that students living in residence are either really motivated to get through school (and willing to make great sacrifices) or are just happy to be living away from home for the first time.
I bought two sweaters. One heavier one, suitable for fall, from Esprit and another that was much lighter: a wine coloured v-neck sweater made with merino wool. I didn’t mention it earlier but I also bought a sweater the previous weekend in Heidelberg.
I visited the Regent Street Apple Store twice. Once I bought Snow Leopard.
I visited Waterstone’s and picked up a couple of books to carry me through to the end of my year abroad. I am currently reading Dispatches by Michael Herr.
I went to Starbucks each day after eating my full English breakfast.
I ate Indian food twice.
I went to see As You Like It performed at Shakespeare’s Globe. It was quite good.
Lots of walking about, relaxing in the parks, riding the Tube. I took one or two photos only, and one of them was a picture of American Psycho in the storefront window at one Waterstone’s location. It was a recommended read.
I watched the film Inglourious Basterds in a theatre that might be smaller than the one in downtown Kingston. I also ate popcorn for dinner that night.
On Monday I woke up at 4:30 a.m. (BST), took a taxi to Liverpool Street, took the train to London-Stansted, flew to Baden Airpark, and drove to Karlsbad for work by 10:30 a.m. (CET).
But the real story is: two new sweaters.