London...continued!

Alright then. Day two! After being totally exhausted from all the day one excitement and sleeping in a wonderful bed at my bed & breakfast, I awoke early the next morning to get the most out of my day. Started out by going to the South Bank where I would find stuff to keep me busy for a good part of the morning. First stop was Tower Bridge! Apparently, this is the bridge that is often confused for London Bridge. FYI, London Bridge is actually not at all impressive, especially after seeing this:



Walked across this marvelous construction and enjoyed every second of it. I stopped by the Tower of London but got nowhere near entering it...It was just a bit too expensive for me. However, I did get to take a good riverside/skyline picture...



So after that little trip, I went back to visit the outside of Shakespeare's Globe Theatre. I only visited the outside because, again, it was a bit too expensive for me.



Next stop, was the Tate Modern museum that was lots more fun than I thought it would be. Of course, lots of weird stuff that's called art and other very very neat stuff. I got to see tons of work by Andy Warhol, Dali, Picasso, Jackson Pollock, and even "Water-lillies" by Monet. I left a very happy camper! There was one exhibit that I took a picture of that I wish I could have experienced but the whole "interactive art" thing turned the Tate Modern into a theme park for children.



However, this view was totally worth going to the Tate Modern if I didn't enjoy my time there...



After this, I met with Kym, the YL person in Central London who had actually arrived there about 3 weeks ago! Had a fantastic conversation with her all about YL stuff and her own experience. Then after that I had the greatest adventure...I went out to go see my friend P.W. Gopal playing at a small church outside of London!! What I thought would be a simple train ride turned into a train/bus/taxi ride that lasted close to 2 hours!! Seeing P.W. was totally worth it, though.

And now Sunday! By this day, I was extremely exhausted but still extremely excited to see as much of London as I could stuff in one day. Instead, as soon as I got to my destination I just stayed there...the British Museum!! It's been a dream of mine to make it there someday and the fact that I spent the whole day makes me really, really happy. Of course, my favorite part was the Egyptian exhibit! To see all those ancient artifacts, like the Rosetta Stone, was simply unbelievable...I didn't take too many pictures of those artifact though and for a good reason too...Those kind of things you can really only enjoy in person. I did snap one shot inside the museum though to share...



To finish off the day, I went to Piccadilly Circus to catch me a quick movie to kill a few hours before my flight. I went and saw Volver, a Spanish movie by Almodovar which I HIGHLY recommend! It's said to be an Oscar contender and there is even Oscar talk for Penelope Cruz (which in my opinion is incredible, especially b/c I'm not a fan of her...still she was great in the movie).

And of course, what better way to end this adventure post than by sharing what kept me well-nurished (or at least alive) during this time in merry olde London!




Yeah I kept it nice and simple. Alright, well that ends my English adventure...up next is Asturias!