tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-274927962011-08-08T05:57:15.171-05:00Lindsay's TravelsFollow along with all of my travels, view my photos and see what I'm up to. If you don't think you can live without one of the photos, let me know and I can send you a desktop sized one. If you are looking for an old blog, or want to read back, click on the link to the Archives on the lefthand side of the page. For my commentary on our Ireland trip, scroll down.Lindsay J.http://www.blogger.com/profile/14342312158880844121noreply@blogger.comBlogger531100tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27492796.post-1158261942262126312006-08-10T22:52:00.000-05:002006-11-16T15:15:56.670-06:00The morning of my departure to Ireland was quite eventful. First, I had to take one of my suitcases to Heathrow for storage so that I wouldn't have to lug both of them all over Ireland. I managed to find the storage company (called Excess Bagage) in the arrivals area of my terminal. Then I rode the Picadilly back to Earl's Court. I was doing a final check of my bags in the flat when one of theLindsay J.http://www.blogger.com/profile/14342312158880844121noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27492796.post-1155137536723627302006-08-09T10:31:00.000-05:002006-08-09T10:32:16.733-05:00Well, I'm off to Ireland tomorrow morning. I probably won't write much, but I'll get you all caught up once I get back to the States.Lindsay J.http://www.blogger.com/profile/14342312158880844121noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27492796.post-1154687922807346962006-08-01T22:46:00.000-05:002006-08-04T05:51:09.200-05:00 For work I headed to Canary Wharf and Greenwich. Let me just say that I love both places and am somewhat sad that I just now came to see them. Canary Wharf is an area where they used to bring in shipments (I think) because there is a system of canal like waterways. Now, most of the shipping warehouses have been taken down and replaced with modern office buildings. I'm so used to seeing old Lindsay J.http://www.blogger.com/profile/14342312158880844121noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27492796.post-1154622119842350992006-07-30T23:20:00.000-05:002006-08-04T04:34:25.366-05:00 (Lebanese protestors in Trafalgar Square.)Today I went with a flat mate back to the National Gallery. I didn't quite get through the whole thing the first time I went. I really wanted to see the Monets and just see what else they had. Unfortunately, the girl I went with wasn't really interested in seeing anything much other than the Monets. Slight communication problem I guess. However, Lindsay J.http://www.blogger.com/profile/14342312158880844121noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27492796.post-1154617151264936472006-07-29T21:27:00.000-05:002006-08-03T11:07:57.413-05:00Today a flat mate and I went up to Camden Market. It is huge. It seemed never ending. The shops mostly have stuff instead of food. (i.e. clothes, jewelry, shoes, hats, house decorations, art, records, etc.) I could not believe the huge variety. It is definitely a place to check out if you are going to come to London.Lindsay J.http://www.blogger.com/profile/14342312158880844121noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27492796.post-1154381202962091542006-07-28T22:15:00.000-05:002006-08-01T06:01:28.816-05:00 Yesterday, I decided, was the day to finally get a haircut. I stopped by a little shop that I'd seen many times on my way to and from work in Wimbledon. The price seemed right and the hairdressers were nice so I made an appointment for later that day. After talking to a girl in my office I was somewhat nervous. She had apparently run across a few hairdressers in England who tried to make herLindsay J.http://www.blogger.com/profile/14342312158880844121noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27492796.post-1154256299163373892006-07-26T22:24:00.000-05:002006-07-30T06:12:37.966-05:00After walking around the city shooting for work, I headed toward the British Museum. I went once a while ago, but wasn't able to see everything that I'd wanted to. So this time, I wandered around the Enlightenment Gallery, Africa, Pacific NW Americas, Egypt, old Greece and Assyria and the Central Americas. Photo: Entrance to the British Museum (the right half of the central room)It is hard to Lindsay J.http://www.blogger.com/profile/14342312158880844121noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27492796.post-1154009153406495452006-07-25T20:58:00.000-05:002006-07-27T09:12:22.213-05:00I worked my way around the city south of the Thames for work today. I went from Waterloo Station, past the London IMAX, the London Aquarium, Lambeth Palace, the Museum of Garden History, and Vauxhall tube/train station. I also went past the Vauxhall City Farm. It was very strange to see a cow and a horse in the middle of the city. I walked past the Oval Cricket Ground, and then caught the Lindsay J.http://www.blogger.com/profile/14342312158880844121noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27492796.post-1153749024023248492006-07-23T20:50:00.000-05:002006-07-27T08:57:30.720-05:00Today I wandered over to the Museum of Natural History, just down the road from where I live. I really wanted to go to see the dinosaurs. I found plenty, big ones, small ones, weird ones, cool ones. Lots. There were also other areas that have displays for mammals, insects, marine life and so on. I just did the bottom floor because it was really hot and there were tons of people at the museumLindsay J.http://www.blogger.com/profile/14342312158880844121noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27492796.post-1153749007120118312006-07-22T20:49:00.000-05:002006-07-27T08:46:12.103-05:00Through my connection at the Associated Press, I was able to spend a day at the photo editors' desk at the London office. It was a good experience because I got to see everything that goes on. I am planning on someday being a photo editor. I hadn't thought about working for a wire agency until I spoke with an AP photo editor at MU in April. However, after sitting in, I'm not sure that photo Lindsay J.http://www.blogger.com/profile/14342312158880844121noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27492796.post-1153747764329667712006-07-20T22:09:00.000-05:002006-07-24T08:48:22.470-05:00The heat on the tube is ridiculous this week. There is no AC in case you were wondering. Everyone looks like they are melting. I've never sweat so much in my life. I went downtown to photograph in 'the city' also known as London Proper, the actual city of London. I wandered around (with purpose) shooting for around six hours. I realized I was covered in dirt, when I rubbed my hand on my Lindsay J.http://www.blogger.com/profile/14342312158880844121noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27492796.post-1153123864399415522006-07-17T22:09:00.000-05:002006-07-20T17:52:39.716-05:00 (A Dutch leaf bridge that opens to allow tall boats through.)Today we decided to take another canal boat tour (from a different company than the first time). We got to the station a bit early so we decided to eat at the Hard Rock Cafe. I know, veryhttp://www.blogger.com/img/gl.link.gif American of us. However, it was good food, even if it was over priced. I was pretty happy with my Santa Fe Lindsay J.http://www.blogger.com/profile/14342312158880844121noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27492796.post-1153123749230213632006-07-16T23:07:00.000-05:002006-07-24T13:55:16.960-05:00 (Bikes parked on a bridge over a canal.)My roommate insisted on going for a walk through the Red Light District. So I told her I would go once. Fortunately for me and unfortunately for her, she decided the best time to go would be Sunday morning. I'm not sure why. She was bummed that she didn't get to see any prostitutes...me not so bummed. There were a few run down buildings. The streets Lindsay J.http://www.blogger.com/profile/14342312158880844121noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27492796.post-1153123636408506472006-07-15T23:03:00.000-05:002006-07-18T11:00:02.786-05:00 Today we wandered through a market that we accidentally stumbled across. There were all kinds of things for sale, from books, records, clothes and jewelry to just plain junk. In the travel guide it said that a lot of things get reused here, or at least people try to sell their old stuff, even things that are broken. There was one seller who had ten pairs of shoes and then a cart with two Lindsay J.http://www.blogger.com/profile/14342312158880844121noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27492796.post-1153030553239626602006-07-14T22:05:00.000-05:002006-07-18T11:06:52.003-05:00Yeah for hotels with wireless internet!!!Ok, I'm sorry to my English friends who are reading, but I love Amsterdam, probably more than London. Not for the things that are legal here that aren't in other places, but for the clean air and the friendly people, who all seem to know English! There are a lot of immigrants in London and it gets frustrating when they don't speak English but work at aLindsay J.http://www.blogger.com/profile/14342312158880844121noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27492796.post-1152781893458231512006-07-11T19:08:00.000-05:002006-07-13T04:11:33.476-05:00As I was photographing the city the other day I noticed something very ... amusing. I'm not sure amusing is the word, perhaps ironic, interesting or absurd. The parks are filled with people on nice days. It always surprises me to find random business people in the parks at odd hours of the day (2 or 3 in the afternoon). They couldn't possibly be on their lunch and they couldn't possibly be offLindsay J.http://www.blogger.com/profile/14342312158880844121noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27492796.post-1152788937716940972006-07-07T22:08:00.000-05:002006-07-16T01:26:44.133-05:00I decided to take another tour with Haggis Adventures. The first one I took was in Scotland last month. On this trip there was less diversity among the travelers. Most of them were from New Zealand! There were also some Australians, a German, a South African and a girl from Transylvania. The tour was good, I was expecting a lot because I'd had so much fun in Scotland. Our guide wasn't WelshLindsay J.http://www.blogger.com/profile/14342312158880844121noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27492796.post-1152185235539903042006-07-05T22:26:00.000-05:002006-07-10T04:38:57.060-05:00 Regent's Park flower gardens. Today I discovered the most gorgeous park I've seen so far in London: Regent's Park. It is absolutely beautiful. It is very large it is toward the northern side of London. There are tons of gardens. There are two on the Southeast side, which is where I started. They are landscaped in geometric patterns with big cup shaped fountains. Then, I walked North Lindsay J.http://www.blogger.com/profile/14342312158880844121noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27492796.post-1152185210897195372006-07-04T18:26:00.000-05:002006-07-10T04:01:54.903-05:00I decided to take the 4th of July off even though I didn't know of any celebrations that were going on. I went to the market, the Internet cafe, then signed up for the gym...yeah for me. I did some more research for my future travels and then went to the grocery store.I made myself a traditional 4th dinner (minus the BBQ)... I know not really the same. However, I did have, baked beans, Lindsay J.http://www.blogger.com/profile/14342312158880844121noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27492796.post-1152028547951486142006-07-03T22:54:00.000-05:002006-07-06T06:22:17.643-05:00Having to ride the tube to and from work during the chaos that is the Wimbledon Lawn Tennis Games has been the final straw. I am officially sick of tourists. Yes, I'm aware that theoretically, not permanently living here makes me a tourist, however, I have gotten to the point that I know my way around (most of the time) and know how things work. I do not like people who stop in the middle of Lindsay J.http://www.blogger.com/profile/14342312158880844121noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27492796.post-1152028309532190552006-07-02T22:49:00.000-05:002006-07-17T02:56:18.780-05:00 (An area in the futuristic section of the Science Museum.)The most exciting thing I did today was to revisit the Science Museum. This time not to see the rocket hanging from the ceiling or the stuffed version of a genetically manipulated sheep, but to go to the IMAX. I went with my flatmates Michelle and Lindsey, and Michelle's boyfriend Joseph who is visiting for a bit. My student ID, as Lindsay J.http://www.blogger.com/profile/14342312158880844121noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27492796.post-1152185285819396522006-07-01T18:27:00.000-05:002006-07-10T03:59:26.196-05:00Through a connection in Missouri I was able to meet Alan Thorp, the Associated Press photo director for all of Europe. He set up a great day for me at Wimbledon. I picked up my press pass (for media support) at about 11:00 and went up to the press offices to meet up with him. He introduced me to some photographers and the other AP editor, who was from the US. One of the photographers I met Lindsay J.http://www.blogger.com/profile/14342312158880844121noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27492796.post-1151917360935298812006-06-30T22:01:00.000-05:002006-07-03T04:30:23.186-05:00 I've been dying to get to the market for the last week. Since I've been to the office every day this week, I couldn't get to the market down on North End Road, which is my favorite to get fruit and vegetables. It is a small market, but the fruit is inexpensive and good. It is easy to get to and the crowd isn't that bad. I grabbed some potatoes, strawberries, tomatoes and yes, some plums. ILindsay J.http://www.blogger.com/profile/14342312158880844121noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27492796.post-1151916891904754322006-06-28T23:32:00.000-05:002006-07-17T03:02:59.486-05:00 Photo: England flags hanging from the gates to Chinatown's main street. I spent the day at work going through the website and deciding where new banners (the top image on the page that sets the theme of the page) needed to be. I went through the photo archives that I had categorized the last couple of days and chose new photos and then created banners for the pages. I made a few examples forLindsay J.http://www.blogger.com/profile/14342312158880844121noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27492796.post-1151406221165711092006-06-27T21:02:00.000-05:002006-06-28T11:24:27.156-05:00 Random Photo of the Day: London EyeFor the last two days I've been in the office in Wimbledon categorizing photos for the so they can have a more useful archive system. It is rather dull but necessary work. It is odd to have to listen to their accents all of the time, I'm happy to go home and hear the girls I live with. I can't imagine what I would sound like if I didn't live with Americans.Lindsay J.http://www.blogger.com/profile/14342312158880844121noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27492796.post-1151328291725168512006-06-24T22:21:00.000-05:002006-06-29T03:55:11.870-05:00My flatmates and I went to the Royal Ascot Races. We got all dressed up. Yes, even I wore a dress. I know, I know. Anyway, it was a very interesting day. We booked through a travel group that provided transportation on a coach (bus) to and from. They also provided some champagne, crackers and cheese once we arrived at the racing grounds. All the ladies were dressed up in dresses and hats. Lindsay J.http://www.blogger.com/profile/14342312158880844121noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27492796.post-1151237800866362902006-06-23T07:06:00.000-05:002006-06-25T07:28:03.586-05:00More Random Photos: Pigeons in Trafalgar Square.After wandering around London for two weeks, my boss decided that I should spend some time in the office. So I will be going in every day next week. I'm not really sure what I will be doing. He mentioned categorizing my photos, helping toning and cropping photos. Although I can't do it all of the time because they don't have a computer for me to Lindsay J.http://www.blogger.com/profile/14342312158880844121noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27492796.post-1150975943728936542006-06-22T06:26:00.000-05:002006-06-22T06:34:56.373-05:00 Random photo of the day: Buckingham PalaceI first started by realizing how student friendly the UK and Europe is. There are so many places that provide discounts or special packages for students; this is very unlikely to happen in the US. Although I did realize that I can use my ISIC card (a card issued by a company that says I'm a student) to get lots of discounts in the US (Target, Dominos, Lindsay J.http://www.blogger.com/profile/14342312158880844121noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27492796.post-1150876008231169912006-06-21T02:40:00.000-05:002006-06-21T02:48:29.176-05:00I'm sorry I've been neglecting you all. I have spent the last few days madly planning for our trip to Ireland in August. Now that it is mostly figured out (I'm happy to say) I can return to normalcy. This weekend I had planned to go to Oxford to check out the town and see Macbeth. Unfortunately, the girl I was going to go with became sick on Friday. I still could have gone, but was terribly Lindsay J.http://www.blogger.com/profile/14342312158880844121noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27492796.post-1150556798175434312006-06-15T22:04:00.000-05:002006-06-17T10:06:38.176-05:00On Tuesday I got to go to an exhibition of racecars. It was a promo for Intel and a Formula 1 car driver. It was held in Kensington Gardens. Peter thought that it would be more of an event for the public, but it ended up being a lot of press and corporation representatives and a few of the public. Oh, well. Since what I'm shooting isn't really journalism, I decided it was ok to drink their Lindsay J.http://www.blogger.com/profile/14342312158880844121noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27492796.post-1150498189239991102006-06-12T21:48:00.000-05:002006-06-17T10:03:18.613-05:00Today was my first day of work for my internship. The people are really nice. There is the boss, Peter Clee, the marketing manager/secretary Emily, the web assistant/Photoshop guy Mark, and Peter's brother David, whom I haven't met yet. Those are the only people that work for a website that is fairly efficient, although their content doesn't change terribly often. We sort of worked out what Lindsay J.http://www.blogger.com/profile/14342312158880844121noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27492796.post-1150379292190346682006-06-11T22:26:00.000-05:002006-06-15T08:57:47.500-05:00On Sunday morning I was still tired from all of the climbing and seeing, but our group pushed onward around Loch Ness, past Inverness to Culloden Battlefield. There is great historical significance to the battle that took place there in 1742?. It was the last battle to take place on the ground in Britain. Some of the Scottish Highlanders who were followers of the Stuart dynasty (Jacobites, Lindsay J.http://www.blogger.com/profile/14342312158880844121noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27492796.post-1150157105313029312006-06-10T19:02:00.000-05:002006-06-15T04:06:04.753-05:00June 9th and 10th Friday and SaturdayI woke up with the sun again on Friday morning and headed to the train station. I arrived in Edinburgh at 7:30 am with an hour to find the meeting place for my tour group. After finding the spot, I backtracked a bit for a much-needed chai and chocolate muffin from Starbucks. The tour kicked off pretty well. I signed up for the 3 day Isle of Skye tour Lindsay J.http://www.blogger.com/profile/14342312158880844121noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27492796.post-1150156678135841822006-06-08T23:58:00.000-05:002006-06-15T04:05:43.683-05:00GLASGOW Wednesday afternoon, I caught a train to Glasgow. Glasgow Central Station is right around the corner from the hostel where I stayed (I planned it so I wouldn't have to walk too far or take a taxi). Unfortunately, the downtown area wasn't very clean. There was trash all over the sidewalks and streets, very scummy. It was much dirtier than London. It wasn't dangerous because it stayed Lindsay J.http://www.blogger.com/profile/14342312158880844121noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27492796.post-1149681750723523662006-06-06T22:41:00.000-05:002006-07-16T01:48:47.223-05:00Sometimes I feel as though I'm not speaking English because people don't seem to understand me. Usually, though this is when I'm speaking to a person who is obviously not a native English speaker, so they must be the one having difficulty. In Eastbourne I tried to order fish and chips. I went up to the counter and said "I would like some fish and chips, please." The guy started to make me Lindsay J.http://www.blogger.com/profile/14342312158880844121noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27492796.post-1149682627443972272006-06-05T22:06:00.000-05:002007-11-13T15:55:15.862-06:00This morning we had a tour of parliament (also known as Westminster Palace and the home of Big Ben). First of all, the security is amazing. There are no trashcans anywhere near the building. There are concrete barriers, presumably to prevent cars from crashing into the building. There are guards with gigantic machine gun looking weapons and each person had to go through a series of security Lindsay J.http://www.blogger.com/profile/14342312158880844121noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27492796.post-1149274855740651712006-06-03T22:00:00.000-05:002006-06-07T06:58:06.113-05:00I spent my morning at North end Road Market. They have a good selection of fruits and vegetables. There are also a few cheese and fish vendors as well as one butcher shop and a bakery along the way. There are other miscellaneous vendors scattered throughout: flowers, purses, etc. I was wandering through some of the shops along the sidewalk market when I found the perfect dress to wear to the Lindsay J.http://www.blogger.com/profile/14342312158880844121noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27492796.post-1149274828309389642006-06-01T22:59:00.000-05:002006-06-05T07:54:02.906-05:00Wednesday My class had a short trip to the AP Office. We got to ask questions and get a short tour. The tour wasn't terribly exciting, but I hung back to talk to our guide, Alan Thorp the Photo Director of the office. Hopefully, we will be setting up a time when I can get a more in-depth tour. I have to start smoozing because I'm going to need a job soon after I get back. Thursday After classLindsay J.http://www.blogger.com/profile/14342312158880844121noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27492796.post-1149065072238220012006-05-30T22:44:00.000-05:002006-12-16T10:45:06.940-06:00 Our mandatory (compulsory in British English) trip to Warwick Castle and Stratford- Upon- Avon was fairly interesting. The castle was the most interesting part. The tour guide on the bus gave us some of the history before we got there. There were multiple things to look at, a room full of weaponry, the dungeon (not very exciting - a stone room down below with some straw), the Party Rooms (Lindsay J.http://www.blogger.com/profile/14342312158880844121noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27492796.post-1149204241464905972006-05-29T18:22:00.000-05:002006-06-02T02:45:33.966-05:00I took one last walk along the promenade after breakfast, then packed my things and sadly checked out of the hotel. As I was leaving they were setting up a fair for kids for the bank holiday on one of the lawns along the promenade. The train ride took a bit longer than I had expected, but I still got back to London in good time. I then, unfortunately, had to face the unpleasant task of Lindsay J.http://www.blogger.com/profile/14342312158880844121noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27492796.post-1149065037811551442006-05-28T23:00:00.000-05:002006-06-01T18:34:14.083-05:00At the hotel, breakfast is included and this is real freshly cooked hot breakfast, not the pretend bagels and a toaster that you get at a lot of places. The waiter/attendant asked what I wanted without handing me a menu. Naturally, the first thing that popped into my head had something to do with biscuits and gravy, cheesy eggs, grits, waffles, muffins.... I really wasn't sure that they had anyLindsay J.http://www.blogger.com/profile/14342312158880844121noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27492796.post-1149065025605513582006-05-27T22:59:00.000-05:002006-06-01T18:32:37.853-05:00 On Saturday, I took the train to Brighton from Eastbourne. I was somewhat disappointed with Brighton because it was packed with people. Along the shoreline there is a promenade that has shops and restaurants stuffed underneath. Some have original works by painters and photographers, particularly of the local scenery. Others have cheesy souvenirs. Others are jewelry shops...the list goes on Lindsay J.http://www.blogger.com/profile/14342312158880844121noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27492796.post-1149062235712095212006-05-26T22:51:00.000-05:002006-06-01T18:08:33.440-05:00There is so much to tell about my weekend trip that I don't know where to even start. I suppose I'll tell you where I went and then fill in with commentary.I took the train to Eastbourne on Thursday evening and stayed at a B&B called The Arden (I highly recommend it...very nice people). Then, I switched over to the Pier Hotel (also nice) for Friday through Sunday nights. It was Bank Holiday Lindsay J.http://www.blogger.com/profile/14342312158880844121noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27492796.post-1148518484669766542006-05-25T19:54:00.000-05:002006-06-02T14:01:39.573-05:00The FlatThere are 6 girls in the flat including me. It does get crowded at times but it is not too bad. The flat has its good points and its not so good points. There aren't screens in the windows, so the first night I slept here, I woke in the middle of the night afraid because there was a pigeon flapping its wings in the window three feet from my head (I have the top bunk by the window). Lindsay J.http://www.blogger.com/profile/14342312158880844121noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27492796.post-1148517812015286612006-05-24T19:24:00.000-05:002006-05-25T11:37:38.266-05:00Class again - dryer than ever. After class I went back to the flat to try to work on my travel plans for the weekend. I was supposed to go to Edinburgh for an international press conference but whoever was in charge of making sure things went through at Mizzou, dropped the ball, so now tickets are way too expensive. I spent the rest of the day running around trying to get things done and then Lindsay J.http://www.blogger.com/profile/14342312158880844121noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27492796.post-1148340972197307022006-05-23T22:35:00.000-05:002006-05-24T20:01:37.873-05:00Class again - dry again, I thought I was going to fall asleep in my chair - oh well.After class I went with one of my roommates to an Indian restaurant just a few buildings down from our flat. We got it for 'take away' because it was cheaper. I don't think I had every really had Indian food before. I got chicken tikka masala. It is chicken covered in a puréed tomato sauce with other spices. Lindsay J.http://www.blogger.com/profile/14342312158880844121noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27492796.post-1148518831926855622006-05-22T22:59:00.000-05:002006-05-24T20:00:31.926-05:00We had our first class. Unfortunately, I don't think that the International Reporting Issues class will be nearly as interesting as I'd hoped. We have been put in a room at the Student Union. It is at the top of 5 flights of stairs behind two pool (billiards) rooms. There is a radiator that never stops running, so it sounds like you are on the high seas all through the class. The teacher wasLindsay J.http://www.blogger.com/profile/14342312158880844121noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27492796.post-1148255141134722592006-05-21T18:44:00.000-05:002006-05-24T19:57:34.510-05:00British Museum - I spent part of the afternoon on the top floor peering around at the Ancient Egypt exhibit. There were plenty of tombs, mummies and artifacts. They were all very interesting, however, there were so many people that it was hard to see and move around. I moved on through into the old artifacts from Samaria and Mesopotamia. This headdress was one of my favorites. --> I also Lindsay J.http://www.blogger.com/profile/14342312158880844121noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27492796.post-1148254865860307002006-05-20T22:21:00.000-05:002006-05-21T19:00:39.430-05:00We woke up late and headed down to Portobello Road Market. (This is in Notting Hill). There are a lot of antiques, clothes, jewelry, lots of trinkets, even military equipment, all interesting stuff to peer at. There were also some food vendors. It was packed with people, very hard to walk through. We had been told many times to keep our purses under very close supervision. I didn't seem to Lindsay J.http://www.blogger.com/profile/14342312158880844121noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27492796.post-1148075456195169632006-05-19T16:50:00.000-05:002006-12-16T10:47:19.046-06:00Well, we finally had orientation today, so we found out about things like trash day, classes, what our phone number and address is and the wireless password. The pollen was crazy yesterday and I thought I was going to die, but I took medicine last night, this morning, and again tonight and so i'm doing a bit better. The wind blows so strong that tree dust gets in my eyes and I can hardly see. ILindsay J.http://www.blogger.com/profile/14342312158880844121noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27492796.post-1148139316977361842006-05-18T22:33:00.000-05:002006-05-21T07:35:41.740-05:00This morning we rode a coach around London with a Blue Badge tour guide. She was very informative and not at all boring.We traveled through the town and the city (Westminster and London Proper). We got out near St. James Palace, had pictures taken with the sentries, and then walked on to Buckingham Palace for the changing of the guard - (they have really big guns)!We followed our guide to Lindsay J.http://www.blogger.com/profile/14342312158880844121noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27492796.post-1148137888887390932006-05-16T22:03:00.001-05:002009-05-27T15:13:37.481-05:00The flight over the pond was quite interesting. I rode Air India, a gigantic 747 with two tiers of seats - ten rows across in coach. Steve had told me that it would be very nice, but I don't think that it was. There was one big group of Indians that all seemed to know each other well and so talked loudly the whole time. There were about 8 or so boys that were between the ages of 5 and 9 so they Lindsay J.http://www.blogger.com/profile/14342312158880844121noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27492796.post-1146692260866280542006-05-03T16:34:00.000-05:002006-05-11T00:08:37.850-05:00I will try my best to update this site as often as possible with tales of my travels and photos too.I'm very excited to be graduating, but also nervous. It is strange to think of a life without school, tests and papers. Technically, I still have three months left. These last few months will be taken care of in London. The program I am in over the summer is a study abroad internship program. Lindsay J.http://www.blogger.com/profile/14342312158880844121noreply@blogger.com0