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I’ve lost track of the days here in Cork, Ireland. I suppose it was bound to happen somewhere and sometime on this trip. Timing-wise, it’s been great to visit with Fiona and then before I can get too lonely, find … Continue reading
If you thought I was excited at the BBC Television Centre, let me assure you it pales in comparison to the joy I had at the Doctor Who Experience. I know I’ve been mentioning the show a lot on and off here, but I’m going to write through everything so I’ll have it for later on. I’ll try to make most of this understandable in case anyone actually wants to read it. Well, as understandable as possible. If there is any possibility that you will visit the Experience or want to watch Doctor Who at some point and do not want to be spoiled by the following blog post, this is your warning to stop reading. (I will be referring to both the show and the experience, hence, spoilers from either.)
Fiona had to leave on day 22 to get back to Norwich. To say that I really enjoyed her company would be an understatement. I love that she helped me a lot before/during this trip and also took the time to come down to visit with me. If you see this Fiona, thank you again. Seriously.
Looking back on day 22 and day 23 now, my plans did not work out very well. I wanted to give myself enough time to avoid rushing through each place, but in reality, I could have easily done both places in one day, leaving the second day for another large destination. But that just goes to show where planning can get you… Continue reading
Fiona and I had a proper plan for day 21 and started it off at the Natural History Museum. Because I’m 7. There’s the typical displays – dinosaur fossils, mammal taxidermy, rocks, shells, bugs, etc – but there’s also a few things I did not know were at that particular museum. To start, they have a section of a 1,335 year old giant sequoia tree from California. While the size was awe inspiring, it was kind of sad to see it there. It made me want to see the living trees again in person, but I realize not everyone is able to do that. Continue reading
My friend Fiona came down from Norwich on Day 20 to see me and be my local tour guide for the weekend. We haven’t seen each other in 8 years (!), but got along quite famously. For whatever reason, I didn’t take a lot of great cell phone shots this day. I’ll have to upload the photo of the two of us at the M&M store once I steal it from Fiona.
I started day nineteen at the London Eye. The earlier you can go it seems, the better, because you’ll beat the queues and still have the remainder of the day for other things. As far as the Eye itself, although the city doesn’t really have an iconic skyline, it was still cool to see the city from another angle. The 4D experience, however, is skip-able. I suppose it’s neat in theory, but I found it cheesy and unnecessary. Continue reading
Today got off to a slow start because I didn’t really have anything planned. If today was an improv test, I probably would have failed.
I headed up to the Hunterian Museum first, realizing that it wouldn’t take too much time and thus, leave the afternoon for something else. To preface, I was under the impression this museum was similar to the Grant Museum of Zoology, except this collection was started by a surgeon. While I do “dead things in jars” fairly well, I apparently don’t do “dead, dissected things in jars.” I’m not sure why this is. For the most part, any section of esophagus or lining of intestines in a jar just looks like a bunch of rubbish. It’s not really creepy or even gross, like seeing an actual cadaver might be. I say this here and now, but for whatever reason, I got seriously ill in certain sections of the museum. I’d really love to blame this on smell, but I’m not positive the source of said smell was real or imagined. Continue reading
Numerous people have told me that London can be done in 3-5 days. Maybe I travel incorrectly, or maybe these people have never been in the British Museum, because one could seriously spend 3 days there alone and still miss seeing items or reading plaques.
I’m getting ahead of myself though. Continue reading
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It’s day sixteen and I’m reveling in the noise the trains make as they past through the station outside my window. My assumption is the sound might slowly grate on a person over time, and honestly, I was concerned about … Continue reading
Yesterday I planned to go to the British Museum. However, it was such a beautiful day outside that I didn’t want to waste it on the indoors. Instead, I went up to the London Zoo.
Because I’m 12. Continue reading
