Adventuring

Hello!

These past couple of days I have been deciding on my last things to do in England. It's quite strange having no obligations-I could get used to this! :)

Monday I went to Greenwich to go to the National Maritime Museum and to the Christmas Market. Greenwich is kind of a hike to get to-I was on the tube for an hour or so and then a bus for 20 minutes. When I went for the first time, I had taken a boat over, which was lovely. I would highly recommend it. Anyway, so when I got there, I went straight to the museum, and the "free" exhibit I was going to see turned out to be 15 pounds! Sooo I just wandered around the museum instead. It is a really nice one, but I was disappointed that I couldn't see "Turner and The Sea" for free. Then, I went to the market-and there were just 8 stalls! It was really teeny and there was no real festive spirit. Most Christmas markets are hopping all days of the week, but not here! Then, I went to Lunch at a cute little pub that sold pies. I had a cheese and onion pie and some mash, topped with gravy. Speaking about the gravy: there was a TON of it! She just poured it on and asked "do you want more?" and I nearly laughed. Anyway, it was so good! It was a great pub too, because all of the locals went there and there was a lot of British spirit. However, like most things in Europe, it was very American. They were playing American music, which was disappointing, but oh well. I took a bus back to Holborn (where I used to go to school). It was about an hour, but really enjoyable to see the city. While I spent nearly 4 hours in travel total, and only 1.5 hours at Greenwich, it was still worth it. Greenwich is more of a village than a city, so it's nice to get out of crazy London sometimes.

I also went to the Victoria and Albert Museum for the first time yesterday. It's a fashion and art museum, and I loved it! I did pay 6 pounds for a GREAT exhibition there about pearls. It was all about where they come from, how to make things with pearls, history, meaning, etc. There was of course, lots of fancy necklaces belonging to old queens on display, which was really cool. The gift shop there is really nice too, with lots of cheap jewelry.

Today I am going on a countryside walk! I'm quite excited.

Meanwhile, there is no hot water or heat in my flat! Gah! Drink more tea!

Cheers,

Liv