Friday my roommates Alicia and Lynnsey and I went to see Cirque du Soleil. I have a huge appreciation for the time and effort those people put into their performances. Everyone is so close to perfection; it's incredible! My favorite part of the show is the diabolo act.
You can see it on you tube at: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4LU0XI3qZIw
Saturday we went to Portobello Market in Notting Hill. I love outdoor markets because you never know what you may come across. I didn't buy anything today, but I have plans to go back soon! I did eat some churros though and they were delicious!
We also saw the home of George Orwell in Notting Hill which was nice. All over London are blue circle signs that indicate where some famous person lived or where some important event occurred.
Sunday was devoted to homework and getting as much done for the week as we could. (I think that's typical whether I'm home in the states or over here!) The campus pub had a super bowl party and it was so much fun. I missed all of the amazing food that we would usually have during the super bowl, but I survived. The part that bothered me the most is that they don't get the American commercials here. On the walk home from the pub we discovered quite a few inches of snow had accumulated and it was absolutely gorgeous!
Monday we woke up to 6 inches of snow, the worst snow London has seen in nearly 20 years. The city basically shut down because none of the public transportation was running. People couldn't get to work, students couldn't get to school, but everyone made it to the park like we did. I had been jealous of everyone back home getting a few snow days, but our snow day was fantastic! It was perfect snow for snowmen! I've never seen so many snowmen and snowball fights. It was great to see people out in Hyde Park enjoying the weather. The dogs were especially cute to watch. It was cold, but so beautiful! We came back and warmed up with some hot chocolate back in the flat!
Tuesday we had classes even though Imperial (the college we have class at) didn't. Many of the schools were still shut down because people come from all over the city. What I found odd was that school isn't really closed, but students are encouraged to make an attempt to come in during bad weather...that wouldn't work back home! After our afternoon classes we celebrated one of our roommate's 21st birthday with Chinese take out! After night class we went to a local pub and played battleship while we drank strawberry beer!
Today we went to Oxford! The area is absolutely gorgeous! There wasn't much structure in our field trip so we got to wander around. There were lots of shops and I got an Oxford sweatshirt for only 10 pounds! Harvey's was there too!
We walked to Christ Church where some of the scenes from Harry Potter (i.e. the great hall) have been filmed, but it didn't open until 2:30 and we had to be back at the bus by 3 so we didn't get to go in, but the outside was beautiful!
I'm done with class for the week since my class tomorrow is cancelled. We're going to see a production of Shakespeare's A Midsummer Night's Dream Thursday evening. It's off to Wales this weekend for sea kayaking and coasteering in the Irish Sea. Pray it's not too cold! There's a possibility for more snow tonight so pray for good weather too! Hopefully I'll get some great pictures of Wales.Love from London,
Ellie
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