To save some time, I've decided to create an easy list and pictures post in order to CATCH up on the first part of March.
On a Saturday, we went to Portobello Market in Notting Hill (like the movie!) and explored the many tents of food, antiques, jewelry, and clothing. It was all outdoors and down a long street, we tried a german scrumptious hot dog, and Gretchen got some Churros with chocolate mmm mm goood. I was tempted to buy a Jazz album of 40 all time hits but found 2 pieces of jewelry I've been wearing a lot. One is a handmade ring made from wire w/3 beads intertwined. The other is a necklace that has an
I have to look through my pictures to document what happened when. Since I'm so bad at putting up pictures to Facebook these days I'm so behind on my travels on facebook--that's why my blog's an exclusive look at (more) recent happenings!!
Following Spring Break was my first week of work and my supplementary course; International Marketing. I'm wrote about my internship in another post.
Here it goes:
Just before break the program set up a night out at FABRIC--an 8 floor nightclub. There were a lot of BU people there and it got a bit overwhelming with the floors and sounds and lights and other people. I'm pretty sure I'm grew out of the clubbing life within the first week just because everything's pretty far.
On a Saturday, we went to Portobello Market in Notting Hill (like the movie!) and explored the many tents of food, antiques, jewelry, and clothing. It was all outdoors and down a long street, we tried a german scrumptious hot dog, and Gretchen got some Churros with chocolate mmm mm goood. I was tempted to buy a Jazz album of 40 all time hits but found 2 pieces of jewelry I've been wearing a lot. One is a handmade ring made from wire w/3 beads intertwined. The other is a necklace that has an
elephant pendant which opens up to a clock. It was also cool that at this market there were street performers and this really sick guitar blues player...totally enjoyed that.
The next weekend we went to the CAMDEN market (Jen, Danielle, and I). It's a pretty big market with so many sections. We went to the food part first and had oh so good Chinese food (but the noodles tasted funny), we ate them next to a giant lion and on seats resembling mopeds..pretty different. After, we toured around the stalls (previously horse stalls) of antiques, the jewelry and clothing spots and wandered through the stores. I got heart sunglasses-tacky but fun, cute sale earrings-b/c a japanese lady had made them, and a face mask-because it was 1Euro and totally worth the absurdity of us trying it on...pictures are too embarrassing to post!
Another day, it was FINALLY nice and clear in London so since we hadn't previously, we went for a stroll in Hyde Park starting at Kensington Palace, heading toward the Pond, down to this other area with fountains and shrubbery, through the paths to Princess Diana's memorial, and finally crossing over the Serpentine. We had a cute photo opt at the Royal Albert Memorial right across from the Royal Albert Hall. It was pretty cool because the day was pretty amazing for London Standards.
Just briefly before closing, I ALMOST (I know, bad story) saw the Queen during her welcoming of the South African President to London. Since I work 10 minutes from Buckingham Palace and we were looking at the royal site (b/c we heard a bunch of guns firing), it said that there would be a royal procession. I took my lunch break and walked down to the Palace but just got there after she had been seen UGH--I did get to see the army of men on horses which was also pretty cool.
Paris, St Pattys Day, and Church Club coming up next time..
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