the rest of last monday was quite an affair. my first day was definitely full of excitement and new experiences. after lugging that sixty-seven pound suitcase across islington {do not get me started again} i went to buy my tube pass. san diego, why do we not have a tube? WHY? you put your money on your card, and they even give you a special little case for said card. you don't even have to open the case to scan it. just swish and flick walk through those swingy doors that I'm always scared of closing on my behind.... seriously people. let's get ourselves a tube.
after buying our golden tickets we then started our first walk out of our "london walks" book. this was our first assignment of the whole trip. it was called "walk of the scholars" or something totally regal like that. whatever.
I have a thing for doors. it's fine.
this was one of the many buildings we saw on our walk, the university college of london. why they gave this school a superfluous name, beats me.
this is the beautiful courtyard of the college. makes ya feel smart, don't it?
thinking smart thoughts is always easier with a hot british guy around. "would you like me to get out of the picture?" "no you're fine right where you are." my exact words.
naked men too.
so apparently jeremy bentham, father of utilitarianism, adamantly requested for his own mummified head to be placed on top of his skeleton in this sacred shine. here we see his skeleton dressed with his actual clothes but instead with a wax head. apparently the mummified head had some complications with distortion, so it was moved to a vault. complications? you're telling me i came all the way to london to not see jeremy bentham's actual head because it actually went through the process of decomposition? i demand a REFUND.
^beauitful church in tavistock square, our next destination
exmouth st you will always have a special place in my heart. well, you have pistachio ice cream so i guess i'm kind of biased
great first day. great new friends.
after buying our golden tickets we then started our first walk out of our "london walks" book. this was our first assignment of the whole trip. it was called "walk of the scholars" or something totally regal like that. whatever.
I have a thing for doors. it's fine.
this was one of the many buildings we saw on our walk, the university college of london. why they gave this school a superfluous name, beats me.
this is the beautiful courtyard of the college. makes ya feel smart, don't it?
thinking smart thoughts is always easier with a hot british guy around. "would you like me to get out of the picture?" "no you're fine right where you are." my exact words.
naked men too.
so apparently jeremy bentham, father of utilitarianism, adamantly requested for his own mummified head to be placed on top of his skeleton in this sacred shine. here we see his skeleton dressed with his actual clothes but instead with a wax head. apparently the mummified head had some complications with distortion, so it was moved to a vault. complications? you're telling me i came all the way to london to not see jeremy bentham's actual head because it actually went through the process of decomposition? i demand a REFUND.
^beauitful church in tavistock square, our next destination
exmouth st you will always have a special place in my heart. well, you have pistachio ice cream so i guess i'm kind of biased
great first day. great new friends.