London Days 4 and 5

Okay, I didn't get a chance to blog yesterday, so here's two posts in one:

Observations of the day(s):

1. Amber and I are master navigators. Our professor doesn't realize that. She doesn't trust us to find places on our own. But we really can.
2. Poetry readings are great and all, but when they are clear across the town and don't start until eight, we have a problem. I was so tired that I didn't even hear the alarm in the morning. Luckily, I managed to hear Aleshea get in her closet...
3. The Sherlock Holmes Restaurant is delicious. But I don't like the minimum ten pound order.
4. The British, adult, completely boxed set of Harry Potter is the coolest thing I've ever seen. I have to buy it. The covers are phenomenal.
5. Poetry libraries are a little boring. Except for Green Plagues and Lamb, the Dr. Suess version of the story of Moses in the form of Green Eggs and Ham.
6. Feet don't like walking all day.
7. St. Paul's Cathedral is absolutely gorgeous! I wish I could go inside.
8. Shopping in central London on a Friday night? Bad idea. I nearly got trampled in the shoe section. Apparently, though, that store is always like that.
9. The Birds is a very interesting movie.
10. Some parts of the tube are super confusion, but I think I've got it down now. No worries.
11. A ton of people smoke out here. Everywhere. On the street, outside buildings, in the park...everywhere. I actually miss the states because of this fact.
12. I miss my kitchen...
13. Chocolate here in England is so much better, and I wish I could buy some for everyone! As it is, that might be a little difficult. The Harry Potter boxed set is going to drain me of my money.
14. Talking about Harry Potter, especially in the middle of Regent's Park, never gets old.
15. Hyde Park? So beautiful!
16. I actually don't mind some modern art. Not all of it is good, but the Tate Museums (both Modern and Britain) showed me some good stuff.
17. Boats along the Thames are fun, but I wish I could have been further toward the edge of the boat. I couldn't get any good pictures.
18. I still have so many famous landmarks to see! And so little time!
19. Time definitely speeds up here in London. I'm pretty sure that it didn't actually take us five minutes to get from the boat to the shore. We're not that slow.
20. I CANNOT WAIT TO GO TO NOTTINGHAM!!!! Dream of a passion, that is, and I've finally convinced people to come with me.

I know there wasn't much detail in that, but that's okay. I can tell you all about it when I get home!