Pictures!

Okay so I went for it and got my pictures off the camera. Wahoo!

Can anyone tell me what this building is?

This is a really cool piece of art made out of as many different materials as possible at the Science Museum

This is me at an IMAX 3D movie of "Deep Sea" narrated by Johnny Depp and Kate Winslet. They made her talk about shipwrecks.

A pretty Ferrari parked on the street outside the museum. Can anyone tell me why they would park their Ferrari in the street?

I may put up more photos later, but for now, I am tired and am going to go lay in bed and read a book. Goodnight!

The Science of It

Even though I'm still sort of jet-lagged and underfed, I decided to take the tube to South Kensington station and visit the 100 year old Science Museum. I expected it to be a sort of Exploratorium, an extremely hands-on sort of thing, however only some of the exhibits were interactive. Even so, I found everything inside to be very informative and presented in an intruiging way. There were 5 floors of exhibits (the 5th floor was Veterinary Medicine and it was closed for renovations) and an IMAX theatre. There I saw a 3D movie called "Deep Sea," narrated by Johnny Depp and Kate Winslet.

The whole place was great, and I wish I could post some pictures (I don't want to on the internet cafe computer), and I will do so at a later point. If you can imagine the sound of a million talking school children, you can get an understanding of what it was like to be there. I guess Western European schools are still in session, and they go to museums for field trips, which makes sense. It is strange, because normally that many children in one place at one time would have me tearing my hair out, but they were so cute in their little uniforms talking with their tiny British (or French) accents. Everything sounds so much more sophisticated with an English accent, and that definitely applies to the children.

After watching the IMAX movie, I decided to go the Natural History Museum next door. These museums are very smart, because they make admission free. There are some exhibits and experiences that cost money (usually not much), but almost everything costs nothing. In my opinion, there is no better way to attract children to science and learning. I mean, the lack of admission price is the reason I went there, and I'm pretty sure I'm not the only person on a budget.

I have good semi-London-related news: my boyfriend will be arriving early to Europe to visit me before he starts school at the London School of Economics! His parents generously offered to fly him directly to Copenhagen, so I will get to see him in 5 weeks instead of 8. We could definitely have done 2 full months apart, but I do love him and love seeing him, and it will be great to show him around Copenhagen.

That's all for now! I promise to update with pictures as soon as possible.