So I have been exploring this great city that I have the grand opportunity of living in for the next few months. And can I just say, the people of this city are actually friggin INSANE. They are crazy. like.....committed? thats what you do when you're are certifiably INSANE. hahaha....i guess only Bella will get that one but its worth it. So I have been trying to do the touristy things...going to museums, etc., and going to the popular places where people say you MUST go. I made to the Victoria and Albert Museum (which i will definitely have to visit again to finish seeing everything....it is just so BIG) and i've also spent a good bit of time in Hyde Park....mostly running but I also went to Speakers Corner and heard some good old fashioned orators hop up on their soap boxes (literally) and get to talking. We went to Greenwich, saw the Prime Meridian line, and walked around the market there (seriously, these people are bonkers) one old man in the market kept following us around his stall and everytime we touched something, he asked us if we were drunk..... we weren't.
We went into a really fun vintage army shop that was selling old uniforms and hats and such. Things are quite expensive here though....sadly. I want to go see more of the touristy things as well and some of the other museums and I feel like I will get to it. haha I am going to get my first experience of London theater tomorrow evening with a friend of mine, Claude, who is hilarious. We are going to see "Enron" the musical. Yes. Enron. about Enron. and I am so absolutely excited it is not even funny. I love that I have found some musical nerds here to oblige me when I want to go do that kind of stuff.
So the other touristy thing I have done since I have been here is to go to Soho. They say that if you stay in London for an extended period of time, you should go to Soho...just once. Just to experience it. So we did. We went to this funny little (and by little I mean not so little but so packed we felt like sardines) club called strawberry moon. It was quite a place....Its like what you see clubs are like in the movies but never really think they exist. I mean it came complete with stripper poles (no strippers though) rave lights, weird dance floor, lots of gay men, and music that is sure to impair your hearing for quite some time in the near future. We could barely move or breathe upstairs, so our group went downstairs. And, as soon as we got there Journey came on....and true to our natures, we americans made a spectacle of ourselves belting this song at the top of our lungs. When is the last time YOU heard Journey in a LEGIT club?!
There was a bachelorette party downstairs as well...actually two of them. And these women were having a grand ole time. They danced with us, they awarded drew some prizes...."best arse" and "best bedroom eyes" if i'm not mistaken...hahah. And they were really going nuts with the stripper poles.....I mean, I did eventually take my turn as well. Couldn't resist hehehehe.
We then went back upstairs to the top floor....still jam packed but that was where all the fun was. Everyone was dressed in completely outrageous outfits....I seriously would have walked in there and thought I had stepped into Halloween if I didn't know better. We met a bunch of guys celebrating their friend Arti's brithday. Hahaha....ohhhhh Arti. What an interesting guy. He was definitely enjoying himself. It was especially funny because they were so intrigued by the fact that we are american...its really odd to get that much attention for being from the states. usually people are put off by how obnoxious they think we are. But i guess they were being quite obnoxious so we by comparison....were calm? Regardless I was pretty thrilled with my first REAL interaction with british people that I have not met because of the program....they are quite an interesting lot. Arti called today to ask how we enjoyed his birthday and that he was thrilled we could celebrate with him if only for a little while. haha....people here are really nice. My mind is literally reeling I can't wait to meet more people. Ah so much fun. Weird in an absolutely good way. If that makes any sense at all :)
Radhi
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