SO yesterday I went to Charles Dickens' house with my British Literature class. It's really interesting to see all these authors' houses and be able to stand in the same places Dickens did when he was writing some of his best-known novels. I'm not a huge Dickens fan, but still it's pretty cool.
After dinner my friends and I took the obscenely crowded Bakerloo Line to a blues bar called Nothing But The..., where there was a live band playing. It was one of the smallest bars I've seen in London, which made for a really cozy feeling. Until everyone else got there. By the time the band started playing, there must have been about 100 people in that little room. We had luckily gotten a table early, but the majority of people stood by the bar. You had to literally push people to get through. So that was an adventure.
Windsor Castle
TODAY we went on a field trip to Windsor Castle. It was about a half-hour train ride north of London, and it was nice to get out of the city for a little bit. The air was so clean! The castle was beautiful, too - I couldn't believe how old it was. We had a perfect day to go. Although cold, it was beautiful and the sky was clear blue. Inside the castle, we took an audio tour that lasted what seemed like forever. Nevertheless, the castle was beautiful, with lots of paintings and really ornately decorated rooms. It was incredibly regal... which is fitting, since the Queen lives there most weekends.
The town around Windsor Castle was clearly aimed at tourists - there were hundreds of shops and restaurants in the small town. It was cute, but clearly not the classic English town I'd like to see.
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