9 November 2015 Visit to Kensington Palace! I had never been before and I thought it was pretty cool. They have it separated into three areas-ish - The King’s Quarters, The Queen’s Quarters (which includes a display on modern Royal Fashion) and a section about Victoria. It was scaffolding season so they were doing work …
Month: February 2016
Nighttime Boat Ride
7 November 2015 Walked down to the Tate for a bit (it’s a short bus ride from my flat down to St. Paul’s and the Millennium Bridge so I end up there more often than other places.) and people watched at the bridge. Then I took a boat ride from the Tate to Vauxhall at …
Remember Remember the 5th Of November
5 November 2015 Stopped by the Houses of Parliment on Guy Fawkes day on my way home - there were a huge number of protesters gathering around, but they were very unorganized and some were in Trafalgar, and some were here, and others were scattered around. I only stayed for the beginning; it was only …
Wellcome Again
4 November 2015 - Another visit to the Wellcome Collection! The reading room there is so great.
Am I An Inkling Now, Tolkien?
At the Eagle and Child! The Inklings writers club would hang out here, INCLUDING C.S. Lewis and Tolkien!! Awesome.
More Pitt-Rivers Museum
More Pitt-Rivers!!
Pitt-Rivers Museum <3
The Pitt-Rivers Museum! I really liked this museum. They organize everything by type of object rather than where it came from or culture who made it. So all the weapons are in one area, all the musical instruments are near each other, etc. It’s really cool. There are some issues just in terms of it …
Oxford Natural History Museum
These are from the Natural History part of the museum. The building is beautiful and I really liked it. The specimens are also really cool and I wish I had more time to explore.
Field Trip: Oxford!!
2nd November 2015 OXFORD!!! The next few posts are from a class trip to Oxford! We walked around a little, went to the Natural History/Pitt-Rivers museum, and had a drink at the Eagle and Child. It was awesome. 🙂
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