Woke up, same breakfast, didn't know what to do today... was flipping through my London guidebook and decided to do something I'd never done in London before (and admittedly I'd scorned in the past)... I visited Madame Tussauds. It is fairly close to my hotel in the London scheme of things, so I hiked it. London sure is noisy along its streets.
Got there and was totally shocked to find out how crazy expensive it was... I'm not even going to tell. But to give it credit, I was there for 2.5 hours. It had a freaky amount of celebreties, sport stars, politicians and the like.. and man oh man where they freaky. They also had the requisite dungeon, complete with hidden humans to jump out and make you scream as well as a cheesie 'ride' al-la Haunted Mansion at Disneyland, and a stupid movie. Anyway, I regret how expensive it was, but not the visit. Also, I got to get some photos with some interesting people!!
My feet were so tired after slowly trapsing through the insane crowds there, but I wasn't yet ready to come back to the hotel. Instead I went on a walk through Regents Park - and was yet again amazed at how quiet the parks are compared to how insanely noisy the rest of the city is.I then picked up some lunch at Tesco's (sandwiches) and came back to the hotel to rest for a bit before school.
Class this afternoon/evening has really finally made it hit home that I'm in law school. The first hour was anoying, as it was a 'how to write an essay' session for all the non-academics that somehow got into the program. Then there was an hour of Criminal Law lecture which was fantastic, I got really excited! After that there was an incredibly boring Contract law lecture by an ex-student that literally put me to sleep.
After class there was a wine and cheese meet and greet which I'd only intended on going to for a few minutes, but ended up being one of the last to leave. I'd ended up in a long conversation with a British Girl, a US guy and the criminal law professor (who may or may not be the head of the program....) about all sorts of stuff. It was really quite fun! Got some insights that I hope will help me prep.
This program seems to have 2 types of people in it. ESL people from the Carribbean or North Africa who work full time and are just wanting a qualification, and then others who are already insanely versed in both law and politics. I fit in a small minority in the middle somewhere, which both comforts and worries me.
Anyway, after the long chat I wanted to grab a quick dinner before coming back to the hotel, and the only quick dinner that doesn't cost loads was KFC. I haven't been to KFC in probably 5 years, and tonight confirmed it.... GROSS. Anway, my time there was made increasinly hilarious as I was painfully hit on by a local london boy for about 20 minutes, while is angry drunken friend smashed around the restaurant. OYE.. I was very happy to get back to the safety of my room!!
Tomorrow is a full day of class - I think its going to be pretty intense, but at least I'll be off my feet!!!
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