Let fall break begin! After almost two months here I am ready to just relax! I'm not stressing myself out with crazy plans like everybody else, I just don't want that right now. Instead I plan to stay home for a while. My homework is piling up and I have a lot of deadlines coming up that I need to meet. Although all I want to do is relax I know just as well as everyone who has been following me it's probably not going to happen. It was worth a shot though... right?
Last weekend we went to Greenwich, and brilliant us decided to take a boat. Not so brilliant, more like freezing! I tucked my knees up under my chin and enjoyed the breath taking view from the small opening between my hood and my knees. The wind messed up my hair and seemed to seep into my bones. When the boat finally bumped into the dock I was so ready to get on dry land. My mind soon changed when they told us we would be climbing up the steepest hill in Greenwich. I looked over my shoulder just in time to see the boat pull away, leaving me no choice but to go along.
My legs burned after trekking up the massive hill, but on the bright side I did get to straddle the prime meridian. Yes, I was in two hemispheres at once, and yes it was awesome... for about thirty seconds. Once all the excitement had passed I ventured inside the Royal Observatory. The museum focuses on the development of navigational techniques. It featured huge touch screen displays that mapped out the history of attempts at making a clock able to work on a ship being tossed about by massive waves. At the top of a steep spiral staircase a gigantic telescope peered off into space. It seemed to stretch on forever and I wished I could sit in the seat and see what far off wonders it was searching for. The observatory was magnificent but my favorite part was pulling the typical American move and taking jumping pictures with the entire city as our backdrop.
Going down the hill was much easier than going up and we practically rand to the bottom. We walked through a luscious green park, past a small stream, through spotless glass doors, and into the National Maritime Museum. Massive ships towered over me and voices surrounded me as they expressed their love for the sea. Old sea exploring equipment hung from the walls, worn ship figureheads stood cracked a faded after countless hard years on the water, and a cave led visitors through the stories of the first explorations of the vast oceans. I felt as if my head was swimming with all the different things going on but it was wonderful. Since visiting Brighton I have a new found love for the sea and getting to learn more about it phenomenal.
After I was drug out of the museum we explored the markets where we met a few very interesting individuals. One lady selling organic home-made beauty products told me I could change the world by thinking and taking a different approach to the way I practice medicine. Men tossed dough high into the air and caught if flawlessly, others talked about healthy nuts, and some folded metal into frames for pictures or postcards. We wandered through the aisles and ended up in s candy shop, the perfect place for a girl with a sweet tooth. On the way back we took the DLR, a train with no driver. It felt a bit like a roller coaster and I loved it. I got a seat right in the front and it was the perfect final adventure of the day. I had fun and everyone we met chatted and was very friendly and I would love to go back and visit. That may not be for a while though because I just made it through classes and I'm ready for my break. The streets of London need a week off from this girl.
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