Bumming in London

I didn't feel like moving around and continuing my travels. I delayed my ticket to Portugal, and became a bum on Kensington High Street (or High Street Kensington (or High Kensington Street)). Even though the weather was quite good during the week for London standards...

Here are some of my memories during the week:
- Food. My friends cooked for me : ) Thank you, thank you, thank you!!!!! I really missed home cooked meals. Super chefs made chicken tajine, rocket salad, chicken rice, and barley juice, amongst others. I will be back there in late September...HINT, HINT : ) Oh, and i finally went to a Japanese restaurant and had delicious natto and sushi. やっぱり和食はいいね〜。
- Kung Fu Panda. I can't get that song out of my head. And now I have my own moves, too. Some of which I later revealed to the public.
- Tagging Along. I recall heading to a concert (something like G-love was the band) and a whiskey tasting.
- Scheduling. Since my mom decided to join me at the end of August, I needed to figure out where to go with her. She had absolutely no opinion, and wanted me to arrange her tickets and everything....how helpful. A lot of hours were therefore spent trying to decide my route through eastern Europe and a good meeting point. Conclusion: Athens. I still don't know my path down there from Finland though.
- Sightseeing. Yes, I did manage to get out there for 1-2 days. I've been to London so many times before, but never really saw things. (Only shopping and food!) This week turned out to be an opportunity for me to see:
(1) British Museum - Massive, and didn't have the patience to see everything (not that I wanted to...). Plus, I was very hungry. It was kinda cool to be able to see stuff from countries I've been to during this trip, and those that I'd be seeing over the next several months. Like the Easter Island Moai statues.
(2) National Gallery - Recollections of Art Hum (college class requirement).
(3) Tate - Took forever to get to. I should've gone to the Tate Modern instead. But was museum-ed out by this point.
(4) Westminster Abbey - Can you believe that they charge 12GBP for admission?! I could NOT justify the amount, so only saw from the outside. It can't be that special from the inside....(I hope)
(5) Big Ben - I think that's what I saw. It's across the street from the Abbey.
- Quest for Guinness. I'm not a huge beer drinker, but for some reason had a craving for a Guinness. Finally got to drink one on the day of the Wimbledon final. (What a great match!!!) But I hear that Guinness in Ireland tastes much better and fresher. I'm definitely going there before I leave Europe. So, the quest for Guinness continues......

What a fruitful week, huh?!