Walking Through Slush

Monday
Over Sunday night and into Monday, London got around five inches of snow. The bus routes were all shut down, and there were major delays and suspensions on the Tube. It was crazy!

Our morning classes were canceled, so we decided to watch Bridget Jones's Diary. After that, we braved the weather (it was actually fairly warm) and the snow (more like slush). We went and found a large store called Primark - very crowded with cheap clothes and lots of people.

We headed back, and I had a relaxing snow day in London reading, journaling and catching up on e-mails.

Tuesday
Today I didn't have to go in to work (because of the snow), so Kathryn and I went for a nice walk through St. James Park to Trafalgar Square. There we went to the National Gallery to see an impressive display of paintings.

We thought it would be a great idea to get the audio guide, and we used it for the first three paintings. Then we decided it would take us two entire days if we listened to a nice British lady giving us all the historic and artistic details about each painting.

The building itself is impressive, but I had never experienced art like this before (I know nothing about art, but I know this is outstanding). I enjoyed it a great deal, and it was free - what a deal!

Next we continued on our walk to the British Museum. Also VERY impressive (and free). There was so much to see including the Rosetta Stone, sculptures from the Parthenon and some good old-fashioned mummies. You could easily spend an entire day exploring the place, and it was a great history lesson of every part of the world.

The best part about the day: Kathryn and I walked outside, enjoyed the slush and the sun... and... ? We never got lost. (Victory!)