Tut tut, looks like rain!

Tuesday
Rainy. The class went to the Institute of Education at the University of London for the day. I met Jeff back at the study centre and we went out for a spot of tea. We went to a cafe in the theatre district with the most beautiful cakes and pastries in its case. I got a strawberry tart and Jeff got black forest cake. Mmm. When I got back to the flat, it was so quiet! With so many of us living in close quarters, it's definitely unusual for it to be that quiet around here. Even the city noise seemed to be dulled. It was a nice, short auditory respite. :)

Wednesday
More rain. Amy and I met Jeff for lunch and tea. I had heard that there was a pub nearby called the Bung Hole. Of course, I had to look it up online, and sure enough, it's there! We couldn't resist the hilarity of the name and ventured out to find this pub in the rain. It was not what we expected - we were definitely the only tourists in the place, and almost all of the patrons were in business suits having their serious business lunches. The food was not bad, and we took some cheesy tourist pictures in front of the sign. We practiced our awesome synchronized umbrella routine on the way back to the flat, and bid farewell to Jeff. I went visiting at the other flats for the evening, which was fun and a good distraction from my academic endeavors.

Thursday
Minnie and I walked over to the British Museum to finish up our observations for class. I saw a replica of the Rosetta Stone in a gallery on the first floor, but I'm not quite sure where the real Rosetta Stone is on display. I will have to go back and find it! We walked up to the Marks and Spencer "Simply Food" grocery store in our neighborhood. It's small (just like all of the other grocery stores in London) but a bit more upscale. I guess I would compare it to a mini-Wegmans prepared food section or a mini-Whole Foods. Oddly enough, they also have a small section of non-food products, most notably underwear. I guess the regular Marks and Spencer stores are department stores with grocery stores inside them. My seven-layer couscous salad with honey-lime dressing was delicious!