British Museum

Went to the British Museum today... but I took the tube to the Russell Square stop and so I could wander through it (as opposed to taking the bus directly to the museum - I like the tube better anywho).

Russell Square is basically this cute little park in Camden. It's one of those places where you'll find people sitting on parkbenches reading. Really peaceful, especially in such a bustling city. Upon closer inspection though...

What's that in the middle?

It's a bunch of FATASS pigeons! I don't think I've ever seen pigeons that fat in my LIFE. Do you see that one huge one that's just sprawled out in the middle? He's not dead... I saw him move. They're fatter than the pigeons that camp out in back of supermarkets (or chano's if you guys can remember).

Anyway, the British Museum was very nice... seems like they've done a really good job in the upkeep of the place.

And... that's all I really have to say. I took a bunch of pictures of some exhibits in there, but after a while, I got bored as I usually do in museums. I spent a good two and a half hours in there though! After I left, I had my first thai iced tea in Europe.

I ate lunch at this place called Thai Garden Cafe. YAY for asian food and noodles! Mind you, this thai tea cost me about 4 usd once you convert it... bah. After I finished eating, I walked down Oxford Street, which is a huge shopping street. There is literally an H&M on every other block, and Esprit isn't too far away either. The thing I love about Esprit is that they list prices in all currencies so you can see that the prices they charge are pretty close to what you would've ended up paying at home. I ALMOST spent 29.95 GBP on a sweater that was so cute (retail therapy, ya know), but they didn't have my size... which is a good thing. I wanted to check out this store called Primark, which is supposed to have SUPER cheap clothes. On the way to Primark, there was a ton of commotion - I think someone got hit by a bus! Traffic here works very much like in Asia - ie, stay out of the way of cars! I hope that person is okay... all along Oxford Street, double decker busses were stopped... no traffic was getting through at all.

So if you're looking for really cheap clothes in London, Primark is the place to go as long as you're prepared to wait for a really long time to pay. The "queue," as they say here, went around the store - it looked worse than Best Buy on Black Friday. But even I agree that stuff is really cheap there - you can get a decent looking coat for 15 quid! I don't know about the quality (probaby sucks) but that's pretty damn cheap. I didn't buy anything because I didn't want to wait in line. Afterwards, I wandered down Regent Street for some more window shopping.

I did so much walking today that my legs feel sore... bleh! Tomorrow will be day 2 of a fun filled museum weekend. bleh again. I really need to book that day trip to Paris.