Touring the World, with Vicky and Bertie! 19-1-11

Another treat in store, chaps! Another guest account from the old friend henceforth known as 'The Imperialite' : )
"So after a quick flurry of texts to plan I was off on that Wednesday afternoon to meet the Vegetarian and the Bristollian at the V&A. Having already shown them around my accommodation on a previous visit I met them in the tube station tunnel. The museum being right next to imperial (my uni) made it convenient to see them and surprisingly enough I had not popped round the V&A already. Meeting up in the hushed quiet of a museum may not seem the best place but soon I discovered my constant reading of Wikipedia history pages made for good soundbites in the conversation as we passed an amazingly vast array of exhibits. This added for some very good laughs over the visit, some pictures of the Bristollian and me making funny faces (which the Vegetarian had trouble taking with her new phone :p), we wandered through the lands of South Asia, Japan, and Beyond before returning to examine huge pieces of art and contemporary British appliances. Then wandering through aisles of gold and silver (with big green eyes) we were told that the museum was closing and so wandered outside, but not before I decided to revert to my childhood instincts and went round the revolving doors twice :D, after a good chat with the Bristollian and the Vegetarian I showed them the tube station and left them on their path home and to boring old UCL :p"
The Vegetarian would like to highlight, as a counter to her camera FAIL, the Bristollian's lexical incompetence during this visit - a knife is now a 'cutty thing'. That is all.
(The Imperialite can expect severe 'beetinz' on our next meeting as a consequence of his slight to our Camden Kingdom)


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Pinch Punch, first of the month 1-12-10

Beginning of the end of the year : ( BUT 25 days to Christmas : D As shown by our newly purchased advent calendars : )  We hit the Hyde Park Winter Wonderland, a market modelled on the traditional markets of Germany. It was festive, with decorations and Christmas fayre, including mulled wine, hot chocolate, hog roasts (not so good for the Vegetarian amongst us, but never mind) and pretzels. There were rides, including a ferris wheel and numerous carousels, along with arts and crafts stalls. We tried the pretzels and the hot chocolate, both of which were delicious, and took in the sights, smells and sounds of the market. It was freezing and the air was filled with Christmassy music and spirit. It was very enjoyable, to be honest, despite the relative naffness and creepiness of the animatronic moose and tree that talked to us. We had a great festive time : )
A few days later, we took a small mosey down to Heal's on Tottenham Court Road in order to buy various things for people as Christmas presents. (Chocolate pizza anyone?!) We love this shop because we feel posh when we go there, a nice antidote from the poverty of studenthood (not that we ever can afford to buy anything!), and all its wares are classy and innovative. Plus it's within walking distance of UCL, so makes for a good distraction from Russian grammar - we like to see it as a practical demonstration of verbs of motion : p
This is the final one for this semester, as the Vegetarian whisked off to the sunny lands of India prior to the end of term (alright for some! - Bristollian) so we were unable to have a final exploring Wednesday before Christmas. Never fear, next term will have all kinds of travels in store. Or so we hope, anyway.

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