Erika and I headed to the Museum of London this morning, near the Barbican District. There, we learned about the history of London since its Roman beginnings as Londinium. At the museum, we ran into students on the UVA Culture of London Program, Jon and Meg, and also Professors Levenson and Kinney!
Later we got together with Erika's friends, Anuja and Michelle, at the museum and finished the more modern sections with them. At 4:30 we took the tube to Baker Street and I got to enjoy a great memory-filled visit to Regent's College to watch the England-France game with Jon and Meg and other UVA students. I caught up with them and also Jonathan, the absolute nicest person in London!
It was really great to catch up with Jon and Meg, introduce them to Erika, and to talk Boston with them. They are two of the very best and most adorable people in the world and I'm excited to see them more often in the coming years!
After the match ended, Erika, Anuja, Michelle and I headed to the Globe Pub for some dinner - the girls' goal was an authentic fish & chips meal and they were not disappointed. We enjoyed some great pub grub as we watched Ukraine, via Andrey Shevchenko, rally to beat Sweden.
Now Erika and I are doing some last-minute laundry and packing our bags because tomorrow we head to the Royal National Hotel to drop off our bags with Contiki. We'll visit the British Museum before meeting up with our group tomorrow night.
Catch you all soon!
-Simon & Erika
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