Having amassed a large number of email in need of answers, I hung around the lobby of the hostel taking care of that. I also got a little side tracked check for tickets to "Phantom: Love Never Dies" and checking what else was on in London that I have not seen yet, or is worth seeing again. Then it was off to breakfast, which believe it or not, had "No Hablamos Americano" playing on the radio.
Next it was off to Imperial College to get my bearings for tomorrow. The college is really close to the tube station and very modern with lots of glass walls. After finding the bio-med building, I made a quick stop to the campus store, to get some pens, which is not really blog worthy, but next to the normal pens were scented pens, including bubble gum, donuts, etc. Since I still had no real plans for the day I thought I would see what the science museum was about, but quickly changed my mind when I saw a line. The line was pretty long, which baffled me since the museum is free. Maybe the adults only nights are easier to get into. In the interest of adventure, I decided to should walk in random directions and see what I could find. This turned out to well, I stumbled across Her Majesty's Theater and a Planet Hollywood. Although since I had my Hard Rock shirt on, I got some dirty look when I walked by, one guy even jokingly hissed at me. I ended up walking all the way from Piccadilly Circus to Trafalgar Square and hang out there for a bit taking in the scenery. The monument for Lord Nelson was uncovered this time, and looks like a .... monument. I also came across a fair trade store called Uganda House, and sold goods from, you guessed it, Uganda. Still in the mood for walking, I made my way down to Buckingham Palace, but not procession this time, but still a large enough crowd despite.
By this point some food was in order, and given my unintended close proximity to HRC, I had to stop by and take advantage of my All Access card. Talking with the seater guy, found out he was a traveler of well and really knew a lot about HRC locations. He also recommended coming for one of their concert, which I just might have to do one of these days. As I was leaving I noticed someone with a blueish backpack, and sure enough it was from EF, they are everywhere.
After lunch I had some time to kill before meeting Natasha for a briefing on what to expect tomorrow. So I went back to the hostel to relax for awhile. I found out the professor I am suppose to meet tomorrow likes gadgets, some of which have a practical use in 3rd world countries, which sounds perfect for me. During the course of the conversation she recommended seeing the Proms, a classical music concert, at Albert Hall, which you can also listen to online at bbc.co.uk/radio3. I had to wait for intermission to be seated, after running up three flights of steps, since I was couple minutes late getting my ticket, but it was well worth it. The lobby did offer a tv, seats, and speakers to listen to the show while waiting. The music was fantastic, but the ushers telling people not to take photos of the stunning theater before the show was a little annoying. The rest of the evening was surprising quite.
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