london week one//

The queen was not in, Buckingham Palce


The first week is already coming to close, crazy how time flys by. I have done and scene so much in London by walking the city from place to place. The funny thing is I have only been in zone one and two of London. London is composed of 8 zones circling out of the city. So needless to say, I have more to see and do in the coming months. Its been good meeting other international students and going around with them, they are just as lost as I am, but we are getting the Hoxton area down pretty well.

A great thing I have found is that most museums and gallery spaces are free. I have only made it through the Tate Museum of Modern Art and Museum of London. Both were amazing places with good exhibitions. The London museum gave the history of london and was featuring a section on the london fire of 1666, which burned down most of the city. The Tate modern had names such as Jeff Koons, andy warhol, Picasso and Per Kirkeby. The space was very well done and had some great interactive pieces for kids and adults to play with.

In seeing the sights and walking the streets I have come to realize how massive London really is, so finally today I broke down and bought a oyster card which allows me to ride the tube from place to place.



salvador dali,
house of Parliament
Big Ben