Living in the Dark Ages

Well for the past week. I have been living in what seems like the dark ages. Yet again, the wireless in my flat is down. Apparently, it's supposed to get fixed on Monday evening. Cross your fingers it actually gets fixed this time. In the meantime, I have been scoping out places in London which have free WiFi. So far, the only places I know are McDonald's and a local pub across the street from the tube station ironically enough. So, my apologies for not updating my blog until now.

The past week has been fairly uneventful. Just been settling in to my daily routine of working at my internship, class, and exploring London. On Monday, I actually went out and helped produce a video for MSN about Valentine's Day. (By the way, I hope everyone had a great Valentine's day!) I went out and conducted man-on-the-street interviews with Londoners about their best and worst Valentine's day experiences. On Wednesday, I went to the British Museum for our weekly class field trip. I must admit that the British Museum is incredible. Many ancient artifacts, such as The Rosetta Stone and ancient Greco-Roman statues and paintings, are housed there. It was interesting to see firsthand things that I only read about in books.

On Saturday, I went back to Portobello Road in the morning. It was just as cool the third time around. A definite must-see. In the afternoon, I went to 221B Baker Street (for those of you who don't know, that Sherlock Holmes' address). This "quasi-fictional address" has been turned into a rather corny museum and gift shop. This was far from my favorite London excursion. For one unlike a lot of museums in London, it cost money. (It was 6 pounds, approximately $9). Two, the museum is tiny! Three, it was very cheesy with wax figures and corny Sherlock Holmes memorabilia everywhere. At the end, I felt sort of ripped off by a clique tourist attraction. It's definitely NOT a must-see attraction. While the museum proved to be kind of lame, I really enjoyed walking around Baker Street. It's a neat area to explore with all kinds of restaurants and shops.

This Wednesday, I am going to the White Cliffs of Dover and Canterbury, which I really want to see. So, more to come on that.