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Friday, February 5, 2010

Note: This blog is a combination of both yesterday and today. I just though it fitting since we had two tours on the same subject.

So, my second day, along with my third day in London was dominated by the first of two “Rock Walks” around London. My day started out with a trip to Primark with some of my fellow fellows. Since our walk wasn’t until 2:30 that afternoon, we thought it would be a good idea to do some shopping, clothes and all. Primark was basically the equivalent of a Wal-mart for clothes. This meant that everything was ridiculously cheap in terms of paying in pounds, the currency over here. For example, it was 3-4 pounds for a two pack of good looking ties. I know where to shop if I need any clothes while I’m here.
After Primark, we went back near the flats to shop at the Tesco, the local grocery store. This was good because I did need to get some food. I usually go to the grocery store with a list, but it was fun not going to one that time. We got our food and went back home to get ready for our Rock Walk later that Day.
The “Rock Walks” were tours around London and included places that were somehow related to the Beatles and the rock n’ roll movement in England. For the most part, they were pretty interesting and informing, but there were parts that were boring. It was cool to see buildings where the Beatles lived and worked. It was also cool to see buildings where the Beatles and other artists held concerts. The two best places for me were both Abbey Road and the Palladium theatre. Abbey Road was far by the best because of the fact the road was where the famous crosswalk photo was and it is the location of the recording studios. The Palladium was also cool because of the fact that it is considered the start of Beatle-mania and it is a musical theatre. Besides these, places it was cool to see the residences of some of the Beatles and where their Apple shop existed. The most interesting thing I learned from these tours was that the song Lucy in the Sky with Diamonds was inspired by a child’s picture and is not about LSD. I can’t wait to start my class.
Since these tours dominated the last two days, there is not much more to report. The only thing I can think of is I was successful at cooking dinner. It was delicious, but I did learn that I should cook half of the pack of tortellini and not the whole thing. Also, I did take some pictures and they will be up very soon I promise. They will definitely be out tomorrow after the London tour I have tomorrow.
Until Next Time,
Jefe