When we first moved in, Nicole and I were the only ones in this half of the floor. Now, some other people have moved in and unfortunately they're loud. They're talking loudly and slamming doors right now, and they were last night. Oh well, I guess we can deal with it.
Well, since we didn't have much time at the Museum of London last class, we went back today in Living and Dying. We took a different path today - instead of walking past the plague pit (a mass grave for Bubonic Plague victims in 1665 - it will never be exhumed) we saw an intersection filled with historical sights.
On one side was the Old Bailey - the main courthouse - and I first recognised it from seeing it blown up in V for Vendetta :D It was built on the site of Newgate Prison - a large and popular jailhouse. Across the street stood a fountain that stands on the site of a public execution ground. Where we were standing, acoss from both of those, was a church and graveyard. Apparently, there was a tunnel that led from the church to the prison. So, a priest would be able to walk from the church to the prison to hear a last confession before the convicts were executed across the way and buried.
The story doesn't end there, though. On the fourth corner of the intersection was St Bartholomew's Hospital and down the street from the church was a watch house next to a pub. Resurrection Men would gather at the pub and wait for it to get dark Then they would go dig up fresh bodies from the graveyard, convict or not, and sell the bodies to doctors at St Bart's. These doctors, like John Hunter for example, wanted to understand the human body so badly that they were willing to pay graverobbers thousands of pounds to deliver bodies.
After class we got a tour of the Senate House Library. When Hitler was planning on taking over England, he was going to use that building as the head of his Nazi Party in London - it is a rather iconic building. Today, Batman was allegedly running around somewhere in the lobby. Unfortunately, we didn't get to see him or any filming.
Then we went to see one of my favourite shows of all time - The Lion King! There have been posters all over the tube stations and bus stops, I knew that I was going to go sometime while I was here. And I already want to go back. In fact, I have since I walked out of the theatre the first time - when I was 13 :D
The opening scene is stunning, if you haven't seen it ou need to. I got goosebumps throughout that scene and then they kept coming back about every 30 seconds. I'm getting goosebumps now listening to the Broadway soundtrack - I got that today.
I think that the majority of that audience has never been to a Broadway/West End musical before - you don't clap or sing along witht the songs! I know it was filled with a bunch of younger kids, but the musician in me grew steadily more annoyed - especially when the clapping wasn't in time, which it so rarely is. But that's enough ranting.
So, yes, my life may or may not be completed now - there's a violin part in the pit! In fact, I think there may have been more than one! I now have a goal for my life :D
The movie is coming out of the vault on 4 October! I'll be in a store at some point that day, I guarantee it.
Can you tell that I really really like this production/movie? ;]
For dinner, Nicole and I finally went to the Dutch Pancakes place that's across the street from the Res Hall and we're already planning on going back for dessert sometime soon :D If you didn't know, pancakes in the UK are nothing like pancakes in the US - the UK versions are more like crepes and they have a lot more choices of things to put on them, like I had an italian one with tomato and cheese on top.
Then Kemal, one of our student assistants, was having a birthday party tonight so we went to a pub and club. I'm not a clubber, but they had £1 drinks so I tried a pineapple Malibu - that was yummy :D
I need to figure out what I'm going to write for my research paper - at this rate it's going to be on the Lion King :] Maybe I'll come up with something slightly more suitable tomorrow.
Till then,
-Little Simba
(aka, Carly B)
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