Sep 24, 2011
London

Day 3

• Slept in and I ate my beloved Tresor cereal.
• Took photos at St Pancras train station of its massive statue.
• Ah, first touristy thing to do in London for us was the British Library. We are geeks and went to see a Science Fiction exhibit before it closed the following day. 
• Also saw lots of rare manuscripts such as Virginia Woolf’s Mrs. Dalloway notes, the Codex, Magna Carta and Da Vinci’s notebook in which he wrote backwards and right to left. What a weirdo.
• Lots of Tube lines were not operating because they wanted the weekend off so we had to be spontaneous. It was horrible.
• Went to Tralfagar Square where all of humanity had convened for an Eid Festival.
• Wandered through St. Martin-in-the-Fields church.
• Drank cider at Harp Pub and had a charming conversation with two British ladies. It was one of our favorite moments of the trip.
• Saw the River Thames for the first time as we walked partway on the Jubillee Bridge.
• We ate at a very mediocre Indian restaurant near Leceister Square.
• Headed over to Tower HIll to spend the evening at Bodeans BBQ where they show real football (USA! USA!) and watched the Aggies fall apart in the second half.
• Tube stations near midnight still felt safe and there were lots of people running about.