To Eel or Not to Eel

            These last two days have been high paced and full of adventures! For our last "assignment" across the pond, we were given instructions to go on a quirky scavenger. Although I did not complete all of the requirements, I still had a great time exploring, and I will never forget our...endeavors.

Day 1:

The Victoria pub

A Black Velvet
Queen Victoria and Prince Albert were a dearly loved monarchy. To commemorate Albert's passing, a bartender at a gentlemen's club created this drink.

Rameses II
This GIANT bust inspired Percy Bysshe Shelley to write his famous sonnet about the “King of Kings.”
It weighs 7.25 TONS and dates back to 1250 BC

I needed to find a hat like Sherlock...I think this counts, right?
Creativity points?!

Vangough's Sunflowers was also an item to find on the list, but the room was closed due to a strike.

I think the gift shop version can count, though.....right?

William Shakespeare
This is known to be the ONLY portrait of Shakespeare drawn from life

London's oldest bookshop...

...where we took part in the
“Favourite Novels of the Past 200 Years” poll...

...and saw BILL NIGHY!!
(on the right)

Rothko's Seagram's Murals
These paintings were originally intended for the Four Seasons restaurant in New York City

Perseus and Adromeda
We went to the National Gallery to find this painting, but when asking an employee of the museum,
we were informed that the painting was placed in storage...
Well we tried!

Day 2

The blue plaque for Benjamin Franklin
aka Richard Saunders

James Burbage who built the first workable theatre "The Theatre"
in 1576, is buried here!
We thought a selfie was necessary.

We enjoyed some delicious mango lassi at the Bangle Village on Brick Street!

After almost two and a half hours of looking for a restaurant that sold jellied eels,
a delicacy over here, and finding out we reached every restaurant too late,
we decided to end our day laughing at our luck over some delicious fish and chips!

(Insert Abbey Road photo once taken)

            This study abroad trip has been an amazing trip, and I wouldn't trade it for the world! No matter how many silly lows we encountered, the highs were worth every penny! Until next time London! Pip pip and cheers to you!