TuRkEy DaY iN LoNdOn!

Thursday, November 28th

This morning we all had end-of-term meetings with Diane, and then I was supposed to meet Becca and her mom at the MTH lobby, as we were going to head out to the British Museum. After waiting for about 45 minutes, I figured the plans had changed. I left a note at the front desk just in case they did come, along with one at ISH and then left on my way.

I got on the tube to go to the British Museum and stopped at a few tourist shops before going inside. I ended up buying a light up crystal with part of the London Skyline.

I went into the museum, past the Rosetta Stone, and straight to the Parthenon exhibits to work on some life drawing. A little bit afterward, I hear Becca in the gallery and we were all reunited once again.

Becca and her mom looked through a lot of the exhibits on the first floor, Becca explored a lot of the areas that we studied in art history, and I got a good 2 ½ hours of life drawing in. It is incredible to be doing drawings from such amazing sculptures. My sketchbook is a portfolio of drawings from the National Gallery, the Saatchi Gallery, the Parthenon, life drawing sessions, and much more. Definitely a unique approach to a life drawing course.

We finished up at the British Museum around 4:15 and then rushed over to Westminster Abbey to hear the beautiful voices of the boys choir in the Evensong mass, in addition to seeing the inside of the gorgeous cathedral for yet another art history lesson. I have been to many Evensong masses throughout my time here, and that is definitely going to be one of the things that I miss most about going back home.

After the mass finished up, we left back to my room to change quickly before going to our Thanksgiving dinner at a café in Regents Park. It was here that Becca and her mom got to meet a lot of the friends that I have gotten so close to on this trip. The dinner was catered specially for us, with submissions of traditional recipes and a giant turkey wheeled out on a platter. We enjoyed a delicious (and very much appreciated) home cooked meal, as it was nice to have something of substance! I am going to enjoy some nice home cooked meals when I get home! With everything from turkey, stuffing, mashed potatoes, cranberries, rolls, green beans, milk, and of course pumpkin pie, the dinner was sooo good. I also laughed quite a bit because we were all joking around about how Billy always eats everyone’s left-overs, and just after we said it, he came over and asked if we were going to eat what was left on our plates. After a great dinner, and some pictures of us in our fancy attire, we left for the evening.

After dinner, Cody, Becca, and myself walked down Oxford Street and then towards Piccadilly Circus to go to the Ice Bar. This was basically a fancy bar where you can wear a giant thermal suit and go into a room that is an igloo for 45 minutes. The ticket includes one drink as well, which comes in a glass made of ice. While we were inside we took advantage of the ice furniture, funny suits, and even had a dance party to the music in our ridiculous suits. It was a good time, and definitely a unique experience!

We all walked back to our place down Oxford Street once more to admire the Christmas decorations, and Becca got on the tube to go back to her hostel. Cody and I stood outside talking for a while, and while we were out there, we thought we saw a cat walking down the street, but once we got a closer look, it was actually a fox! We were quite surprised! We've finally seen the Regents Park fox! haha.

Happy Thanksgiving!