Today, Sarah, Eissabeth, Jessica, and I woke up at 5am and went to London. You would have woken up that early as well if you intended to travel the hour from Cambridge to King's Cross Station and see Shakespeare's Globe Theater, Hyde Park, Westminister Abbey, and the National Portrait Gallery all before lunchtime! Needless to say- dedicated travelers and tourists though we are- we didn't quite manage all that. We did manage quite bit of it, though, and were able to get to Wimbledon early enough to get ground tickets on Murray Hill to see the women's finals at Wimbledon- pretty amazing! The trick to having seats on Murray Hill is to NOT sit on the sloping part of the terraced lawn so you don't slide down the hill into the person in front of you every five minutes or so. We didn't know this when we sat down. Having had some experience in the area now, I would recommend scrunching your knees under you and leaning forward should you ever find yourself in this position- this is surprisingly comfortable and has the added advantage of slowing your downhill slide to about half a foot every fifteen minutes. Our location notwithstanding, being at Wimbledon was pretty awesome. Strawberries & cream (provided by Haagen Daaz, surprisingly enough) and Pimm's abounded, as did sundresses and, in Jessica's case, sunburns. The Williams sisters played each other and had some excellent rallies. They were neck and neck for the first set, so we thought we were going to be there for a while, but Serena surprised us and won in the second. Me and my three travel buddies returned somewhat exhausted to Cambridge (it was 6 o'clock by then and we'd walked many a mile) for a Fourth of July picnic on Jesus Green with our program-mates who returned from Brighton and an overnight trip to London this evening as well. I've posted pictures from Cambridge and London adventures so far on facebook, so please feel free to check them out. Happy Fourth to everyone in the states!
Saturday, July 4, 2009
Of Rembrandt and Strawberries & Cream
Today, Sarah, Eissabeth, Jessica, and I woke up at 5am and went to London. You would have woken up that early as well if you intended to travel the hour from Cambridge to King's Cross Station and see Shakespeare's Globe Theater, Hyde Park, Westminister Abbey, and the National Portrait Gallery all before lunchtime! Needless to say- dedicated travelers and tourists though we are- we didn't quite manage all that. We did manage quite bit of it, though, and were able to get to Wimbledon early enough to get ground tickets on Murray Hill to see the women's finals at Wimbledon- pretty amazing! The trick to having seats on Murray Hill is to NOT sit on the sloping part of the terraced lawn so you don't slide down the hill into the person in front of you every five minutes or so. We didn't know this when we sat down. Having had some experience in the area now, I would recommend scrunching your knees under you and leaning forward should you ever find yourself in this position- this is surprisingly comfortable and has the added advantage of slowing your downhill slide to about half a foot every fifteen minutes. Our location notwithstanding, being at Wimbledon was pretty awesome. Strawberries & cream (provided by Haagen Daaz, surprisingly enough) and Pimm's abounded, as did sundresses and, in Jessica's case, sunburns. The Williams sisters played each other and had some excellent rallies. They were neck and neck for the first set, so we thought we were going to be there for a while, but Serena surprised us and won in the second. Me and my three travel buddies returned somewhat exhausted to Cambridge (it was 6 o'clock by then and we'd walked many a mile) for a Fourth of July picnic on Jesus Green with our program-mates who returned from Brighton and an overnight trip to London this evening as well. I've posted pictures from Cambridge and London adventures so far on facebook, so please feel free to check them out. Happy Fourth to everyone in the states!
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