Shakespeare's Globe

So yesterday (Friday) I needed a bit of time away to chill out and get over my stress from the night before. I didn't do much and that's ok because it rained all day. There isn't a whole lot to report but, Jill and I decided that this weekend would be amazing.

Today (Saturday) we had an adventure. We got up and mailed postcards and our tickets so we could get a little money back. Then we came home and ate some lunch. After lunch, we went out. There was no real plan but that was ok. We did have one goal though, Shakespeare's Globe. Other than that we were just going to wander around and explore. As soon as we stepped outside however, it started raining again. We made the very quick decision to go to a museum instead. We went back to the Museum of London. We have already been there once with class but we were unable to finish so that became the new goal. We spent a while there and luckily the rain had stopped. So we were off to The Globe. We rode the tube to Tower Hill and got out. We were right by the Tower of London and, judging from our map, the Globe was just up a little and across the river. That was not right at all. We walked for a very long time until we could even see the bridge we needed to use to cross the river. We crossed over Millennium Bridge which is featured in one of the Harry Potter movies.

View of the Millennium Bridge from the South Bank. St. Paul's in the background.

The Globe was beautiful. It was odd to see it in the middle of the city. We didn't take a tour but we did get to see the outside and we stopped at the gift shop to buy a button. I am going to have a ton of buttons by the time I am done with this trip. Being at the Globe was a little surreal. It still hasn't really hit me that we were actually there.

View of the Globe from the bridge.

Shakespeare's Globe Theatre

The entrance to the shop and theatre.

After we saw the Globe we decided it was time to head home. The nearest tube station was about a 20 minute walk away so we reluctantly went searching for it. On our way to find the tube we were very aggressively honked at by someone who tried to kill us. It was not our fault, we had the right of way but apparently he disagreed. I then experienced one of the most awkward moments of my entire life. A group of about 7 very tall people was walking directly at Jill and I. I planned on moving to the right so we could easily pass each other. I stepped in front and quickly realized that the man directly in front of me was not going to look up from his phone and see me in time. In an effort to not walk right in the middle of their group, I decided to go all the way to the left. The woman on that side was not having any of it. She quickly stepped to the edge of the road, causing me to be in the center of their group. There was only one more person in my way before I passed through the group. I took a step to my right as he took a step to his left so we could pass each other. Surprisingly to me, at the last second, he took one giant step to his right. I tried to stop so he wouldn't walk right in to me but I was slightly unsuccessful and I almost fell over. The weirdest part of this experience was that none of them seemed to have any care in the world. None of them noticed that I had just tried to play pinball between them all. They just continued walking. I turned around with the most confused expression to find Jill behind me looking just as perplexed. We laughed for a good 10 minutes at how bizarre the whole thing was.

We found this on our way to the tube.
It reminded me of Island Cafe in Island Lake and made me laugh.

A pub in Southwark.

After we got home Jill and I immediately changed into our pj's and watched some TV while we planned our trip for tomorrow. We went to a pizza place right down the road and got some of the best pizza I have ever had. Today was really great. Although I am completely exhausted, walking through the city has really helped me understand the geography and I absolutely love how beautiful this entire city is. I am totally ok with not being in Wales this weekend because we have had a great time here.

JessLynn