Now onto new business. It's been a lovely day in London. I stayed up a bit later chatting with the hostel residents. They're a really nice bunch. Peter, the french architect who stays here because he flys back to Paris every week, shared some key sights to go see. They're both holocost memorials, and I don't want this to turn into the all holocost excursion. I'll definitely check out the one behind Notre Dame, since I'll be there anyway, but I'm not really planning to go to Berlin at all, so we'll see.
Today was a nice light morning. I went to the British Library and saw:
- the oldest existing copy of the new testament
- the first (handwritten) edition of Alice's Adventures under Ground (later Alice in Wonderland)
- the libretto used at the first performance of Handel's Messiah
- the 400th anniversary of Don Quixote display
I'm sure I saw a lot of other amazing stuff, but it's all just a big blur at this point. Then I went and heard the free Monday Recital at the Royal Opera House. It was a little dull, but still very cool. I particularly liked five Swedish songs they did. I don't know the composer, but I have the lyrics on the program they gave out.
In the meantime, I guess I should be learning enough French to get from the train station to the hostel, and reserve the hostel. :)
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Hi Blain,
It's Marjan. I'm glad you enabled posting without log-in. I've already forgot my account name :-)
Here at HP, the VSI offer deadline (Friday) is approaching fast. Our new management is having some meetings today and tomorrow to decide what will happen next with our lab. Another round of layoffs?!? I've just heard that Sophia may be leaving (accepting VSI). You know... after all this unsecurity, I am more and more tempted to take this offer. And take some time off like you did. Just that I'm afraid that after I leave the US, which I'd have to, I could have hard time returning to the US. You know, landing another job, visa sponsorship and all.
Anyway, enough about me and work. I see you can really take your time in London and don't need to rush it. I think this is great. It is the easy days, when you go to a local market or grochery store, or just people watch that give you best everyday perspective about a different place, from non-turist perspective. Don't feel bad about taking a day "off":-)
Hava a great "off" day!
Marjan
Hi Blain,
It's Marjan. I'm glad you enabled posting without log-in. I've already forgot my account name :-)
Here at HP, the VSI offer deadline (Friday) is approaching fast. Our new management is having some meetings today and tomorrow to decide what will happen next with our lab. Another round of layoffs?!? I've just heard that Sophia may be leaving (accepting VSI). You know... after all this unsecurity, I am more and more tempted to take this offer. And take some time off like you did. Just that I'm afraid that after I leave the US, which I'd have to, I could have hard time returning to the US. You know, landing another job, visa sponsorship and all.
Anyway, enough about me and work. I see you can really take your time in London and don't need to rush it. I think this is great. It is the easy days, when you go to a local market or grochery store, or just people watch that give you best everyday perspective about a different place, from non-turist perspective. Don't feel bad about taking a day "off":-)
Hava a great "off" day!
Marjan
Hey dad. The london marathon runs all over town. It goes through Trafalgar, which is less than a kilometer from the hostel. But I wanted to get moving earlier, so I caught it at London Bridge.
As to serving wine, one spectator's guide I saw here said, "Don't bother offering the runners a beer. It wasn't funny in the first 20 miles, and it isn't funny now." :)
Hey Marjan. I'm sorry to hear about work. If you do decide to take off, email me and we'll hook up in Budapest. :)
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