Friday, March 5th, 2010

Today we went on a field trip in London. We went to Hampstead. First place we went to was Keats’ House. John Keats was a Romantic poet, known for his sensual imagery. He wrote such works as “Ode on a Grecian Urn”, “Ode to a Nightingale”, and “Bright Star”.

After Keats’ house, we went walking through Hampstead Heath to get to Kenwood House. Hampstead Heath is a very beautiful park, with pretty greenery and gardens. It was also, sadly, very muddy. Allyson was taking a photo and walking slowly, when she slipped and fell in the mud. Her boot, pants, and purse got really muddy. It was so sad! Tried to scrap it off with a stick, but there wasn’t much we could do in the middle of nowhere. We got separated from the group too, so we had a hard time finding Kenwood House. I swear Allyson and I are cursed. I fell in the mud at Dover! We have really bad luck.

We finally made it to Kenwood House. I don’t remember the historical significance, but it is the scene in Notting Hill, when Julia Roberts’ character is filming a movie and Hugh Grant’s character comes to visit. It was a very nice manor, and the land it was on was very beautiful.

Allyson and I were planning on going straight back to the Centre afterwards, to get some “work” done, but we decided last second to get off the tube and Camden to go to Camden Market. We hadn’t been there on a Friday yet. It was a lot better than going during the week. More stalls were open, and we found a huge section that we either missed last time we went, or it wasn’t open. We went into this crazy store that is completely decked out it techno/rave themes, complete with neon lighting and dancing girls high above the shoppers. I can’t imagine who would buy the clothes there, because they were all weird clothes. Like space themed or something. Dresses for women were neon colors with weird holes, or hoops around the waist and hips. Weird stuff. It was also really expensive. I didn’t get it, but it was still a cool store. Camden Market is a lot of fun, but I like Portobello Road more.

Got back to the Centre a lot later than I was planning. We “worked” and planned, and sorta went to bed early… does 11pm count?