Sleeping in

Yay for sleeping in! It was SO nice to be able to sleep in this morning!!! I am so happy to have this weekend free. Yesterday was a lot of fun going out to Oxford and just being able to wander at my own pace and not have to be on some rigid schedule. This morning I slept in and then got up to go to Camden market. There was a lot of really cool stuff there but I just don't have the money to spend. There were also a million people there since it was a saturday morning so it was a bit overwhelming and I had to leave. I met up with my roomie and her friend Emily and we all grabbed lunch together. I've bascially been trying to take it easy today. I think I'm starting to get sick. I've had really bad allergies, mainly to something in the building I think. My eyes have been super itchy and I have the sniffles. The past few days have been particularly bad. I'm super stuffed up, my ears feel are all muffled and feel like they need to pop, and my chest is tight and I have a cough. We did a lot last week and it is half way through the trip so I think I'm just a bit run down. I mean, we're always on the go here. It's nice to have this weekend to just relax, sleep, and hopefully get better.

So I thought I'd make a list of all my favourite places here so far. Or at least the places we tend to frequent.

Night and Day- A pub just off Russell Square. They have delicious chicken pesto baguettes for 4.50.

Wagamama- SO good. It's a Japanese chain restaurant that's all over the place and they have the most amazing food. My personal favourite is the Yaki Soba, which is fried noodles with veggies and chicken. It is AMAZINg. Other people like the chicekn soup, which comes in a HUGE bowl that you could feed a small family with. You can usually get out of there for around 6.45 or 7.50.

Kensington Creperie- Another one of our favourites. We try to go here every week. It is a creperie just around the corner from the South Kensington tube station and the crepes are AWESOME. My personal favourite is the Italian crepe...it is a crepe with mozzerella cheese, fresh basil, and cherry tomatos. YUM! Again you can get out of there for around 7.50.

Yo! Sushi- Is in Brunswick Square which is just off Russell Square. There are lot of them throughout London. Basically you go in, sit down, and there is a conveyer belt that has sushi on it and you pick up what you want. The dishes are each a different colour that corresponds to a price. Mondays & Tuesdays you get a 50% discount on an already cheap meal. They're chicken rice is really good (2.70), edemame (1.70), cucumber sushi rolls (1.70), and they also have unlimited miso soup.

The Rocket- A pub near Euston station, a short walk from Byng. We like going here. It's a fun pub usually open until midnight. A lot of young people, good music, decent priced food. Student discounts. Always a great time.

Cafe in the Park- There is a cafe in Russell Square park that we like to go to for breakfast before class or to grab a coffee before class. It's right across from the school and the prices are reasonable. For breakfast we usually get eggs on toast or a cappaccino. They're cappaccino is great...has tons of cafeine that makes class much more tolerable. Breakfast is about 4.50 and cappaccino is about 1.80.

Ben's Cookies- Only the most AMAZING cookies EVERR! They are sooo moist and delicious, I cannot even begin to describe them. Let's just say if you find a Ben's Cookies DO NOT PASS IT UP. Go for the triple chocolate or the milk chocolate chip. The triple chocolate is, by far, my favourite.

Tesco- The grocery store we usually go to is Tesco. There is a 24 hour express one just across from Russell Square station. They seem to have reasonable prices. I can usually get out of there for around 6.65 which will buy me... a loaf of bread, peanut butter, jelly, milk, cereal, and some chocolate or cookies. There is also a Waitrose in Brunskwick Square (near the Yo! Sushi). It's really nice but a little further of a walk and little more expensive.

Goodge- is our favourite tube stop, or at least we think it's the closest. It's on the northern line. It is really easy to walk up there and there are a lot of cafes and such nearby. Russell Square is also close as is Euston and Holbourn.

We can walk pretty much anywhere from Byng. We're very centrally located. We usually walk to covent garden, leceister square, even trafulgar sqaure is a do-able walk. I really wish I would have brought my pedometer. I can't even begin to guess how many miles I walk each day.

Well, I think it's time to go work on my paper. Roman London circa 200 AD...what a thrilling topic. haha.