Tuesday, after going to
my morning class (fundamentals of ecology!), Hayley, Sheneka, and I headed on a
little adventure around London!
We stopped into St. Gilesin the Fields, a lovely
little church off the main road in London’s West End. It was so quiet and
peaceful!
We walked along Charring
Cross Road, taking in the sites and exploring the area! We stopped into Quintoand Francis Edwards Books, ogled some pastries, and took in scenery!
After a bunch of walking,
we reached our destination: Trafalgar Square and the National Portrait Gallery. We visited a few of the galleries in the NPG, and
all of the works were stunning! I totally plan on going back. Then, we walked
around the square and took in the fountains, St. Martin in the Field’s Church,
the monuments, and Nelson’s Column (the huge structure in the middle of the
square)!
We also stopped by Admiralty
Arch, a beautiful office building that arches over the road!
At 5:00 PM we rushed back
to University College London for a free lecture by Professor Bob Rastall,
entitled: “functional foods: good science or marketing hype?”. The talk was
absolutely fascinating; it was interesting to hear about probiotics and
products such as Activia from a scientific standpoint. There was tea, coffee,
and biscuits before the talk, and afterwards we enjoyed free wine and cheese; I
couldn’t think of a better way to have ended the day!