Getting Ready

This week has been spent primarily on paper writing, packing, and other last minute things before we go home.  Wednesday, D'Layna and I went back to the Victoria and Albert Museum because it was just such a wonderful place to look around and it really was fascinating.  We went in different section than before though.  One of the things that we saw were old altar pieces from churches.

They really were some intricate and gorgeous pieces there.  In a back room there were also these really old ornate pieces from churches.

I can't even imagine using such a thing regularly anywhere.  We also went to a few oriental sections to see things.  One was a pagoda.

Another thing we saw from colonialism in India was Tapu's Tiger.

Which was actually a mechanical toy basically made for Tipu Sultan that even did sound effects as the tiger ravished the Englishman.  If you can't tell, he didn't like the English all that much.  Along with many other items, we also saw an oak staircase from Morlaix which is exactly what it sounds like.  And oak staircase moved to the museum.

It was moved there probably when it was too structurally unsound to have people climbing it anymore.

Next we went to get chocolate and hazelnut crepes because they were just so delicious last time.  Only this time, we had one each because it was too good and messy to try to share.  Then I took my walking test after dinner before we watched All Quiet on the Western Front for class.

Today, I went to take the V02 Max test for walking again right class.  We went to this old church with its wild cemetery.

Despite its rundown and wild appearance, it fits.  The church is old and the cemetery is noticeably old.  It is also evident that it is taken care of at least a bit by the fact that you can still see anything.  It really was a gorgeous sight.

After working on our papers for a while after getting back D'Layna and I headed off to King's Cross Station to see Platform 9 3/4.  It is nowhere even near the platforms really but it was good to see.  They actually had a man there with Gryffindor scarves to put on as they posed next to it.

The line though was too long for D'Layna and I to be willing to wait.  We then went to a British store for British tea, biscuits, and chocolate.  Then back to Highbury to finish our papers and pack.  Leaving for the airport first thing in the morning. 

I'm going to miss being in London, but I am really excited to go home.  And I am just so worn out!  We really did try to do as much as we could in the time that we had left and know we are all just so tired!  Pray for safe travels and no delays!