War

It really is odd to read and write about war from the British perspective.  I mean, the Christmas Truce was before the war spread to the USA but still.  Our book was written in Great Britain for the British.  The museums we go to primarily discuss the British side of things and what their territories did.  In the National Army Museum, there was only one small section that really mentioned the USA. 

That was when the Japanese bombed Pearl Harbor.  It didn't even mention the Revolutionary War except that in about one century, they fought many wars on many continents including North America.  We were originally supposed to go to Imperial War Museum but it has closed for the one hundred year anniversary for WWI.

Today, though, was the first time that we rode a bus going to and from the museums.  It was so much fun!  We sat on the second level of a double decker bus.  We saw so much of London so fast!  I kept trying to take pictures as we went but everything kept passing by so quickly!  I was actually surprised on how well many of my pictures came out because I had to aim the camera up at an angle too low for me to see so I didn't truly know what I was taking a picture of half the time except that I knew what I wanted though I may or may not get it.

 This was just something that I thought looked nice as we drove past it.

 This is one of the pictures that I didn't know what it looked like until I got back here.  I angled it up enough to get most of the building but not all of it like I was trying to do.

 One of the things that I have been enjoying about London is the names of all the different pubs, restaurants, stores, etc. that we have been seeing.  The Griffin is just one of such places that I took a picture of solely because I liked the name.

I just thought that this clock was so gorgeous that I had to take a picture.  Thankfully, we were stopped at the time so I managed to get a picture before the bus moved on.

 These elephants made me laugh.  The stores in London seem to care more about showmanship than any stores that I have seen in the states!  Yes, the states may have gorgeous window displays, but many of the little stores in London drew you in with whatever they put outside of their store.  One even had the area directly in front of the store be grass with a little path leading up into it! 

 Despite the continual beautiful architecture that we see no matter where we go, it is still a very old city.  You may not be able to read it in this picture, but this building was built in 1830.  Like many of the other buildings that you see in London, it is undergoing some repairs.  Though sturdy buildings, nothing lasts forever and they do need repairs.

My camera only just barely survived the trip back to the Highbury and downloading the pictures.  Just as the last of the pictures were being downloaded onto my computer, the battery on it started flashing so it will be charging tonight.  Nothing is planned to visit tomorrow so we hope we can find some time to visit something.  As for today, I will work on my paper and reading tonight.  It is so easy to forget that I am actually here for class!