I’ve been crash-coursing on Spanish verb conjugation for the past half-hour, so I don’t have a whole lot of time to blog before I’m off to bed. Today I dutifully played the role of “tourist in London.” Stops included Hyde park, Buckingham Palace, the changing of the guard, 10 Downing St, the Parliament, Westminster Abbey, and all the random statues along the way. We had lunch in grassy Russell Sq, before touring the British Museum search. We did our best to simulate the eponymous computer science algorithm, but didn’t quite see all the exhibits. Given how many of the pieces were plundered in some way or another, I invite Howard Zinn to pen “A People’s History of the British Museum.” I think the work could be a great companion piece to the floor guide.
This evening, we attended Titus Andronicus at the Globe theatre. The play is both incredibly gory and funny at the same time. I was pleased with all the acting, except for the young woman who played Lauinia. The staging (or blocking, or whatever the proper term may be) was fabulous — we were in the “standing only” section right up front, and the actors moved through us (as though we were a crowd) constantly throughout the acts. Thankfully, they did not spurt fake blood on us, though water, confetti, and feathers were strewn about.
Tomorrow is EuroPride, football match, and something fun in the evening yet to be determined. Then I’m off to Spain!