London Conference

Sunday, September 30, 2018

A few months back I was in London for a week-long conference. I got there early to adapt to jet lag, which resulted in some fun tromping around my AirBnB neighborhood and elsewhere. Even snuck in some afternoon tea.

On my first day in town, freshly arrived off the plane, I sat on London's Best Bus Route for Tourism (11) and let it take me past all the sights.


The next day I bummed around my AirBnB, went to afternoon tea and flopped around the British Museum to see...all of the Parthenon. I've seen its exterior twice, so why not the interior?! They have some very defensive propaganda on why Britain should keep these Greek artifacts instead of...you know, Greece. Good times.






Somewhere in there I squished in a walking street art tour which was a nice way to see another part of London and experience the Indian food of Brick Lane.











In my last couple days I took the metro all the way out to Kew Gardens, which was lovely.













The rest of my 11 days was eaten up by a very lengthy and very productive conference! It was great catching up with all my old research buddies and exploring Camdentown, Notting Hill and the area around UCL.