I feel like today I really had a break-through! With a little bit of research and a bit of walking I finally made it to the Brunswick Centre. The Brunswick Centre is a shopping area located about a mile from the Study Centre. A product of the 1960s, the the Brunswick Centre is a shopping centre that doesn't quite fit in with the surrounding architecture of Bloomsbury. What is lacks in beauty (which is really in the eyes of the beholder because I think it's a cool building) it makes up in usefulness because inside the centre is the Waitrose grocery store which is exactly what I have wanted to find since I arrived here!
Unlike the grocery stores that are closer to the study centre (Sainsbury's and Tesco Metro) the Waitrose grocery store is MUCH more like the grocery stores that I am accustomed to from back home. Well lit, the store is slightly over 40,000 sq. ft. and has isles of items allowing for a good selection of products. This really makes me happy because there have been several items that I have wanted to prepare but was unable to locate the ingredients in the local stores, now I have the place to find them. For example, when looking for breakfast cereal, my local grocers might have 4-5 different types to choose from, the Waitrose store actually had about 25+ types of breakfast cereal. And ... try to find Tomato Paste over here? Nearly impossible! But I did locate Tomato Puree in the Waitrose store which was exactly the same thing.
After the trip to Waitrose, I made another discovery... I finally located the local post office! This was also a great find because I have some things to mail off to my family and haven't been able to figure out where to send them from. But now I know!
So, those were the highlights of my day. I am currently watching the library (I have been since 3pm) and not a single student has come in the entire time I have been in here! It seems like such a waste to be here when they never use this place, but that's just my opinion and my opinion won't get you much!
I have a 3 day weekend the 13-15 of July and I am trying to decide exactly what I want to do. I have located two reasonably priced adventures to consider. The first would be a quick trip through Italy, Flying to Rome and spending a day there then taking the train to Florence or a day and then going to Milan for a day, then flying home. The second idea is to go to Dusseldorf, Germany. Now, you ask...why on earth Dusseldorf? Well it's all about the £,$,€ whichever you prefer to use. A round trip flight to Dusseldorf is only £35 and 2 nights accomodation in a 4* hotel is only £25 per night. It seems to be a very cosmopolitan city with beautiful countryside to see.
I am not sure what I will do yet but I hope to have it figured out tonight before midnight!
Ok, well that's all I have for this edition. Hope that you all have a great night!
Take Care,
~Jenn
UPDATE: We purchased the tickets for Dusseldorf...couldn't pass up the bargain and it seems a little safer than Italy (pickpockets etc). I will make it to Italy before I leave here but Germany is going to be the 2nd stamp on my passport!!
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