JM Concerts and a Trip to Westminister Abbey
Sunday (September 16): Nothing worthy enough to mention took place.
Monday (September 17): I went to my classes, then that night Amanda and I went to Royal Albert Hall near Hyde Park - in a fancy part of town where Harrods is located (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Harrods) and saw John Mayer. We took the wrong line and we were running late, so I was freaking out thinking that we were gonna miss a half an hour to 45 minutes of the show and that there wouldn't be an opening act - so that we would miss 30-45 minutes of John. It ended up that there was an opening act and we got there for the last 5 minutes of his set. We had pretty good seats that I got from the fanclub - Arena A Row 4, which was the section closet to the stage on the floor. We walked to a different tube station on the way back because it was closer than the one the venue mentioned to take.
Tuesday (September 18): Classes as usual. I scored 2 free 3rd row tickets to night 2 of John's 2 SOLD OUT Royal Albert Hall shows. Everyone bum rushed the stage before the encore and Amanda and I got front row spots for the last 3 songs. She also grabbed John's setlist for me and got a horrendous bruise for it. Thanks Amanda.
Wednesday (September 19): I went to my morning Biology class, ate lunch, then Amanda and I caught the tube to Westminister Abbey for a class trip with our History of England class. Eleanor (our professor/lecturer) gave us a very informative tour of the Abbey where Princess Diana's funeral took place and where several famous people throughout history are buried under the floor (i.e. William the Confessor, Henry VI, VII, VIII, Queen Elizabeth I, Edward the Confessor, Edward I, and poets such as Tennison, Sir Issac Newton, William Chaucer (this stupid Canterbury Tales that I had to read in British Writers I Freshman year first semester), Charles Darwin). Amanda and I stuck around and took some more photos after Eleanor and most of the class left.
Today we didn't do anything, but laundry. And it rained, plus it is cold here and I believe officially fall, but do not quote me on that one.
Interesting facts I have observed thus far in London, UK:
-Not only do they drive on the left side of the road, but the steering wheels are on the other side in the car - on the right instead of the left.
-They love cucumbers here and put them on everything.
-The ketchup is called tomato sauce is more vinegar-y than ours; therefore, runny and they do not put sugar in it either.
-The food sucks - even the American candy that is manufactured here tastes weird. Starbursts taste like plastic and lipstick.
-They really like fish and when I say really, I mean REALLY.
-Instead of saying "I am going to mail this letter", they instead say, "I am going to post this letter" and their shipping is super cheap here if you are mailing within the country.
-The water smells weird - I think they don't put as much chlorine in the water and everytime I get out of the shower my hair smells like it has just been permed.
-The Coke doesn't even taste the same.
Also, I am thinking of selling a kidney or possibly taking up the skill of pick pocketing to fund a Paul McCartney ticket in a 2000 seat, tiny venue towards the end of October. Anyone willing to contribute to the "Andrea wants to see Paul McCartney before he croaks in a extremely small venue in a city where the Beatles originated" fund, I would be forever in your debt. Make international money orders, checks, and western union payments out to Andrea Hale. I also accept paypal. Thanks!
Now for the butt load of photos.
Westminister Abbey photos:
Click here for Westminister photos
Click here more for Westminister photos
John Mayer - Royal Albert Hall photos
Click here JM photos for Night 1
Click here JM photos for Night 2
Click here more for JM photos for Night 2 Part 2
Some of Amanda's photos:
Before the John Mayer show
Westminister and surrounding areas.
Owen and myself.
Eleanor! aka our professor
And a video of her telling us about something important....
First attempt to try and get Big Ben in the photograph.
WOO! We finally did it! It worked!
Waiting for Amanda to stop taking photos, so we could get back on the tube and go back to Regent's.
Me being dumb.
Monday (September 17): I went to my classes, then that night Amanda and I went to Royal Albert Hall near Hyde Park - in a fancy part of town where Harrods is located (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Harrods) and saw John Mayer. We took the wrong line and we were running late, so I was freaking out thinking that we were gonna miss a half an hour to 45 minutes of the show and that there wouldn't be an opening act - so that we would miss 30-45 minutes of John. It ended up that there was an opening act and we got there for the last 5 minutes of his set. We had pretty good seats that I got from the fanclub - Arena A Row 4, which was the section closet to the stage on the floor. We walked to a different tube station on the way back because it was closer than the one the venue mentioned to take.
Tuesday (September 18): Classes as usual. I scored 2 free 3rd row tickets to night 2 of John's 2 SOLD OUT Royal Albert Hall shows. Everyone bum rushed the stage before the encore and Amanda and I got front row spots for the last 3 songs. She also grabbed John's setlist for me and got a horrendous bruise for it. Thanks Amanda.
Wednesday (September 19): I went to my morning Biology class, ate lunch, then Amanda and I caught the tube to Westminister Abbey for a class trip with our History of England class. Eleanor (our professor/lecturer) gave us a very informative tour of the Abbey where Princess Diana's funeral took place and where several famous people throughout history are buried under the floor (i.e. William the Confessor, Henry VI, VII, VIII, Queen Elizabeth I, Edward the Confessor, Edward I, and poets such as Tennison, Sir Issac Newton, William Chaucer (this stupid Canterbury Tales that I had to read in British Writers I Freshman year first semester), Charles Darwin). Amanda and I stuck around and took some more photos after Eleanor and most of the class left.
Today we didn't do anything, but laundry. And it rained, plus it is cold here and I believe officially fall, but do not quote me on that one.
Interesting facts I have observed thus far in London, UK:
-Not only do they drive on the left side of the road, but the steering wheels are on the other side in the car - on the right instead of the left.
-They love cucumbers here and put them on everything.
-The ketchup is called tomato sauce is more vinegar-y than ours; therefore, runny and they do not put sugar in it either.
-The food sucks - even the American candy that is manufactured here tastes weird. Starbursts taste like plastic and lipstick.
-They really like fish and when I say really, I mean REALLY.
-Instead of saying "I am going to mail this letter", they instead say, "I am going to post this letter" and their shipping is super cheap here if you are mailing within the country.
-The water smells weird - I think they don't put as much chlorine in the water and everytime I get out of the shower my hair smells like it has just been permed.
-The Coke doesn't even taste the same.
Also, I am thinking of selling a kidney or possibly taking up the skill of pick pocketing to fund a Paul McCartney ticket in a 2000 seat, tiny venue towards the end of October. Anyone willing to contribute to the "Andrea wants to see Paul McCartney before he croaks in a extremely small venue in a city where the Beatles originated" fund, I would be forever in your debt. Make international money orders, checks, and western union payments out to Andrea Hale. I also accept paypal. Thanks!
Now for the butt load of photos.
Westminister Abbey photos:
Click here for Westminister photos
Click here more for Westminister photos
John Mayer - Royal Albert Hall photos
Click here JM photos for Night 1
Click here JM photos for Night 2
Click here more for JM photos for Night 2 Part 2
Some of Amanda's photos:
Before the John Mayer show
Westminister and surrounding areas.
Owen and myself.
Eleanor! aka our professor
And a video of her telling us about something important....
Click to view First attempt to try and get Big Ben in the photograph.
WOO! We finally did it! It worked!
Waiting for Amanda to stop taking photos, so we could get back on the tube and go back to Regent's.
Me being dumb.