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Aug. 20th, 2007 04:38 pmToday's my last day visiting ![[livejournal.com profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/external/lj-userinfo.gif)
morganlf--it's been a whirlwind.
The day after I arrived, we whisked off to Wales, where we visited Aberystwyth, a Welsh "beach" town. The town hasn't changed much since the Victorian era, and the huge 19th century townhomes lining the ocean have been converted into B&Bs. The major attractions are the ruins of Aberystwyth castle, which was once occupied by Owain Glyndwr, an electric train that takes you about two hundred feet up a hill ("Come see the marvels of the next century!") and one of the largest camera obscura in the world. It ended up being a surprisingly relaxing weekend....
Photos from Wales are available here...
Last week was spent mostly at the British Library, wheremorganlf is working. I spent the days in their incredibly comfy chairs that have built-in power outlets working on one of my last major chapters for my dissertation. I'll be very happy once I get this monkey off my back! It was a wonderful place to work though, especially with the nearby proximity of the BL's cafe which makes some of the best coffee I've ever tasted! (Thank god for Lavazza....)
We also had some good meals out--for Alison's birthday, we went out withowlfish and her significant other to St. John, which in a London restaurant specializing in "nose-to-tail" eating. We had excellent appetizers, but the rest of the meal was a bit disappointing, particularly the desserts, at least as far as I was concerned... Thankfully, much better food was to come!
We had a lovely night out withfallowpastures, his significant other, and his cousins, where we consumed "Bishop's Finger" (love the beer names here), and found some of the best Indonesian food I've had this side of the equator. Don't get me wrong, I love Indo Cafe and Simpang Asia, but this was enak sekali!
This last weekend,morganlf and I visited Paris. We took the train across the Chunnel, which was surprisingly easy and uneventful. We stayed in the Marais district, just footsteps from the Seine. We took in most of the touristy sights--the Louvre, the Eiffel tower at night, Notre Dame--as well, as some others--the museum of the middle ages, the National Musem of Natural History with it's gardens, and as many of David Lebowitz's suggestions on places to eat in Paris as we could....
Pictures are available here...
I'll try to post more details and provide some context for the various photos after I get back to CA.
morganlf--it's been a whirlwind. The day after I arrived, we whisked off to Wales, where we visited Aberystwyth, a Welsh "beach" town. The town hasn't changed much since the Victorian era, and the huge 19th century townhomes lining the ocean have been converted into B&Bs. The major attractions are the ruins of Aberystwyth castle, which was once occupied by Owain Glyndwr, an electric train that takes you about two hundred feet up a hill ("Come see the marvels of the next century!") and one of the largest camera obscura in the world. It ended up being a surprisingly relaxing weekend....
Photos from Wales are available here...
Last week was spent mostly at the British Library, where
morganlf is working. I spent the days in their incredibly comfy chairs that have built-in power outlets working on one of my last major chapters for my dissertation. I'll be very happy once I get this monkey off my back! It was a wonderful place to work though, especially with the nearby proximity of the BL's cafe which makes some of the best coffee I've ever tasted! (Thank god for Lavazza....)We also had some good meals out--for Alison's birthday, we went out with
owlfish and her significant other to St. John, which in a London restaurant specializing in "nose-to-tail" eating. We had excellent appetizers, but the rest of the meal was a bit disappointing, particularly the desserts, at least as far as I was concerned... Thankfully, much better food was to come!We had a lovely night out with
fallowpastures, his significant other, and his cousins, where we consumed "Bishop's Finger" (love the beer names here), and found some of the best Indonesian food I've had this side of the equator. Don't get me wrong, I love Indo Cafe and Simpang Asia, but this was enak sekali!This last weekend,
morganlf and I visited Paris. We took the train across the Chunnel, which was surprisingly easy and uneventful. We stayed in the Marais district, just footsteps from the Seine. We took in most of the touristy sights--the Louvre, the Eiffel tower at night, Notre Dame--as well, as some others--the museum of the middle ages, the National Musem of Natural History with it's gardens, and as many of David Lebowitz's suggestions on places to eat in Paris as we could....Pictures are available here...
I'll try to post more details and provide some context for the various photos after I get back to CA.
