London

I flew British Airways from Stockholm to London, which was smooth and easy. Here in London I'm staying with an old friend of mine, James Allgrove. We went to elementary school together back in Connecticut. Shortly after I moved to PA, James moved back to the UK. Now he lives in an ideally located apartment in central London, goes to LSE for Economic History and is doing an internship this summer nearby at Merrill Lynch. I got in around dinner time, so we just ate and walked around the area the first night.


I figured a ride up the London Eye would be a great way to start my time in London. The London Eye cantilevered over the Thames River and is currently the largest ferris wheel in the world. The inventor of the ferris wheel went to RPI!

Good view of Big Ben from the top.

After lunch I went to the Tate Modern art museum which was excellent. Its housed in an old power station right at the end of the famous millennium pedestrian bridge which was shut down for 2 years to be re-engineered so it wouldn't wobble so much. The main exhibits are free, but I paid a bit more to see the current exhibitions on Cy Twombly, urban portrait photography and street art.

That night we went with some of James's friends to a club down the street from his apartment, which was pretty fun. College life in London is a lot different than in Troy NY!