Today we went to Belfast castle. There we first had a look at the building and learned that 9 cat pictures are hidden in the garden. After a long search and finding out that one of our colleagues was sitting on the last one, we finally found all of them. This cat was embedded in the seat of a bench as an image. Then we climbed up the mountain and enjoyed the wonderful view.
Time to explore the rich world
Today I decided to go to the “Harrods”, it’s one of the biggest and one of the most expensive shopping malls in London. After an amazing bus trip, over 2 hours, I arrived there. When I went inside I just saw expensive designer clothes and expensive accessories. Some of them looked very cool, but when I looked at the price and decided that just looking at them is enough. In every shop is a helper who can advise you for the product. I’m an IT student so of course I also went to the Tech area. There was also a part with Amazon & Google Products. The funny part was „Time to explore the rich world“ weiterlesen
Come from away
On Easter Weekend I had the possibility to visit a musical in London‘s West End theatre district. The theatre where I went to is named Phoenix Theatre. It is located very central. Hence, I went there by a walk of twenty minutes from where I had enjoyed a nice afternoon tea before. „Come From Away“ is higly acclaimed and has won several Tony awards, as I read in TimeOut – London’s city magazine. This musical is about plane passagers that are stranded in Newfoundland due to the airtraffic shutdown on 9/11. I was deeply impressed by the powerful live music and by the incredible actors dancing and singing on stage – what a performance! I will definitely try to discover more musicals during my time in London. This one was just the beginning.
Cave Hill
Today we visited Cave Hill. We ordered a cab because they are cheaper than a bus ticket. The cabs took us to Belfast Castle. First we walked around the castle and the beautiful park that was next to it.
Windsor Castle
On Easter Monday I took the train to go to Windsor Castle. This is where the Queen often spends her weekends. Windsor Castle is situated on River Thames and is often called „British Versailles“. It is worth a visit! You have a nice view from there and all its rooms you get to see including its chapel are really impressive and pretty.
I hired an audio guide there to inform myself about the castle‘s history and the castle itself during my tour in a comfortable way. The weather was so nice outside that I could have stayed there all the time. But the rooms inside were so interesting at the same time that I could not do without them. I recommend everyone to go there once. But you should bring enough time and also visit the town Windsor underneath its castle.
End of the first week
Not too much has happened since my last blog entry, it feels like we are all just waiting for the internship to start. But let me start where I left off on the last entry. „End of the first week“ weiterlesen
Time for some researches
Today I woke up late and I took a decision to stay at home.
I planned to do some researches regarding to the demonstrations in the town. I saw a hundred of people demonstrating and that was the reason that pushed me to do some researches. The demonstration was about the climatic changes and the industrialization. A hundred of people blocked the main roads in London to demonstrate there.
High-Tea
Last Sunday I treated myself with high-tea in a beautiful tearoom in Mayfair in the center of London. This british tradition consists of freshly brewed tea accompanied a wonderful etagère filled with sandwiches, scones and cupcakes. Heavenly!
First Week this happend
Well, our first week will pass in a few hours, so i’d like to give a short summary. „First Week this happend“ weiterlesen
A day in the Botanic Garden
Today I wanted to visit the Saint Georges Market. Google Maps and the Website of them said it is open today but the moment we arrived there it was closed. Since the weather was rather great we decided to visit the botanic garden instead to have a nice day there playing cards and talking with each other. Next time I am there I will visit the Ulster museum.
For the Rest of the Day I and the other three from the afib decided to watch some movies on Netflix and relax