Sliding Down King Arthur's Seat...
This past weekend, five friends and I went to Edinburgh, Scotland. Of all the great things we did, climbing King Arthur's Seat was by far my favorite. It’s a mountain at the edge of the city with a royal view. After about a half hour of hiking, we reached what we foolishly thought was the top, only to see the true summit looming ahead. The second half of the hike was a series of stairs traversing the mountain, since it was too steep to just hike up. We finally reached summit (after many stops for picture opps) and were blown away by the beauty… it seemed like you could see all of Scotland! We hung out on top and took in the scenery, then began the climb down. After about 2 minutes we realized this was way harder than going up! We had accidentally gone down the wrong side and ended up butt-sliding half the mountain!! Once we got to the bottom and felt out of danger we were able to laugh about our stupidity.
My classes in London are going well. In my favorite class, Art History, our schedule can change at the drop of a dime, depending on what exhibits are opening. We recently went to an art auction, which was so cool - I felt very high society. Last Thursday we went to the Tate Modern to see a new exhibit, which was a crack in the large entrance hall. An artist actually came into the Tate and created a very real looking crack that ran through the whole space. Baffling as it was, it was very cool. I actually almost fell into the crack at one point when I wasn't looking down!
I’m still having the time of my life in London. I sometimes wish that I could stop having so much fun so that time wouldn't go by so quickly!
