London… sept. 10 & 11

The weather has been kind to us.. relatively warm and sunny, which means partly cloudy and cool. Theresa and I went to Kew Gardens yesterday, where we saw lots of plants, some birds, and, strangely, two aquaria. (aquariums?) There was a peacock with no tail feathers, some quail/turkey-esque birds, and something like a long-tailed, bright yellow and orange chicken. On our way out, we saw a whole elementary school troupe carrying peacock feathers. hmmm… On our way back from Kew Gardens, we boarded the wrong train and ended up somewhere in London’s waste disposal district. We got back into downtown, but not before we missed our planned boat tour of the Thames. So instead we went to the Brass Rubbing Center of London and did a couple of brass rubbings. They’re supposed to be easy, but I don’t believe it.
Today, we started with the London Aquarium (our fourth for this trip, counting the ones at the zoo and Kew Gardens). They had tiger sharks and a pool where you can pet rays.
We stopped by an arcade where our London Passes got us free tokens. I tried to play Tekken, found the controls slightly more difficult than on the ps2, and got my ass kicked. I tried House of the Dead, and died four times. Theresa tried a slot machine, but they didn’t accept our tokens…guess she’ll have to get her gambling fix elsewhere. hehe
We ate at the cafe in the Tate Modern, and then rushed through the museum itself in less than an hour. Mondrian’s work is small..don’t believe the posters.
We went to The Globe (Shakespeare’s theater) and tried to get tickets for tonight’s Macbeth, but the cheap ones were all sold out. We were getting ready to ask about shows later in the week when this dude came up to our ticket guy and talked to him, and then our ticket guy told us the news about the World Trade Center and Pentagon. No more shows for us…we headed straight back to our friend’s house and are chilling here for the evening.. good lord…

September 11, 2001. General.