While traveling to the college we got off the bus at Baker Street. I searched and searched for a glimpse of my beloved Sherlock Holmes' House... No luck! I can say that I have amasses quite a few people who want to come with me, and check out this outfit. They're even going to help me find a magnifying glass before the trip! They seem just as excited as I am, which makes me feel a tad less strange.
After the tour of the college we went to the refectory(cafeteria) where I have come to the conclusion of why Londoners are so skinny. Yes they walk a lot...but their food is less then appealing. I feel the need to introduce spices to their cuisine.
After we left the college we got lost in Regents Park, which is a fantastically beautiful place. It is filled with all sorts of flowers in every color, strategically placed. At one point I felt as though I was walking through Mr. Darcy's estate.
We walked to the Tower of London to meet up with a Jack the Ripper Walking tour!! Before starting the tour we encountered this street performer. Now normally I would pay no mind to a street performer, but i felt his "act" was so clever....I had to get a picture!
The Man without a Face... you think its Kevin Bacon under there???
On our tour our guide Emily told us a detailed account of the Ripper (formerly known as the White Chapel Murderer) and his 5 victims. She explained why the women were prostitutes, a bit of a background on each one of their lives, and how it was so easy for them to be targets. We saw actual places the murder victims were found...
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| 3rd Victim... or maybe 4th, Catherine Eddowes |
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| Where the 2nd victim was found. |
She showed us an actual whorehouse where the women worked, and detailed the conditions in which they lived. working 16 hours straight, just for a bed. It is now a girls dorm! Ahahahahaahahha!
Woke up feeling great and finished the night at.... where else??? The pubs!
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