Amber here. Yesterday was a good day...the night, not so much, but I'll get to that later. We slept in a little and had breakfast with a nice Australian couple in the hotel before heading walking the short two blocks to the British Library. For us English people, this was nothing short of awesome. We got to see Shakespeare's first Folio. the original Beowulf, Magna Carta and even Alice in Wonderland, complete in longhand with drawings. We bought some neat Shakespeare books at the gift shop...to all my fellow cat lovers, you will die when you see Shakespeare Cats!!! Then, it was off to the train station to purchase tickets for our train ride to Stratford today--very easy and painless, and not that expensive. Later, we headed to the Globe Theatre to see Coriolanus (I think I'm misspelling that!) and sit in the galleries as the rich folk. Let me tell you, it was still uncomfortable sitting there with no chair back for three+ hours, but it was a great experience. The theatre was nothing short of beautiful and has all the details we teach about in our English rooms, including the stars on the ceiling. It wasn't my favorite play by far, as the main character was too hard to sympathize with, but I still enjoyed it. We managed to make it to the Tate Modern to see some crazy art work. My favorite was some Matisse snail cutout and the Guerilla Girls prints, which are very girl power in terms of mocking the white-loving men in the art world. Dinner was great--Italian gnocchi and wine. But alas, not much sleep again for the two of us as our neighbors were loud, screaming in a language I didn't understand and playing that awful Euro techno music I despise. They still didn't shut-up even after I politely knocked on their door and asked them to be quiet. Oh well, another day on three hours of sleep. Now if only I could get a hot shower. We're off to Stratford to see more Shakespeare.