Why is No One Reaaaady? (Jan. 15, 2008)

Today was a lazy rainy day in London. After sleeping in and cleaning our common room, AB and I headed over to Oxford Street to run a couple errands. I got a blanket for my bed for 4 lbs (yes i know that is not how it is abbreviated Meg) and a cute school bag for 2 lbs. We also went to another large department store called Selfridges and Co.

All the major department stores have basements with food halls. Similar to Marshall Field’s, but with more markets and counters for everything, like an entire counter of bulk olives that you would buy by the pound. They also have like gelato counters and sushi counters and a couple small cafes/restaurants. The areas with desserts are reminiscent of Candy Land, with more adorable little treats than you can imagine.

Today while riding the tube, I realized that there isn’t much handicap accessibility in the city. There are lots of stairs in the tube stops and not too many ramps. The elevators (”lifts”) are used by everyone, not just those who need them and are in many cases the only way to get to from one line to another. The entrances to sidewalks have these strange uniformed bumps, I suppose for traction and so the sidewalks don’t get slippery, but I hate walking over them, so I imagine it would be difficult for handicapped people to also.

We have class again tonight. BLC and then tomorrow our first field trip to the Museum of London.

Until then…