Windsor, Abbey Road, Sherlock Holmes, club

Today was unexpected.

After class, Lauren asked me if I would like to go see Windsor Castle. I agreed readily, and 11 of us piled onto a train to Windsor. We met an older British couple on the train who were apart of a Railway Club. They go every Friday night to watch films about trains and take preserved steam trains around the country. Next year is a locomotive convention in Paris.
Windsor was pretty cool looking. We didn't pay to go in however, since our BH passes didn't work and it cost 14.50 pounds. I suggested Legoland, which our BH passes did cover, but no one was interested... Oh well. Legoland will happen!

We then took the train to London and finished up our touristy things to do. We took pictures walking across Abbey Road. We went to the Sherlock Holmes museum. We went to the Beatles London store. Christine, Alyssa, and I went to Herrod's (spelling) which was crazy expensive and frankly frightened me. We then went to H&M. Much cheaper and more welcoming.
In the train station on the way back to Oxford, a community band started playing in the middle of the station. They gave a whole concert. Everyone waiting for his train stopped and watched for most of the concert. Everyone applauded and cheered after each song. I felt like I was a part of some greater moment that ripped out of mundanity and let us peer into beauty in the moments of just waiting.

We took the train back Oxford. The sunset was perfect. I wrote postcards as I sat in first class, drinking free tea with milk. I like trains. A lady who was just a bundle of joy in a small package from Dublin helped us find our way back to Christ Church. I never met anyone so enthusiastic with directions before; she even walked with us half the way. Thank you random Irish lady. Your "th" sounds are absolutely adorable.
When we got back to Christ Church, Jaclyn invited us to go to a club with a group. It was actually quite a bit of fun. I got to show off all my nerdy moves like the grocery shopping, and the sign language bird from napoleon dynamite. We left a bit early. No drinks, don't worry, Mom.