Birmingham's city centre is amazing, busy, and trashy. The only downfall of the city is the trash that is flying everywhere. There was a market we got to run through on our way back. The art museum was not the greatest, I enjoyed the British Modern section the most. Rushing through the museum so we wouldn't be late to Cadbury World. Leaving the museum, we had to back rack through the city and back to the bus station to head in the other direction for an hour and half, by foot. We didn't get lost and we got there in time. Seeing the other parts of Birmingham was really nice. Our excuse to eat chocolate today, walking that much to walk it off before we eat it. The total amount of miles we walked today was just under fourteen miles.
Anyway, we finally get there and our feet hurt because we were stupid to wear boots and not tennis shoes. Walking up to the entrance, I was praying to see a chocolate river and receive a golden ticket, but I sadly didn't. Not Charlie and the Chocolate Factory. Instead, I bought fourteen pounds worth of chocolate. The exhibit was alright, and the 4D ride was cool. I got to learn how chocolate was made and the history of the Cadbury business. I'm glad we did it. My stomach was hurting from the chocolate we ate, even though it wasn't even that much. I expected to eat a lot more. I went to Cadbury World and ate less than a chocolate bar, pathetic. I needed real food. I asked someone how to get back to the city and she recommended the train next door. It was really cheap and took only fifteen minutes to get back on New Street.
Arriving back onto the busy streets filled with shoppers, we were trying to find cheap, good food. It was a huge struggle. We settled for a place called, "Homemade Burgers Co", I think. It was greasy and good, but didn't agree with my already chocolate tummy-ache. Walked in the mall afterwards, and bought a grey skirt at Forever 21 in the clearance section. That mall was huge, and the FOrever 21 was huge. I wished we could have stayed longer. They even had a Victoria's Secret.
We were walking back to the bus station with trash blowing at us. It was extremely windy. Anyway, you probably already guessed what we did next. Take the buses back from Birmingham, to London Victoria, and finally to Canterbury City Centre. Bus back to Uni. It was a long day, another city checked off the list.
Checklist:
- This weather makes me sad. It's like Wisconsin early Spring. April/May weather. I am always thinking that the weather is going to get warmer and warmer but it stays the same chilly temperature. Not cold, not warm. Not warm enough for shorts and not warm enough without a jacket.
- I forgot if I told you, but, I managed to book a small trip to Edinburgh, Scotland and a day trip to Wales. For Scotland, I'll be taking a train.
- Planning a weekend trip for Calais, France. In two weeks, after I get all my school work done and turned in. It will be cheap because we take a bus to Dover (free for me), and sixteen pound round trip on ferry, and then one night in a hotel.
- I finished my first essay! It was on the Mona Lisa, so now when I go to the Louvre in April, I will know more information then I did.
- Now I am working on my presentation on Theodore Géricault's Raft of the Medusa. And my second essay.
- Friday night was a really great night with Michaela. Fancy (slightly expensive) salad dinner (at least it wasn't Rutherford) and then live music at Woody's pub.
- Started watching Friends on Netflix.
- Started to drink warm lemon water in the mornings (look up the benefits).
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