Jeepers Creepers!

On Friday, I met Taylor at the Borough Farmer's Market. The market was incredible. Incredible. I took the Northern Line from the Angel to London Bridge station. When you walk out from the tube station, there's a large overpass with an archway in the center. If you walk down this passageway, you find yourself amid the hustle and bustle of the market.

Here's a choppy, unsteady video of the approach. I was trying to be discreet about taking the video, but it just ends up feeling a bit like a roller coaster ride.



I enjoyed numerous free samples and while I bought a few luxury items (mozzarella di bufalo, proscuitto, cheese aged in red wine), I also got some fresh vegetables and fish for my regular meals. Some of the prices were better than the grocery stores and the food was much fresher, so I'm considering getting some of my vegetables at the market in the future.

Also, they had a lot of exotic or unusual food items. For instance, one butcher was selling ostrich meat (£4 for a steak). Others sold duck eggs, pheasants, partridges...



I've never seen anything like this in America, and it makes me love England all the more. I would definitely consider coming here for graduate school or a job. What an incredible city!

Yesterday, Taylor, Abbey, Matt, and I bought student rush tickets for the Woman in Black, a thrilling play that has been running at the West End since 1989. We had a bit of time to kill before showtime and wandered around Covent Garden.

We encountered a very strange man with a unicycle. The man was shirtless with gold, glittery pasties with tassels. There was a huge crowd gathered to watch him perform although he was pretty much just taunting this little kid named Boaz (or something) who couldn't throw for beans.



We went back to the theatre and found our seats. The play was fantastic! I'd seen the movie, but it translated so well to the stage. It was interesting and suspenseful. The audience was very involved and there were several moments where people actually jumped and gasped. The whole play was done with a cast of two people, and they pulled it off beautifully.