Since I knew that we'd have a horrible packed lunch again on the bus, I had a really big breakfast- a croissant, 2 slices of bacon, a bagel, and some jam. :)
Madame Tussaud's: This museum started when Madame Tussaud, who worked in the French Revolution, made wax figures of deceased people. There were lots of exhibits of wax figures of famous people- movies, presidents and influential people. singers, etc. and at the end, there was an amusement park-like ride that explained the history of Madame Tussaud and what had been happening in that era. There was also a gift shop, and though we had limited time, I bought a panini with tomato, basil, and mozzarella so I'd have something nice to eat for lunch.
Regent's Park: We took a bus to a park nearby and stayed there for a few minutes.
Bus ride: Here's what I wrote when I was in the bus:
"It's burning hot here in London; the temperature is over 100 degrees. Our water bottles are nearly empty, with only a few drops remaining. We just left Madame Tussaud's and Regent's Park, and we're on the way to a new museum, but our bus's engine overheated and started smoking. The glass of the windows was fogged, and the whole bus reeked of disgusting gas. We evacuated, and now here we stand, annoyed, waiting for a new bus."
I think that basically sums that part up. We eventually did get a new bus, though.
The Natural History Museum: We had limited time here, which was really sad. I also lost part of my locket here since it broke off. I went around with my friends in the human anatomy section before we had to run back to the exit. :(
< Here's a picture of the entrance hall.
Parks: The other groups just went home from this point on, but our group's bus from before had to drive back to its shop and get fixed and we waited for a really long time. We went to another park and had ice cream while we waited. I met a new awesome friend there and we talked for hours, waiting. The bus company called us often to delay the time they'd come pick us up at, from "thirty more minutes" to "another hour," etc. Then they told us it would be a lot longer, so....
Subway: We went to go eat at Subway, where I had a ham, turkey, and tomato sandwich and ate our food at a Chinese place nearby.
We got another call from the bus agency that the old bus didn't work and wouldn't be fixed, so they'd send a new one in one and a half hours. By this time we were completely exhausted, so...
At last there was something that brightened up our moods!
< Hyde Park.
We played Mafia for a while, and then we walked to a different bus from the same company when it arrived.
And guess what?
We were in the middle of London when our. bus. broke. down.
Again.
It wouldn't move.
We parked at the side of the road and exited the bus and waited.
To pass the time, a few of my friends and I sang Mamma Mia songs. Good times. :)
Then, we took a public transportation bus and squeezed in, taking it all the way back to our campus at St. Peter's. We were screaming by the time we got back, and singing like crazy. I remember thinking that one thing I love about Oxford is that you can be as crazy as you want to and no one will look at you twice. xD
Today was a hectic day, but you know what? It was worth it. Our group became so much closer, and I met a lot of people I wouldn't have if we hadn't gone through this madness.
~Cora
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