London, day one
After a bad night, I woke up early to walk around a little bit before the meeting began. I was surprised to see that in the heart of London, they still leave milk on doorsteps
After some wandering, with a little help from the excellent offline TripAdvisor app
I found the Royal Society. It is a swanky as it sounds, and every wall is adorned with an original oil or photo of one of their famous past members (Rutherford, Newton, etc). Here's a famous print of Watson and Crick:
After my sleepless night, I was almost ready to find a corner to curl up on the plush red carpeting, but decided against it. In any case, the meeting was fantastic: every talk was interesting, and you could feel the excitement in the room. After a full day, I had twenty minutes in the National Portrait Gallery before they closed, which was wonderful but obviously not enough time. Next: fish and chips time! Unfortunately the place I found was not great. After watching a Nevermind the Buzzcocks, I turned in early.
After some wandering, with a little help from the excellent offline TripAdvisor app
I found the Royal Society. It is a swanky as it sounds, and every wall is adorned with an original oil or photo of one of their famous past members (Rutherford, Newton, etc). Here's a famous print of Watson and Crick:
After my sleepless night, I was almost ready to find a corner to curl up on the plush red carpeting, but decided against it. In any case, the meeting was fantastic: every talk was interesting, and you could feel the excitement in the room. After a full day, I had twenty minutes in the National Portrait Gallery before they closed, which was wonderful but obviously not enough time. Next: fish and chips time! Unfortunately the place I found was not great. After watching a Nevermind the Buzzcocks, I turned in early.
