Time travel

Yesterday we went to the Prime Meridian in Greenwitch . It was about what you'd expect; we climbed a giant hill, waited in line, took a picture with our feet in both hemispheres, and left. We tried to bully ourselves into the museum since we had gone all that way but it was just all very dull (at least to us). After the trek back into town we stopped off for lunch. Now that was fun! Somehow it ended up being just myself, two friends, and the DG family (Dr. DG is my prof here and Head of the Psychology department at Baylor). His oldest son is about to start college... so it was only appropriate that we all share roommate horror stories. It was really cool to just hang out with my professor and his family talking about nothing related to class. It was a good thing that our day was relaxed because last night was the big Jack the Ripper Walk with world famous Ripperologist Donald Rumbelow. Among serial killer experts this guy is top notch. He's a retired Scotland Yard detective and is the one sought out to help Johnny Depp prepare to play Jack in the film From Hell. The walk was perfect, there was a constant drizzle and eerie cloud cover the entire time. Mr. Rumbelow told the story splendidly. His voice and knowledge made a once distant horror feel almost to close for comfort. He made us all feel as if we knew the victims personally, he demystified Jack, and took us back in time so much so that I half expected a horse drawn carriage to come around the corner in place of a London cab.
Today we went to Freud's house. Again, it was exactly what you'd expect... weird. After that Emily and I tubed out to Wimbledon to take a tour and see the museum. After dinner we went to the London Eye and got a magnificent view of the city. It was a good day. Tomorrow I'll leave for Paris. I don't plan to take my laptop so I won't be able to update the blog until I make it home to South Ken.