Thursday night...

Nothing too exciting today. Spent most of the day in the room working on the dissertation. I was trying to track down a quote by Elizabeth in one of her speeches. I did and I think it is a significant find. I still have a tad bit of follow up on it to see if I can find it in a 16th century source.

Tomorrow I go to the little town of Kew, home of Kew Gardens, and the National Archives. I get to look at a manuscript of Elizabeth, her translation of Boethius' Consolatio Philosophiae. It probably has not been looked at in 100 years. I am excited to see it up close.

Here's a little glimpse into my life. These are pictures of my little room. It's not much but at least the bed is comfortable. It is 30 pounds per night, 60 bucks and about the cheapest you can find in London outside of a hostel.



Here's a glimpse of the little mall near Victoria Station (underground and rail) that I hang out at a lot. If I want to go anywhere in London I start at this tube station. It is huge and has a food court like a mall. It has a KFC, Subway, McDonald's and Burger King and a few other pubs and other fast food places. It also has a little grocery where I buy some bread, pb and j, and soft drinks. I have a little fridge in my room.




the last one is a picture of the phone booth where i call Kristen every night. For some reason my phone in my hotel does not take 800 numbers and that is what I have to call to use my calling card. Cheers.