london week

London Week (times not mentioned are free time for exploring London–you have a 7 day pass for all 6 zones; use it)
1. F 29 June
a. 9 am, coach to London (note checkout of room procedure for Harlaxton)
b. Noonish, Setup/orientation/shopping for rooms in Queen Mary College, Mile End (main campus)
c. 3-4 pm (Orwell and Exam discussion, common room in the student village)
d. 4:15 leave for Covent Garden for “Beat the Clock” special meal at Belgo Central (50 Earlham St., 0207 813-2233)
e. The Scoop at More London, Next to City Hall, Riverside, The Queen's Walk, London, SE1 2AA Free movie screening Fri: Bollywood comedy-drama 'Monsoon Wedding' (15) (Mira Nair, 2001). The Scoop is the sunken amphitheatre on the south side of the Thames Path next to City Hall near Tower Bridge. There's no need to book but you should be seated by 9.15pm.
2. S 30 June
a. morning, trips to markets (Brick Lane, Petticoat Lane)
b. one group may be touring to Stonehenge (by train to Salisbury, or by bus [cheapest option], then local bus to Stonehenge
c. Noonish, National Portrait Gallery (S or Su)
d. study for final exam
e. graduate research
3. Su 1 July
a. Trips to market (Portobello Road)
b. Weekly blog question-response due Sun
4. M 2 July
a. 9-10am (Orwell, "Lambeth Walk") room 125, the Arts Building
b. Class: 11 am-12:30, Dr. Peter Catterall, Queen Mary College, University of London (his office in the history dept., upstairs in the Arts Building)
c. "Assignments": groups to explore/find specific markers and areas in London report back to the group (join one of the groups below, or construct your own–run it by me for approval first–and feel free to do more than one)
i. Leah, the Geffrye Museum of interiors (Kingsland Road, London, E2 8EA; Tel: 020 7739 9893)
ii. Jeffrey, the Jeffrye Museum (sorry, no, that is a joke), Jeremy Bentham’s Corpse (Jeremy Bentham's Auto-Icon can be seen 07:30-18:00 Monday to Friday in UCL's South Cloisters)
iii. Matt, Karl Marx’s Grave in Highgate Cemetery (East Cemetery, Entry £2.00, Camera Permit £1.00)
iv. Kelly, Abbey Road Studios (3 Abbey Road | St Johns Wood | London NW8 9AY)
d. graduate research (including Institute of Historical Research)
e. study for final exam
5. T 3 July
a. Class: 9-10 am (final class, Johnny Rotten, Orwell), room 125, the Arts Building
b. 11 am, visit and tour of Houses of Parliament with MP
c. 2* pm-4, tour of West End and the Courts (from Leicester “House,” to the old Royal Stables, to Pall Mall, to St. James Palace, to Buckingham Palace to St. James Gardens, to Whitehall/Downing Street). *about an hour to start after HP visit and time for lunch
d. OR, 2-4*, Tour of City of London (especially Museum of London)
6. W 4 July
a. Class: 9 am-12 noon (EXAM), room 125, the Arts Building
b. 1-3, Tour of South Kensington/Exhibition Road area (especially British Galleries of V & A British Galleries, with guest lecturer, Dr. Angela McShane, V & A Museum/Royal College of Art)
7. Th 5 July
a. 10, Tour of River Thames, Greenwich, and East End (boat trip down Thames from Embankment to Greenwich, Greenwich Observatory, then back via light railway, and London Transport through East End, walk through Smithfield, etc.)
8. F 6 July
a. AA 0067, Departs: Heathrow, 12:15pm (check-in 10:15, leave from Mile End, 8:57am; journey takes 1:26 using tube; alternate journey at 1 hour goes to Paddington to use Heathrow Express from there–the latter is not paid for with your travel card, however)
b. Return to "sweet, home Chicago"
9. Additional note
a. I will have my cell-phone so call in an emergency or if you are lost. We are staying at: Queen Mary, University of London, Mile End Road, London E1 4NS
i. mobile: (07892) 792 705