Day 3 - 17th June, 2002
Was out by half nine after dropping the kids to their schools. Walked upto the Redbridge tube and travelled all the way till South Kensington. Wanted to check out the way to the great Imperial College of Science, Technology and Medicine. It's nothing like a uni..just a set of many buildings. I would have assumed it to be some office or residence buildings if it weren't for the signs. But in a crowded and expensive city like London you can't expect much. In the end it's a great uni with an even greater reputation and academic excellance. Said Hi! to the Computing Admissions tutor with whom I had an appointment the next day. Roamed around the South Ken area for a bit and i have to say it's really posh with a number of museums and art galleries.
Went back to the tube station and took a train (actually had to change once in between so i'll make it trains) to Canary Wharf. It's a lovely business area with a lovely station. Lunched with Saurabh who is the first Internet friend I've ever met. And that too we became friends because he's from Imperial and I needed some information. Otherwise I don't entertain random people on the internet too much as they mostly end up asking "Do yo want to cyber?" until recently when my new site came up. Saurabh's been very helpful with a lot of things in the past and I'd like to say "Saurabh, Thanks for everything!"
After lunch I made my way back to the city to the famous Oxford Circus/Street. It's every shoppers haven with numerous shops lined on each side. Bought two jeans from Madhouse and a very pretty denim wallet from the roadside. Must have spent almost two hours window shopping and then finally made my way back to Redbridge.
posted by elusion @ 8/04/2002 07:47:00 AM,
