So after I recovered from my illness, which took about 5 full days, I finally felt up to getting out and about in London some more. Last night, my friends and I decided to go to Notting Hill Arts Club, an artsy bar that features live music seven nights a week. Many of our fellow study-abroaders had been in the past two weeks and recommended it to us, so we decided to give it a go. After walking right past the club, not having our names on the guest lists, and paying a 5 pound cover charge, we walked down the stairs into the club. Once we past through the double doors at the end of the stairs, we found ourselves in what looked exactly like the Boston University fraternity house basements - dirty, dingy, and cement-y. I was already in a crummy mood, so I decided to get a drink with the rest of my friends even though I wasn't really feeling 100%. I thought a drink would lighten the mood, but my prosecco with pear puree and a twist of orange was really not tasty at all, so I was really banking on the live music being good or else. At this point, I expected 10 full pounds of fun (cover charge + crappy drink). Thankfully, when the first act went on my mood started to brighten up. I am a big fan of live music, no matter what genre of music it is, and this night reinforced that aspect of my personality. Music is very important in my life and I hope that I continue to be able to listen to live music and have the experiences that music gives me for the rest of my life. When the first band began to play, the magic that is music made me in a better mood. Music is a very powerful wonder that completely takes you over and brings you to an entirely different place, and I was lucky enough to be moved by Tinashe at the Notting Hill Arts Club. Here is the link to Tinashe's myspace - I highly recommend his music to anyone that likes light yet still catchy tunes.
http://www.myspace.com/tinashemusic
I would also recommend the Notting Hill Arts Club - it's a bit pricey but the bands it features are typically pretty solid and it's a cool atmosphere. If you like frat house basements.
http://www.myspace.com/tinashemusic
I would also recommend the Notting Hill Arts Club - it's a bit pricey but the bands it features are typically pretty solid and it's a cool atmosphere. If you like frat house basements.
Today, Melissa and I went to the Museum of Natural History, located about ten minutes down the street from our flat. The coolest part about this museum is the building that houses it.
However, once we were inside and at the dinosaur exhibit, I realized that once you have seen one Museum of Natural History, you've kind of seen them all. After going through the mammal exhibit and seeing all of the stuffed animals, I decided I had had enough of the museum. We had been there for approximately 20 minutes. Melissa and I ambled around a few other exhibits, including one on human biology and another on very old specimens dating back to the 1800s, and then we headed out into the dreary rain and walked back to our flat.
It was a good thing we only spent an hour in the museum, because it was time to get ready to go out for our friend Deepan's birthday. He had found a really fun, trendy bar to take us to called B@1, which I would definitely recommend for anyone who wants to have a good time. They have a full menu of drinks (my favorite being Candy Pants) and a bar that is tended by some of the most high-energy people I have ever seen. They genuinely looked like they had a good time serving us alcohol. They sprayed champagne on each other, dumped ice on each other, then they poured straight liquor into one of the bartender's mouths. All while 80s and 90s hits are bumping in the backgound. Also, during happy hour, drinks are two-for-one, so basically everyone is double fisting for a few hours. I would suggest definitely hitting it up then.
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