Day Nine: Hyde Park
Tuesday was test day. The test was 73 multiple choice questions (random number choice, but oh well.) based entirely from our lectures and book. Cramming a full 3 semester hour class in three weeks means a lot of information to study! Since we only have two tests, this one covered over 100 pages of reading. It went better than I expected, so I was pleased.
In the afternoon, I explored Hyde Park with two graduate students from my class, Chelsea and Adrianna. It was sunny and a perfect 70 degrees outside, so we had the perfect day. Hyde Park was way bigger than I anticipated, and was so peaceful. There were little lounge chairs for people to rest in by the water (they also cost three pounds an hour to sit in!) We also visited the Princess Diana memorial fountain in the park. It was dedicated to Diana after her death, and the fountain is more of a stream. It is circular and surrounds part of the park, and it’s style was chosen to embody Diana’s characteristic of openness. Because it was such a beautiful day, parents and young children lounged around the fountain, playing in the water. It was a very enjoyable, calm day after a busy testing morning.
