walkin in the rain

For this morning's outing we walked around Covent Garden- saw a building where Brian Epstein worked, lots of sweet bookstores, vintage clothes shops, and walked in the Royal Opera House. My professor told us about how when he was younger he used to hide in the bathroom and sneak into performances. We saw an awesome view from the terrace, and Sara decided to hold a deranged pigeon that then wouldn't get off her arm. Our professor ended the tour at one of his favorite deli's called Gaby's- I got fresh carrot/orange juice which sounds like a weird combination but was really good, and pita, hummus and falafel :) For my film adaptations class, (after discussing the 3rd harry potter and it's themes of time and transformation) we walked to the BFI (British Film Institute) to see the British film Kes. First off, the theater building was huge and had a full bar with a lounge and nice, comfortable chairs full of people, and a bookstore in the corner. The room we were in though to watch the movie was very personal, only 6 rows of seats so less than 50 in all. It was hard to understand and follow everything in the film because everyone's accents were very pronounced. I liked it in a way, but it was upsetting. It's about a little boy who has to deal with being constantly picked on at school, by his brother, his oblivious mother, other awful adults, and the tediousness of working class life. He's a pitiable character who raises a hawk- his best friend and his only joy in life. *SPOILER ALERT* the hawk dies. his brother breaks it's neck. and then it ends. Awful, right? realistically tragic? It was kind of nice to walk back from the theater in the misting rain, lost in thoughts.