That afternoon I took a train to London--I can't wait to go back, because I spent less than 12 hours there, and didn't get to see much. It was exciting pulling into Waterloo Station and seeing the London Eye, though! And after a moment of confusion, even the Underground was pretty simple.
Watched my first Rugby match on Saturday afternoon in Archers--England beat Wales in the Six Nations. Have to admit, rugby looks like a rough game, and they do take a beating. I'm excited to try it out next week.
But, watching the Superbowl last night, you can see why Americans wear pads. Rugby doesn't have anything like the full speed spear tackles in American football. I watched the Superbowl at a club called Wahoo. It was broadcast at 11:30pm on BBC, and announced by a right tackle from London's American football team. He was terrible--he felt the need to describe in full detail a screen play with 11 arrows...one to show where every player went during the play. And I missed the commercials! I ran into some American football players for Southampton Solent (the other uni in the city) walking back, who situated me with a secret 1.99-pound value meal at one of the kebab shops. I think I'm meeting the Southampton team Tuesday, and if I'm lucky I can play in their "match" next Sunday.
Yesterday I also visited the Southampton Maritime Museum. It's housed in an old (600 years!) wool warehouse, turned prison, turned museum, right on the docks. The Mayflower sailed from Southampton, but the main city docks weren't built until about the 1840s. They were knocked down and rebuilt a few times. For a while, it had the worlds largest floating dry docks and the worlds largest cruise ship terminal. The Titanic sailed from Southampton in 1912, and there is a memorial on the water.
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