Living London: Hannah Klein's Semester Abroad at NYU London!: Bucket List!

London Bucket List!

I have been in London for about a month now, and am finally settled into school, the dorms, etc. So now I have started making my London Bucket list! Although I have a larger bucket list for all of the countries I will be seeing later this semester, I thought I’d focus on my current bucket list for London and what I have and haven’t done yet!

1. Go to the Globe

I have done this one twice! It was probably the biggest thing on my list. I am a Dramatic Literature major so it is a basic right of passage to see your first show at the Globe theater. This semester I have seen two shows there so far – “As You Like It” and “Twelfth Night”. Once I stood in the "yard", the other time I was sitting in the top row. It was the most amazing experience!

2. Eat Indian food – Done!!!

3. Eat fish and chips – Done!!

4. Visit Big Ben – I have seen Big Ben from afar, but I haven’t gotten up close yet.

5. Go to Notting Hill and visit the Portobello Market – I did this last weekend! The Portobello Market is a huge antique market on Saturdays in Notting Hill. It has old Rugby Balls, compasses, cricket sets, vintage china, etc. It is really fun to walk around if you have a Saturday free! Also, while you’re there, you can see the bookshop that the bookshop from the movie Notting Hill was based off of!

6. See a West End production – I have done this a few times now! I have seen War Horse, Billy Elliot, and Sweeney Todd with my Modern Drama class. In West End theaters, they sell ice cream in the aisles during interval, AND some theaters have little binoculars attached to your seat that you can rent for a pound. How funny is that?

7. Go to Abbey Road and take a Beatles picture – touristy, I know, but I want to do it anyway.

8. See St. Paul’s Cathedral – Did this on the way to the Globe theater! They are very close to each other. Such a beautiful landmark!

9. See Buckingham Palace (Will and Kate 4eva)

10. See Stonehenge (This Sunday with NYU!)

11. Go thrifting in the Camden Road Markets (a very young, cool area)

12. Go to the Brick Lane Markets

13. The London eye!! (Going with NYU in November)

14. See the Harry Potter Studios!! (Also an NYU sponsored trip!)

15. Explore the music scene in London – Have started doing this. Go to the Water Rats Theater Bar – live bands every night! Saw a great British band recently called Dance a la Plage.

16. Get a British accent. (Just kidding kind of).