Aimless wandering...

Yesterday all I did was go to class and then just walk around central London. I eventually found Covent Garden, the Strand, and made my way back over near St James park and Trafalgar square. Basically I'm trying to get a feel for the place, so I was definitely pleased to recognize a few things. London streets are still completely mad, though. I travel around with my London A-Z (Brits say "zed" instead of "zee"), and don't look out of place bc that is a map that even most londoners have, since the streets most certainly do not resemble a grid, and its all haphazard and jumbly. Also, I'm used to being able to orient myself by Lake Michigan and the Chicago River (like, the movie theater is just west of the lake and just north of the river), and here the Thames winds all around and is absolutely useless. Though I was definitely happy because within the past two days I've had three people ask me for directions, which means I look like I might belong here! Super exciting, except for the fact that I had to tell each of those people I probably had less of a clue than they did.
I also found that my bread had gone mouldy, so I guess that they don't put as many preservatives in it here. Also, they sell eggs on the unrefridgerated shelves of the grocery store, though it says to refridgerate after buying. Weird. Lots of organic food, too, though that might only be at the yuppie store near me. They do have street fruit vendors as well, but I haven't gotten anything there.
Tonight we are all having dinner here and hopefully going out, since we don't have class tomorrow. We are going to be going to Hampton Court though, and if I wake up early enough, the Royal Courts of Justice to see lawyers in funny wigs.
The pictures are of a Starbucks, a seemingly Celtic-themed Indian restaurant, and an old Gothic church near me in Chelsea.