Down Time

I've not been to the library for a few days, because my friend, Alicia, arrived Saturday morning. I took Friday off to do mundane chores (like laundry) and have spent the weekend showling Alicia some sights and having some fun. We had dinner out and a bit of a pub crawl with most of the girls of the family and did some shopping today. Tomorrow, we take the train down to London.

Tomorrow is a touristy day. We arrive in London around 1 and will head straight to the little hotel in Ealing I've booked for three nights. Once we've dumped our bags in the room (and I've secured my laptop under lock and key), we're heading into central London for some sightseeing. We've got 8 p.m. reservations on the London Eye, so I figured we'll wander around that area for a bit. Westminster Palace (aka Houses of Parliament, St. Stephen's Tower (which houses Big Ben), and Westminster Abbey are all in this area. I figure there's plenty to keep us busy until it's time to queue for our ride on the Eye.

Tuesday is when I go back to researcher mode and head to the National Archives. I've been working on a documents list for a couple of days now. It's already huge. I think my game plan is going to have to be to do a quick scan of the documents and check for relevance to my general thesis. Those that fit get copied for close reading later. This seems the best way to accumulate all the info I need in a short span of time.

We'll just have to see how that goes. Stay tuned.

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