Wednesday, May 18, 2011

Jack the Ripper

Busy day today!  I visited the Magistrate courts today to see first hand how they system works and watch a few trials go underway in person.  Not going to lie, they weren't particularly exciting, and it really didn't help that in the public gallery it can be hard to hear exactly what was going on.  Still, an insight into the court system over here was worth a look.

Got to visit the Imperial War Museum as well, which turned out really fun.  Out of all the museums I visited on the trip I think I preferred it the most.  Aside from being able to see a good amount of tanks, planes, and other vehicles from the various wars, they had several exhibits about the Holocaust, secret agencies, and of course WWI and WWII.  The WWI exhibit in particular had a section devoted to recreating the feel of WWI trenches even down to the smell.

Tonight our entire group had a prepaid dinner at a pub and went on this walking tour focused on Jack the Ripper as well.  We walked around the region the murders took place in and saw several of the areas the bodies were found.  Of course, just about all of the city has changed since then, but the different places out tour guide took us were the places of the original crime scenes.

Tomorrow we have a yet to be announced event at the New Scotland Yard and I believe Buckingham Palace.  No idea what's planned but I'm sure it's exciting.  See you then!

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