Day 8: Reuters

Reuters London Headquarters where we visited today.

Meeting with Reuters

Big Ben and a London telephone booth.

Dinner Italiano

Kensington Palace

Kensington Palace in Hyde Park

Finally a chance of rain on our London trip today! We are all so excited to see normal London weather, it has been sunny, with temperatures in the 70’s and 80’s everyday.  I am excited to finally be able to wear a raincoat, yet somehow all of the Texans here in London brought the beautiful weather with us. Therefore it did not rain and we did not get to wear our raincoats like we had hoped. Even in Paris this past weekend, it was sunny and warm. The day after we left, it poured down rain. We actually got the morning off today which was nice. Kelsi and I had plans to see Big Ben and take some pictures, but after hitting snooze about 6 times, we decided sleeping in was conducive to the rest of our trip. We got dressed and went to Thomson Reuters. Reuters is the world’s leading source of intelligent information for businesses and professionals that news outlets use. Similar to the Associated Press, Reuters prides themselves on giving unbiased news stories. Most likely you have heard lots of Reuters stories through local news or even small news channels that do not have enough money to send individuals overseas for footage. After Reuters, we stopped off the tube and finally took our pictures in front of Big Ben and took some footage for a promo video we have to make for class. At 4:30 we had a guest speaker named Milverton Wallace. He is a tech guy that really integrated online into journalism; he was one of the first ones to really teach journalism as an online platform. After the lecture we ate at an Italian place that was grossly overpriced, yet tastefully delicious. I had rabbit that was so delectable, and a chocolate desert that was so rich, more than two bites were too much to handle. Six of us took a walk through Hyde Park after dinner, and visited Kensington Palace, where Princess Diana of Wales, and Queen Victoria lived. The park is beautiful, and it is right in our hotels back yard. Kensington Gardens connect with Hyde Park and it was once used as Henry VIII private hunting grounds. London is a beautiful city with so much to see, I need a few more months to cover all there is to see and do.