Casablanca Nights
Casablanca Nights, Pavillion Hotel UK My arrival on Wednesday night in London was inauspicious: delayed flight, late arrival, rain. Though it was sunny yesterday, while I was inside most of the day at the conference, it continues to rain today, now that the conference is done, of course.
Curtains, Casablanca Nights, Pavillion Hotel UK The past two nights I stayed at the Pavillion Hotel, a “rock-and-roll/fashion/glamour” hotel that I found through a list of unusual hotels of the world. My room, as you can see in these pictures, was the Casablanca Nights room, complete with leopard print bedcovers, red and blue walls, and funky chandeliers.
Bed, Casablanca Nights, Pavillion Hotel UK Though it was raining this morning, I made good use of the dry (meaning lack of rain) weather yesterday by going for a run through Hyde Park, located just a few blocks from my hotel. While running through the park, I saw all kinds of tourist sights (including the Diana, Princess of Wales Memorial Fountain, which I hadn’t seen before) and the band for the Changing of the Guard practicing. 
Stairway, Royal Society Incidentally, the changing of the guard seems to be going on right now, for I can hear the band going past The Royal Society where the conference has been held. It’s a grand old building with marble everywhere. I think this afternoon I’ll visit the Tate Museum and then tomorrow I’m off to Oxford. It will be nice to go back to Oxford, but I’m also tired and it will be nice to get home on Sunday.
