Hops and Hills

My flat/dorm is at the bottom of a rather steep hill, and my classes are at the top of it (of course). Here's a photo taken halfway between the two points, where the ground levels out for a little while.

The right-hand fork will take you down the hill to the building I live in. To the immediate left of this photograph is the Bristol Museum, which is connected to the Earth Sciences and Law Library. Below are two photographs of the library part of the building.

Needless to say, I am very, very jealous of the Law and Earth Sciences students. Everyone on campus is going on and on about how fantastic the Humanities Library is, because they renovated the interior this summer. I appreciate the timeliness of the renovation (usually everything happens the year after I graduate). However, our building is really modern on the outside as well as the inside. I can get modern at home. I can't get this!

In other news, I went to the Freshers' Fair yesterday, where all of the campus clubs have tables and business representatives from around town forcefully accost you with leaflets and promotional coupons. I didn't really care to sign up for anything; I'm planning on spending my time studying and sightseeing, not hanging out with the Pantomime Club. And yes, they do have that here. However, I did join one group. They are the Bristol Real Ales Society, or as I call it, Pub Club. We'll get together once every week or every other week and go taste beer and cider at pubs and cellars around town, plus members get discounts at some pubs when they go there on their own as well. It was too British for me to pass up.

This Pub Club and its discounts will also come in handy in a couple weeks, when Emily comes to visit. I bet her yesterday that England would win the England vs. France Rugby World Cup tournament this morning. I lost. I now owe her a pint.