Kings Cross

We had our first day of classes today.  It wasn't too bad, but I am definitely not used to staying awake for 6 hours of class.  We had to take the Tube from our flat at Kilburn Park (pictured) to Baker Street.  After class let out, we caught the Tube back to the flat to drop off backpacks before heading out to explore a little more.  

We took the Tube to Kings Cross Station to find Platform 9 and 3/4. When we entered Kings Cross, the center had this huge white lattice ceiling sculpture thing! It spanned from the middle to both sides.  We saw a sign for Platforms 9-11 so headed over to look for 9 and 3/4.  I was almost disappointed when I realized it required a ticket to get to the platforms, but then Rachel spotted 9 and 3/4.  It was just off to the right before proceeding onto the platforms. 

Luckily the line was only two groups of people, so we didn't wait long before taking our pictures with the trolley cart.  I pushed hard, but the trolley wouldn't go any further.  Looks like I'm a muggle after all.

After we exited Kings Cross, we went across the street to St. Pancras Station, another stop with several transfers and the national rail trains.  The architecture on the building was beautiful and unlike any of the surrounding buildings.  We didn't venture inside but got some great pics of the outside.

Last, we headed next door to St. Pancras to The British Library, which holds some of Shakespeare's first drafts, the Magna Carta, Da Vinci's writings on architecture and other topics, some of the world's first translations of the Bible, Mozart's tuning fork and one of his compositions, Handel's Messiah, and original hand-written lyrics by the Beatles.  Unfortunately, we weren't permitted to take pictures in the exhibit but I got a few of the entrance.  The statue in the plaza area was of Newton.