| During June and July 2002 I spent two months in a lab at the Institute for arable crops research - Rothamsted. This research institute is situated in Harpenden, Hertfordshire (a 30-40 minute train trip to London on the Thameslink Line). I visited London a lot, saw a couple of West End shows, went to Waterstone's (biggest bookstore in Europe), saw the BodyWorlds (KorperWelten) exhibition (wonderful), and slipped through the Underground like a native. I saw a bit of St. Alban's (mostly the cathedral). In Harpenden I lived in the Manor House, and went for a daily run on the farm, where there are Roman Ruins and lovely fields full of wheat, linseed, oats... Somehow having seen England makes me understand Sting's lyrics much better. |
