Jack the Ripper

Tonight, our favorite tour guide, took us out for one last tour in London.  We didn't leave for our tour until 7, so it was already dark when we started.  They call this the Jack the Ripper tour.  I wasn't really sure what to expect and was a little creeped out before we left but it was really cool.  We walked around the East end of London, where all of the murders actually took place.  It was like our own private detective story.  We learned about when the murders started, the state of horror they put the city in and most importantly, all of the different conspiracy theories behind all of the stories.  Parts of the tour were pretty nasty but it was still really interesting to actually learn about a time in history that is so mysterious.  It seems so strange to me that no one ever truly figured out who this man was.  We learned about several of the suspects, and one of them actually turned out to be an American!  Other then a great tour today, I finished yet another week of my internship.  I'm still really enjoying it and getting excited to see my work pay off at the spring convention.  This weekend, I'm headed to Amsterdam and Brugges, Belgium.  It is supposed to be beautiful!  Our tour takes us by bus and ferry and we are going to drive the France and the Netherlands.  I can't wait!  It's hard to believe that in one week, I have gone from Scotland, to walking the paths of Jack the Ripper and am getting ready to leave for the Netherlands!  I really have it rough = )