Saturday 7 May - Vassar is celebrating its 150th anniversary. The College has been hosting celebratory events all over the US and we were lucky enough to have a celebration here is England. The event was a day of lectures and lunch followed by an evening of entertainment and dinner at the Royal Society in London. It was a suitably posh locale and event. We took an early bus into London than walked from Victoria station to the Royal Society, only getting slightly lost. The lectures were quite interesting and it was lovely to be surrounded by an atmosphere of leaning, community and aspiration, not to mention the reassuring Vassar lilt that many of the Alumnae, students and staff acquire. We had a very nice lunch, a final lecture than a tour of the Royal Society Library (celebrating its 350th anniversary this year, on Sunday) courtesy of its librarian. We then had a break so Ian and I ventured to the National Gallery to visit its shop then we went to Harrods to wander around, enjoy the ornate shops and goggle at the prices. Back by 7 for the evening portion we had drinks in on the terrace which overlooked the Mall to Buckingham palace and had the London Eye in the background. Then there was music by the Vassar chorus, and a reading of Vassar Voices followed by a slide show of photos/videos from Vassar's history. Visit http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=M2qs2GmFHjU to see the evenings opening video. That concluded then entertainment and Ian and I had to skip dinner to catch a cab and our bus home. We made it home a little after midnight, but it was an excellent event.
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