The end of an era

So this is it. I have graduated university. Time to say goodbye to being a student and begin a new chapter of my life. My last few days were spent with friends and family in Birmingham visiting the attractions I didn't visit throughout the 3 years I spent in this city. Better late than never I guess :P  Took some time to walk around and take photos of some often visited sites as well: Curzon street station, the Selfridge's building and of course the custard factory graffiti and sculptures.

Windows desktop quality :P

This involved watching a film in the Electric cinema- the oldest functioning cinema in the UK. This was a lovely experience. The cinema was small and cosy, you could order drinks and snacks like ice cream at the bar or even get them brought to you if you bought better seats and sat on the sofas at the back. The film we saw was about a jazz guitar player from the States which was great (need to remember the name and fill this in :P ). The film was shown as part of the jazz and blues festival that was going on all week.

I also finally made it to Cadbury world! Lived 20 minutes away my whole time at uni and never managed to go, but a friend visiting was just the push I needed to finally go and see it. Had so much chocolate that day... mmm...

The day before my graduation I took my parents to the botanical gardens which I hadn't seen before either. There was a jazz concert happening there as well which added a nice touch to the relaxing atmosphere that was felt walking around and marvelling at all the beautiful flora.

Was hard to say goodbye to Millennium Court (my student house) as well. So many memories and meals were made and so many friendships were started here. Had a blast playing volleyball in the summers, snow fights in the winters, many games of mafia, many apple pies from the apple tree in first year, many wall decorations and creative ways to make the rooms look less miserable... It's been a great 3 years, hope future residents will look past the obvious shortcomings and make the most of living here. I know I did.

Some inside jokes from final year