>>1608570We're supposed to be learning about all the architectural movements and the history of the countries that originated them, but I find it hard to be interested. It all just looks like blocky Western castle to me. Lunch is served in some kind of great hall, but is disappointingly standard cafeteria food rather than the more thematically appropriate medieval banquet.
Finally, the most important time of the day has arrived: Free time. While most of the castle has been preserved in various historical configurations, there's quite a lot of space devoted to recreational facilities. We're dumped into the rec room, and groups which finished earlier than us have already started using the various ping pong tables, arcade machines and suchlike.
I can see a few things which stand out. A girl I don't know dressed in bike shorts and a sports bra with a bob cut is owning everyone at DDR. Several confident-looking guys stepped up only to be utterly destroyed. I'm not the worst DDR player in the world, but she's way better than me. I could challenge her to a casual game though. It's not like there's anything stopping us playing on different difficulty levels, and I don't have the ego of any of the guys who thought they were pro. Might be a bit dangerous in this dress though.
There's an empty card table. I could try and get a game going, since I brought a set, although I'm not sure strip mahjong when I'm only wearing two items of non-footwear clothing is that smart, and there's loads of people here. There's also a door leading off to a gym, and I see the odd person go in and out. It's probably a way to let off some steam that's not as likely to cause exposure as DDR. That route also leads to the beach, but the weather is still miserable, so I bet nobody will be there.
