Westminster Abbey was a very fun experience for me!
Unfortunately before we got there I thought it was a castle for some reason but was politely corrected when we got there.
I also had no idea Big Ben was outside of it I thought that was super awesome. It was much bigger in person and the detailing on it really stood out more in person as well.
Once we got into Westminster Abbey I was so flooded with feeling! I don’t know why but beautiful architecture does something to me I love! It makes me feel overjoyed with thankfulness for some reason. I think it is just because so many important people have been in these places and I just feel very thankful to be standing in the same places they stood.
In terms of people that are buried there, I think one of the most exciting for me was King Richard 11 but since we have to write about actors/ writers I’ll just leave that there.
Jane Austen was there just as someone that was to be remembered and I thought that it was lovely. She was right next to Shakespeare who is also not buried there but had a memorial because of how influential his work was. Both of these amazing writers were remembered here because in their times, everyne knew their works, including royalty.
Edward Lear was another person that stood out to me, honestly it was more because of the name Lear not that I knew him but he was a painter and a poet that was very comical and timeless. He told children’s stories in his poems but is very known for his limericks.
Overall this place was so awesome to see and again I really just couldnt be more thankful that we got to experience this lovely place where SO MANY kings and queens are and have been to.
Theatre in London U of A 