Our month as a merry little band of theatre groupies is coming to an end. We have spent our last couple days a few hours from London in Stratford-Upon-Avon, the town put on the map by William Shakespeare’s illustrious writing career. On our way to this town, we stopped at Oxford. We mostly navigated the …
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Overhaul at the V&A
Directly accessible from the tube, the Victoria and Albert Museum is full of beautiful collections that will put one in decision paralysis. There are six floors full of history curated over the last two hundred years. My favorite exhibit was the Photography Centre. There were slides you could flick through using a light table machine. …
3
Three is a magic number according to the great Schoolhouse Rock. I am inclined to agree with the educational musical shorts. Three is also the number of shows I have seen in London that constitute as Fringe Theatre. As of the writing of this blog post, I have seen thirteen plays in total which means …
Does anyone have a Walkman?
First off, I would like to say I have long been fooled about Westminster Abbey. The famous church where the United Kingdom crowns their monarchs is not the building adjacent to Elizabeth Tower (the iconic fancy tower with the clock which most of us incorrectly refer to as Big Ben). Parliament sits next to the …
Ah, thy sun tis bright
I have attended two performances at the reconstructed Shakespeare’s Globe. Let me say, the best view is an illusion. For our second performance, Comedy of Errors, we had traditional good seats: dead on the stage. However, there is the slight problem of the sun. Yes, the glorious day star which is notoriously bright shined right …
Long Live the King
June 6: While this was supposed to be our tour of Westminster Abbey, also known as the place with the iconic clock tower, this excursion was postponed. In lieu of this iconic London iconography, I took a trip to a different famous London landmark: Tower Bridge. The two sky bridges that connect the recognizable towers …
Just a Couple of Classics
On June 3, we only had one item on our agenda: the National Gallery. The outside of the building is currently being restored but the gallery itself is open to the public (for free!). There were so many paintings to see in various rooms. I tried to take some time to truly “appreciate” some of …
A Berry Wander
Rolling back the tape of this trip, I want to talk about my solo river walk across the Thames. On Sunday, May 28, I began my free day with some fluffy Japanese pancakes from a restaurant just a couple streets up from my accommodations. Then for the main activity of the day, I took the …
Veni Vidi Vici
Just an hour and half outside of London is the idyllic town of Bath which was also a Roman settlement, a perfect day trip. Walking from the train stop, I saw old red phone boxes that had been filled with flowers! Instead of grabbing lunch, I opted for a quick and easy dark chocolate truffle …
the joining of intellect and relaxation
Our first Monday was a nice restful day. On May 29th, I went to the Tate Museum of Modern Art, finally had fish and chips, got a new book, and read (and napped) in the park. To describe the most exciting, London exclusive part of the day, the Tate Museum, I will be focusing on …
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