For our first Saturday in London, we had two items on the agenda: St. Paul’s Cathedral and A Midsummer’s Night’s Dream in the rebuilt Globe Theatre. St. Paul’s Cathedral is a beautiful looming building just off of the River Thames. Walking to the church from the Tube stop, we passed Paternoster Row. I was excited …
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Off with their heads!
For our second full day in London, we explored the Tower of London compound which is located on the north bank of the River Thames. To get there, we took the Piccadilly line eastbound to King’s Cross St. Pancras where we switched to the circle line to get to the Tower Hill station. When you …
There should be more dancing.
Dancing at Lughnasa is set in the summer of 1936. A memory play, an older Michael narrates the summer where his uncle, Father Jack, comes back to Balleybeg and his five sisters, Michael’s aunts and mother. A lackluster set can be forgiven in favor of captivating actors bringing a wonderful script to light. However, while …
“Look at that McDonald’s!”
Today, we landed at London Heathrow airport at around 12:30 pm after a nine-hour flight and we wasted little time before we began exploring the historic city. Driving into the city, we were treated to quintessential English architecture including an interesting multi-story brick McDonald’s. Our stops for our first day were the tourist geared Piccadilly …
T-Minus 4 nights
After a week full of Shakespeare and London tips, tricks, and history, we are only a weekend off from jetting off!
Theatre in London U of A 