We have officially reached the end of our “study abroad” program, and while I am excited to be going back home (I miss my girlfriend’s cat), I am really going to miss England. Stratford-upon-Avon is such a beautiful city, and I am so glad that I got the time to explore and view the city, …
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6/15: The V and A Museum is a Funny Name and (Out of Nowhere) Opinions about Hunting
When first strolling through the museum, I was desperately looking for clocks so that I could talk about Back to the Future: The Musical, which is one of the best musicals I have seen since Kinky Boots. Instead, I found a painting called “Still Life with a Dead Stag” and as soon as I saw …
6/14: How to (somewhat) Succeed at Fringe Theatre
I was originally going to talk about The Murder at Haveshame Manor, which is a play I saw that went horribly wrong, but that actually happened to us during The Mousetrap… So, I figured I would talk about How To Succeed In Business Without Really Trying instead. I had worked on this show before, so …
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6/13: I still don’t like Guided Tours and Westminster Abbey
Westminster Abbey is one of Londons oldest and most respected churches, with lots of respected artists, authors, and scientists buried within the grounds and on display to the public. While it felt a little wierd to walk over the plaques (and tombs) of those that are dead, it was still very exciting to see so …
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6/12: Comedy of Errors and Shakespeare’s Globe 2: Electric Boogaloo
There were a lot of good aspects when seeing Comedy of Errors at the Globe; the acting was great, some of the jokes were spectacular, and the staging was very funny. Yet there were two major elements that detracted from my viewing experience, the scorching hot rays of the sun and the very distracting captioning …
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6/7: Lost in the Hedge Maze at Hampton Court Palace
Waking up at 9:00 am for the first time in nearly a week was a rough start to what would be a beautiful day. We got to Hampton Court around 10:15 and headed straight to the palace, crossing a bridge that had a beautiful view of the Thames River. When we arrived at the palace, …
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6/4: Picking on Flowers at the National Gallery (Van Gogh is sick)
Visiting the National Gallery was one of my most anticipated stops during our entire time abroad in London. Vincent Van Gogh is my favorite painter of all time, not just because of his paintings but also because of his tragically beautiful life, and there were four of his paintings currently on display at the art …
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6/1: Pies and Watermelon Juice at Borough Market
When thinking about the best food that I have eaten on the trip, the markets that we have visited have been good, but not my favorites. In fact, besides Spittlefields, both Borough Market and Cucumber Alley have been, overall, pretty disappointing. At Spittlefields, there was a huge variety of both food to eat and stands …
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5/31: Bath time with Frankenstein’s Monster
So, we visited the Ancient Roman Baths in Bath, England and it was a very fun day trip. Personally, the Roman Baths themselves were a little bit underwhelming, but I think that is mostly due to my already having visited them before with my parents a few years ago. They had not changed much, but …
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5/30: Midsummer Madness and the Tate Museum of Modern (F)Art?
A Midsummer Night’s Dream performed at Shakespeare’s Global Theatre is probably THE best straight play that I have ever seen. I absolutely adored every aspect of the show, and I had a huge grin on my face the entire time. I loved the acting in particular (and normally I am very nit-picky about acting), specifically …
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Theatre in London U of A 