We trod the boards looking for the best in British culture and art
Since this is supposed to be the final/concluding blog post of this trip I guess my list will be my top ten favorite things that I have experienced so far. This is a hefty task so bear with me. Stratford: Shakepeare’s wonderland. Truly a much slower city than London, which I do enjoy very much. …
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1. Got a bagel and smoothie from Noxy Bros. 2. Wore my Harry Styles Merch from his concert the night before. 3. Took a photo of Paddington for Pride Month. 4. Had the most FABULOUS conversation with a VA staff member about the LGBTQIA+ community. 5. Went to Leather Lane Market with Brittaney and ate …
Jules and Jim was not only one of my favorite Fringe shows that we have seen but I think it also captured the ideals of Fringe theatre very well. The production itself only had three actors, the set was very minimal with sliding panels of glass, a widow with shutters, a doorway, and a table.This …
Westminster Abbey was a hot, packed experience. I loved looking at all of the architecture and the stained glass. But with the amount of people also inside with us, I wanted out. I’m learning I’m not a huge fan of crowds. No scratch that I’m not a huge fan of crowds when I am hot …
Comedy of Errors was not my favorite play when we read it in class, so I was most looking forward to how they would be handling all of the fight choreography, all of the boats, and then potential doubling as we have seen that a lot already. I was pleasantly surprised when we walked in …
Hampton Court Palace- Day 16 Hampton Court Palace is a maze within itself, not including its actual maze that is on its grounds. The two places I spent the most time were William III’s apartment and Henry VII’s home. I enjoyed William’s apartment more as I got to learn more about his life and fun …
National Gallery- Day 12 My two favorite paintings at the National Gallery were Monet’s Waterlilies; The Water-Lily Pond, Water-Lilies, Setting Sun and Water-Lilies. Of course with honorable mentions to Van Gough and Picasso. These paintings instantly drew me in as I had a childhood connection to them. We painted them in an art class when …
As you can tell our daily list of 10 things that happened during our day is not completed and there is a reason for that…as soon as I got to Borough Market I started to feel unwell. I thought maybe if I just eat and sit down for a little I will be revived but …
The Ancient Roman Baths took us back to a time where going to a public bath was a luxury. That the population of Rome took pleasure in rooms with different water temperature and pressure, places to read and socialize, and to worship their gods. My favorite part of the Roman Baths was of course the …
A Midsummer Night’s Dream and Tate Modern Museum (at least the two pieces of art I’m going to be focusing on) had an underlying theme of feminism and female empowerment for me. Both of these activities reminded me that even though it can suck to be a female in the arts (because oh boy can …
Theatre in London U of A 