After leaving our London hotel Friday morning, we took a quick day trip to Oxford where I got a bad sunburn and saw a lot of Harry Potter film sets, oh and historical colleges of course. That night we arrived in Stratford upon Avon where we rested on our soft guesthouse beds and explored a …
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Fading Stained Glass at the V&A
Today we ventured through quite a long tunnel to arrive at the Victoria and Albert Museum. This museum carried thousands of years of culture and tradition from hundreds of countries. I found myself stuck in the medieval sections that focused specifically on Christian art, tapestry, and sculpture. I noticed this stained-glass carving above and was …
How to Succeed in a Fringe Show
So far we’ve been able to see two fringe shows: Jules and Jem and How to Succeed and Business Without Really Trying. I found that compared to the West End shows that I saw, Fringe Theatre matches or almost exceeds their level of talent. Both fringe shows had at least one popular name/ television or …
The Abbey of all Abbeys
Today we toured Westminster Abbey in which we were told to focus on the graves we walked on and the statues we looked up at. Westminster Abbey was a huge structure that housed a place of worship, a royal wedding venue, the seven-thousand-year-old coronation chair, and over three thousand tombs. The building was surrounded by …
The Errors of Comedy
We came back to the Globe! On Thursday we crossed the crowded Millennium Bridge once again to meet at the matinee showing of Comedy of Errors. Our seats were directly across from the stage at this show, which gave us a better perspective of the staging and movement of the actors. From the beginning, I …
The Palace with a Chocolate Room
Exploring Hampton Court Palace was quite a trip. We started our morning with a short and sleepy train ride to a beautiful small town with a river running through it. Once we got to the palace, I was overwhelmed by the colorful view of rainbow flowers in front of the building. The building was a …
Baby Faces and Floral Stills
Our day at the National Gallery was successful! After exploring the many rooms full of iconic and beautiful artwork and spending seventy pounds at the gift shop, I left feeling fulfilled. The National Gallery had multiple rooms that included biblical paintings. Many featured the birth and crucifixion of Christ, and some portrayed other stories and …
Borough Market’s Chocolate Pot Changed My Life
After weeks of anticipation, we finally went to the market I’ve been craving since we’ve gotten here: Borough Market. While preparing for this trip, I started seeing more and more TikToks and Instagram posts about London, tourism, and studying abroad. After two of my close friends sent me the same video of Borough Market, I …
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Splish Splash in the Roman Baths
On Wednesday morning, we got to run through the iconic Paddington station and get on a train to Bath. After an hour and a half of awing over the beautiful British countryside, we reached our location and were immediately stunned by the delightful weather and dazzling structures. A small group of us got a delicious …
Matisse and Midsummer
Yesterday we embarked on one of my favorite activities, art museuming! We walked through all the pigeons and across the Millennium Bridge to get to Tate Modern Art Museum. This museum was huge with over four floors full of free art and cheap exhibits. We were set free to wander around and view all the …
Theatre in London U of A 