We trod the boards looking for the best in British culture and art
Yesterday, on our third day in London (has it really only been three days?) we visited the Tower of London. To say I was excited to be back at the Tower is an understatement. My classmates can attest that once we emerged from the Tower Hill tube station, I ran ahead of the group, jumping …
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While I am not sure how credible this number is, Movement Strategies states that an estimated 3 million people come to visit the Tower of London every year. Meaning, roughly 8 thousand tourists, historians, school children, and locals come to walk through this historic site each day. The question is why though? For some, the …
As I walked into the Tower of London, it felt like I was walking back in time. I was so excited to read, see, and learn about all the coronations, executions, betrayals, and secrets that unfolded within the tower’s walls. My absolute favorite part of everything I saw was the Crown Jewels exhibit. Obviously, I …
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Before I tell you about my experience at the Tower of London, I need to give a couple disclaimers about myself. First, I knew very little about British culture and history before coming on this trip. I know, I know, Shawn gave us that whole series of lectures last week about British culture and history. …
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I am quite the history nerd, so a trip to the Tower of London was something I had been anticipating. Especially because this is a part of history where my knowledge is pretty vague. I knew the basics about the Tower of London. It’s iconic, it’s where the Crown Jewels are, it’s where Anne Boleyn …
The London adventures continue, this time at the Tower of London! Coming up to the Tower was truly like going back in time. The first landmark we came across, before even entering the Tower itself, was the London Wall. This wall dates back to the Roman city of Londinium and is estimated to have been …
Going to the tower of london I was really not sure what to expect. I knew that it was the home of the crown jewels but besides that I was going in blind. Upon reaching it I was very surprised to realize that it was in fact not a tower, and instead a very large …
LONDON!!! I am beyond stoked to be here. As someone with a low-income background, I’ve never thought that this kind of opportunity was meant for me. I feel out of my element in more ways than one. Regardless, I am here, and ready to learn :)) Unfortunately, I was entirely too sleep deprived to even …
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It is fair to say that the beginning of our trip defied expectations. After a tragic split in our party, I ended up being in a group of seven who made it onto a plane departing from Texas. We flew out Monday night, crossed the sea, and arrived on Tuesday, around 2 PM, at the …
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We did not have an easy beginning to our trip. Despite changing our flight to one two hours earlier, our plane to Dallas was delayed by the Monday storms. Why we couldn’t just leave during a tornado I don’t know, but by the time we made it to Fort Worth our plane to London had …
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Theatre in London U of A 