May 30th Today, I visited the Tate Modern one of the greatest modern museums in the world. Anyone who knows me can guess that this was not my favorite spot in London. Modern art holds very little inspiration or captivation for me but there were a few pieces that I stopped to ponder. The initial …
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May 23rd-25th: Arrival and Adaptation
The voyage was long and arduous, but after many hours at 38,000 feet we made it to London! I believe that the novelty and intrigue of being in a new place was the only thing keeping me on my feet during the stretch of time between getting off of the plane and getting to the …
The London Tower and History
Something that I have forgotten about the London culture and history is how much there is and how long it has been around. On our travels to the London Tower we past many remains of old building and structure’s. How they are just integrated into to the normal spaces around the city with modern building …
Tower of London/Frozen/Phantom of the Opera 3/26/22
Today we got to visit the Tower of London and I tagged along on a beefeater tour… still not sure if I needed to pay for that or not… In any case, I was very impressed with the tour, especially since our guide was able to give much information that was left out of the …
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The Tower of London & One Who Made it Out
Based on the outside view that we were afforded during our bus tour on the first day, I was surprised by just how much there was to engage with inside the Tower of London’s walls. I think my recent time in Rome gave me the false expectation that we would be looking at stone ruins …
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Blog #2: Off With Her Head
When I first heard of The Tower of London, I pictured something similar to Big Ben. Don’t ask me why I thought it was just a singular tower that was built hundreds of years ago because I won’t be able to defend myself. In reality, The Tower of London is a grand fortress filled with …
Blog #1: Tube Rides and Crazy Guys
The London tube system is much like a subway station you would see in New York City or Chicago. My first experience with the tube was right off of the plane. My group arrived earlier than the other group, so we set off to check in to our hotel early. We boarded the tube with …
#3: On the Tower of London and Accepting Your Fate
Today’s excursion took us to the Tower of London. Walking through the room where the crown jewels were kept felt like an exercise in reverence. Past corridors of coronation regalia, like embellished swords and a robe embroidered with Tudor roses, a projection of Queen Elizabeth’s coronation flickered on the wall of a dark room. Chairs …
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5/26 – London Day 3
Long post incoming!!! This has been my busiest day yet, and it was so much fun! It started once again with Starbucks to wake me up, and shortly after I met up with our group to head over to the Tower of London. I was especially excited to visit the Tower of London because of …
Tower Of London Day 3
Today we visited the Tower of London, which actually is a fortress and not a tower at all! There are three walls surrounding the “white keep”. I learned much about British culture including many things about the keep itself. Throughout history 1000 soldiers were stationed there, and it was used as a training ground for …
Theatre in London U of A 