We trod the boards looking for the best in British culture and art
Just a few days ago I took a tube ride all the way Southwark, London, and crossed the Millennium Bridge to see one of London’s most famous theatres. Shakespeare’s Globe Theatre. Shakespeare’s Globe Theatre was built in 1997 by architects Theo Crosby and John Orrell. It is a replica of the Globe Theatre that was …
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I started off the day by going to the World’s End to have my first drink of beer as a 21-year-old. I turned 21 two days before we left for the trip and I haven’t really had any interest in drinking yet so I never did. The World’s End was incredible, I did not expect …
A few days ago, I went and visited the National Art Gallery in The United Kingdom, and I saw some of the world’s most famous paintings. The National Art Gallery is an art museum that holds thousands of different styles of artworks and paintings that date back all the way to the year 1485. The …
The gates of Hampton court palace are very impressive. The gates are lined with statues, most notably a unicorn and a lion–two animals that do not exist. The building itself was quite impressive (as one would hope a palace would be). It had many small towers/chimneys coming out of the top of the building making …
I had a very good time at the National Gallery the other day. It felt far more reasonable to enjoy the paintings at this museum than at the Tate Modern because it was clear that effort was put into every single one of them. I think that the names of each painting at the National …
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I did not have the same experience at Borough Market as everyone else. I instantly lost Alex and whoever was with him and so I wondered with Madison as she looked for the bathroom. We walked for about 20-30 minutes (or that is what it felt like at least.) and as we walked I started …
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It is my nineth day in London and today I went to Borough Market. I was excited to see Borough market and all its unique foods and shops but, once I stepped into the market, I was met with an ocean of people that were walking through and surrounding all the shops. You could barely …
Bath was very different than the rest of London. The Roman influences in the architecture of London are for the most part pretty subtle, however, in Bath, it was really bold and clear. There were statues of gods and places for offerings. I am not really an architecture guy but I can spot when buildings …
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Yesterday I took a train to Bath, England, and had an incredible time! The city of bath became a spa in 60 AD when the Romans invaded England and built multiple baths and the temple of Sulis Minerva near the River Avon. The hot springs still run though the spa today, and you are able …
The other day I went and visited the Tate Modern Art Museum in Southwark, London. Which is directly across the river from St. Paul’s Cathedral. The first thing I learned when entering the museum was that it used to be the Bankside Power Station. It generated electricity from 1891 to 1981. Thirteen years later, Swiss …
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Theatre in London U of A 