I started my journey through London delirious from a lack of sleep, and ended my time there with an excess of everything. It felt like I was a tea cup poured over the brim every moment spent out in the bustling, thrumming city. Heading to Stratford-Upon-Avon was like finally pulling back on the hot water …
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Markets: May 23, May 24, June 12
May 23: Old Spitalfields, pt.1 After visiting the Tower of London, the group headed to Old Spitalfields Market. There, I had some nice curry and later, a latte. While drinking my bevy, I did some watercolor. As I stood to leave, a staff member who had been on break behind me stopped me and asked …
June 5: Clouds Above Hampton Court Palace
The day was cloudy, my mind, foggy. A lovely train ride, that old sleepy joy, took our group out to Hampton Court Palace. I didn’t nod off during this drive, but I did find myself slipping into a sort of drear. It was a kind of ironic aloofness that occasionally takes me over, where my …
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June 2: Time. Space. War.
I wish for the abolishment of time as we know it. The timepiece is a cruel mechanism demanding the allocation of human time into chunks far too small to be healthy. That said, clock mechanisms themselves are really, really cool to me. The aesthetic of gears and catchments, spinning, ticking, pulling, whirring; it’s all so …
Tucker in London! (and also The Underground)
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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Underneath London
One hotel, two days, three flights (separate security for each), and about forty hours later, the Baltimore 11 finally made it to London! Although things did not go quite according to plan—thank you, Arkansas weather—we arrived just in time to get a quick nap and shower in before our plans for the evening with the …
Ilaria’s Pub: The Tube
“THUD THUD THUD”, the resounding sound of my luggage hitting against each tile stair echoed throughout the underground tunnels. We had just completed our 9 hour plane ride and left the London airport. At baggage claim we then debated on whether taking a coach to take us to the hotel or on taking the tube. …
London: Only one tornado, three planes, four airports, and forty hours away!
Currently listening to: “American Boy” by Estelle (ft. Kanye West) After a quick trip (I say not at all sarcastically) I have finally arrived in London! This city is like no other I have ever experienced. It’s what I imagine New York to be like… if New York had nicer people and less trash. Though …
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Guys…we’re in London.
‘Ello everybody! I’m in London! But you already knew that. A little less than half of us arrived here on the originally scheduled flight and had to take the tube to the hotel. I’ve been to London before, but I had partially forgotten certain things about the tube. I remembered to tap in and tap …
The Tube
After a somewhat stressful journey we have finally arrived in London! Already I have noticed some very interesting cultural differences, although some of these may be less about the country and more about the environment of a very large city, which I am not familiar with. One of the big differences I immediately noticed was …
Theatre in London U of A 