6 September, 2012
When in London. . . get a cheesy picture in a telephone booth!
I knew it was going to be a great day when I woke up with
“No Place Like London” from Sweeney Todd ringing through my head. After a good
ol’ English breakfast, complete with hot-chocolate, our group went on a sight-seeing
bus tour of London.
Our tour guide’s name was Heather and she was a HOOT. We
learned a ton about the city, its founding, and even some random trivia, such
as the fact that one can buy anything at Herrod’s, supposedly the world’s most
famous department store. A prince from somewhere once bought an elephant there
in the 1980s. We took some group pictures at Buckingham Palace and Tower
Bridge, complete with the Paralympic rings. My favorite part of the tour was
seeing old London, including Fleet Street, which prompted me to sing, of
course…
We ended up in Covent Gardens, a farmers market that dates
back centuries. Streets around the square have names like Poultry street, Milk
street, etc., because back in the day, that was where those particular markets
were located. It’s still a functioning farmer’s market too (shout out to my
local-shopping friends!!)
A friend and I spent the afternoon in the National Gallery,
where we saw Van Gogh’s Sunflowers,
da Vinci’s Madonna of the Rocks, and
my favorite, Caravaggio’s Last Supper,
among thousands of other priceless works. The best part was that it was free!
For the evening, I went and saw Les Misérables! Those of you who have been around me recently know
that I just finished reading the novel Les
Misérables, by Victor Hugo. It’s the best story in the world, as far as I
am concerned, because it’s all about grace! The show was absolutely phenomenal.
And because I got a student discount, I paid £27.50 instead of £65 for a floor seat
in the 10th row!
I think I could honestly live in London. It was that impressive to me
in SO many aspects. Something is inherently awesome when you can look up and
see a building four times older than our country. Don’t worry though—moving
here will have to be a few years down the road…
We’re headed to Florence in the a.m.! But I’ll see you again, London!
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