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Monday, 26 October 2009
Pics of Stratford and Stourhead
So, since there are so many, I'm using Picasa rather than post 136 pics in groups of 5. :)
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Saturday, 24 October 2009
The Bard
Off to Stratford tomorrow. I will be armed with my camera, SD cards, and plenty of batteries! Then I will spam you with pictures! Be prepared!
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Tuesday, 13 October 2009
London: Sunday
Sunday started about the same way that Saturday did, except that I got the scrambled eggs instead of the full breakfast. Still upset about the bacon, though.
9:30 found six of us trotting off to Covent Gardens. We saw a street performer and some bagpipers. We didn't spend long in that area before we went over to Trafalgar Square and the National Gallery. I did something similar at the National Gallery to what Dad and I did at the Chicago Art Institute. Basically, almost running to see everything in a short amount of time. We got about 45 minutes in there before we had to go get lunch, but the map was really easy to read.
We got lunch at a pub called The Wellington before heading over Waterloo Bridge to see Mother Courage. It blew me away (almost literally). I loved it SO much. Fiona Shaw was fantastic, as was Harry Melling (he plays Dudley in the HP movies and played Mother Courage's son Swiss Cheese in the play). Everyone was...amazing. I'm still in shock over it.
After the play we all walked back to the area of our hotel for dinner before catching the bus back. A lot of us, including the profs, went to a pub called The Lamb where the bartender looked like Faramir in LOTR (aka David Wenham). Except, you know, without the armor. My burger was excellent, though spicier than I usually expect.
The bus came and got us from the hotel a little after 8pm and we were back in Exeter by 12:15. All in all, a phenomenal trip.
Pictures coming soon!
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9:30 found six of us trotting off to Covent Gardens. We saw a street performer and some bagpipers. We didn't spend long in that area before we went over to Trafalgar Square and the National Gallery. I did something similar at the National Gallery to what Dad and I did at the Chicago Art Institute. Basically, almost running to see everything in a short amount of time. We got about 45 minutes in there before we had to go get lunch, but the map was really easy to read.
We got lunch at a pub called The Wellington before heading over Waterloo Bridge to see Mother Courage. It blew me away (almost literally). I loved it SO much. Fiona Shaw was fantastic, as was Harry Melling (he plays Dudley in the HP movies and played Mother Courage's son Swiss Cheese in the play). Everyone was...amazing. I'm still in shock over it.
After the play we all walked back to the area of our hotel for dinner before catching the bus back. A lot of us, including the profs, went to a pub called The Lamb where the bartender looked like Faramir in LOTR (aka David Wenham). Except, you know, without the armor. My burger was excellent, though spicier than I usually expect.
The bus came and got us from the hotel a little after 8pm and we were back in Exeter by 12:15. All in all, a phenomenal trip.
Pictures coming soon!
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London: Saturday
Saturday started at 7:40am when I got up and took a shower before heading down to breakfast with Lauren and Abby. It was ok. I ordered the "Full English Breakfast" and only ended up eating the egg. I miss bacon. Real bacon, made from poor, tortured, AMERICAN pigs. Not this weird stuff. ;(
So, Deborah and Jim (the professors) walked us over to The Globe at about 9:45, taking us by the National Theatre on the way (over Waterloo Bridge). Our little group spent the morning in the Tate Modern. I really enjoyed it, but what I liked most were the interactive games. I didn't win any, but I didn't lose either!
Before the first show we got some pizza at Pizza Express and I got real lemonade, not the Sprite-like stuff most British restaurants serve (that, while good, is not lemonade). And then came the best part of the day.
As You Like It was amazing. I absolutely adored it. I don't want to go into it a lot, but I think it's probably one of the best stagings I will ever see. I may write a separate post about it later.
After we got out it was about 5 or 5:30, so we went across Millennium Bridge to St. Paul's Cathedral and wandered around that area. Some people went to a restaurant called Paul's for dinner, but I went with a couple others to the Marks & Spencer for fruit and smoothies. Then back across the bridge for our second show of the day.
Love's Labour's Lost was such a disappointment after As You Like It. I'm sad to say it, but I couldn't get into it at all. I'll definitely write a separate post about this one.
By the end of the night we were all tired so we followed Jim and Deborah back to the hotel and collapsed into bed around 12.
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So, Deborah and Jim (the professors) walked us over to The Globe at about 9:45, taking us by the National Theatre on the way (over Waterloo Bridge). Our little group spent the morning in the Tate Modern. I really enjoyed it, but what I liked most were the interactive games. I didn't win any, but I didn't lose either!
Before the first show we got some pizza at Pizza Express and I got real lemonade, not the Sprite-like stuff most British restaurants serve (that, while good, is not lemonade). And then came the best part of the day.
As You Like It was amazing. I absolutely adored it. I don't want to go into it a lot, but I think it's probably one of the best stagings I will ever see. I may write a separate post about it later.
After we got out it was about 5 or 5:30, so we went across Millennium Bridge to St. Paul's Cathedral and wandered around that area. Some people went to a restaurant called Paul's for dinner, but I went with a couple others to the Marks & Spencer for fruit and smoothies. Then back across the bridge for our second show of the day.
Love's Labour's Lost was such a disappointment after As You Like It. I'm sad to say it, but I couldn't get into it at all. I'll definitely write a separate post about this one.
By the end of the night we were all tired so we followed Jim and Deborah back to the hotel and collapsed into bed around 12.
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London: Friday
We left for London at about 9:45am on Friday. We were supposed to leave at 9 but the bus was late. A 3 1/2 to 4 hour trip ended up taking closer to 6 hours and we didn't get to our hotel (The Harlingford) until almost 3.
Once we got the rooms sorted out (Lauren, Abby, and I shared a room at the top of the 4-story hotel) we went to drop off our bags before inflicting ourselves upon London. This would have been easier if we could have gotten our door open. The key would turn, we could hear the lock click, but the knob wouldn't turn and the door wouldn't budge. Nathan and Eric were staying a couple doors down and Nathan came over to help. Of course he got the door open on the first try. :P
Back down the stairs and out the door, eight of us went to the British Museum. We actually got to see quite a lot (including the Rosetta Stone, Sutton Hoo burial stuff, and an awesome clock) before it closed. We got dinner at an Indian restaurant before going back to the hotel. I ended up taking a nap from about 7:15-10:15 and missed all the juicy gossip. It also didn't make for a very good night's sleep.
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Once we got the rooms sorted out (Lauren, Abby, and I shared a room at the top of the 4-story hotel) we went to drop off our bags before inflicting ourselves upon London. This would have been easier if we could have gotten our door open. The key would turn, we could hear the lock click, but the knob wouldn't turn and the door wouldn't budge. Nathan and Eric were staying a couple doors down and Nathan came over to help. Of course he got the door open on the first try. :P
Back down the stairs and out the door, eight of us went to the British Museum. We actually got to see quite a lot (including the Rosetta Stone, Sutton Hoo burial stuff, and an awesome clock) before it closed. We got dinner at an Indian restaurant before going back to the hotel. I ended up taking a nap from about 7:15-10:15 and missed all the juicy gossip. It also didn't make for a very good night's sleep.
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I'm back!
I went to London with the other Kenyon-Exeter people this weekend to see three plays. On Saturday we saw As You Like It and Love's Labour's Lost at The Globe. Sunday we saw Mother Courage and Her Children at the National Theatre. SO AWESOME. I love Fiona Shaw.
Of course, in between these plays we did LOTS of sightseeing. I only have a few pictures because I fail at buying batteries so my camera was dead Friday and Saturday. I will post pictures that my friends took once I ask them.
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Of course, in between these plays we did LOTS of sightseeing. I only have a few pictures because I fail at buying batteries so my camera was dead Friday and Saturday. I will post pictures that my friends took once I ask them.
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Wednesday, 7 October 2009
Hello!
Hello all! I'm going to try my best to keep up with this. Right now I'll predict that posts will be sporadic, but hopefully at least a couple a week. Photos will definitely be posted here! I just wanted to post this greeting first, and get more in depth tomorrow.
Cheers!
Claire
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Cheers!
Claire
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