Tuesday, March 2, 2010
final day
So we come to the final day in London. We awoke to a brilliantly sunny day. Our first stop was souvenir shopping at the Hard rock Cafe....actually the original hard rock cafe. A short tube ride found us at Churchill's cabinet war rooms, where Churchill directed much of WWII.
From there another tube ride took us to Southwark, and to Shakespeare's Globe Theater. We were fortunate enough to see a rehearsal for the play Macbeth, and later participated in a workshop by a Shakespearean actor. Walking past the shadow of St. Paul's Cathedral we boarded the tube for London's west end theater district.
Here the students were treated to another workshop, this time looking at the use of music in theater. The students were given the opportunity to compose and present thier own original sketches infront of trained actors. A good time was had by one and all, and it is certain that we have many talented thespians among our students.
After dining on italian cuisine, we took in the the West End smash hit, We Will Rock You- and we did just that! Let us end this end this trip with apologies to Churchill, He said "We are all worms, but I (and Mr. Ellis and Mr. Zeal) are glow worms."
Thanks for the memories London....see you next year.
From there another tube ride took us to Southwark, and to Shakespeare's Globe Theater. We were fortunate enough to see a rehearsal for the play Macbeth, and later participated in a workshop by a Shakespearean actor. Walking past the shadow of St. Paul's Cathedral we boarded the tube for London's west end theater district.
Here the students were treated to another workshop, this time looking at the use of music in theater. The students were given the opportunity to compose and present thier own original sketches infront of trained actors. A good time was had by one and all, and it is certain that we have many talented thespians among our students.
After dining on italian cuisine, we took in the the West End smash hit, We Will Rock You- and we did just that! Let us end this end this trip with apologies to Churchill, He said "We are all worms, but I (and Mr. Ellis and Mr. Zeal) are glow worms."
Thanks for the memories London....see you next year.
.jpg)
.jpg)
Monday, March 1, 2010
Day 4
Day four began with brilliant blue skies as our intrepid band of travelers once again ventured forth into the streets of London. Our day started at Westminster Abbey, a working church that is over 900 years old. Westminster Abbey has been the sight of the coronation of every king and queen since 1066 and is the resting place of diverse characters ranging from Charles Darwin to Charles Dickens.
Many of us dawned our daffodils in honor of St. Davids Day(the patron saint of Wales) as we continued our adventure to the British Museum. From Assyrians to Egyptians to Greeks, we explored the history of the ancient world.
Continuing our taste of history we had dinner at a traditional English pub dating back to Victorian times. We had rare privilege of meeting a Chelsea Pensioner. (WWI veteran) After dinner, we took in the the show Wicked in the west end of London before retiring for the night...very tired...but excited.
Many of us dawned our daffodils in honor of St. Davids Day(the patron saint of Wales) as we continued our adventure to the British Museum. From Assyrians to Egyptians to Greeks, we explored the history of the ancient world.
Continuing our taste of history we had dinner at a traditional English pub dating back to Victorian times. We had rare privilege of meeting a Chelsea Pensioner. (WWI veteran) After dinner, we took in the the show Wicked in the west end of London before retiring for the night...very tired...but excited.
.JPG)
.jpg)
Subscribe to:
Comments (Atom)