Day 5 :: Photo Blog – Scared of Heights, Claustrophobic Seas, Glistening Jewels, and Opinionated Art Preferences

Viewing the Open Air Floor at the Top of the Shard

Taking Mental and Digital Photos of the World Below

Seeing the HMS Belfast

Blinding the Group in the Ship's Punishment Room

It's TOWER Bridge

Mesmerizing Views of London, Thames, and the Bridge

Walking Around London Tower to see the Crown Jewels and White Tower

A Short Break During a Long Day

Discussing Personal Preferences of Art Styles at the Victoria and Albert Museum

By Andrew

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Final Reflection - Morgann

I have dreamed about going to London for so long. I have listened to my family members talk about what their life was like when they lived there. Mainly they talked about walking everywhere, patting down dresses for bombs, dreary weather, smoking, pubs, and being near other relatives. However, I never got to know what the city was actually like. I was shocked by how everything was so close together and how efficient the public transportation system was. When I got home I probably talked about the tube for a solid 30 minutes. I never really mastered the tube map but I did enjoy trying to learn it. Using the public transport was great because it allowed us to see the everyday commute. In the afternoons all the busses and tubes get very stuffed with people, imagine a sardine can, but double the amount of sardines in the can. We also walked a tone, members with fitbits told use that we often walked six to seven miles on average. I have never felt healthier than during the trip due to more...

Final Reflection - George

London Final Reflection I remember when this trip was announced, everyone wanted to be a part of it. I was surprised to discover I was one of the twelve people selected to go to London. The many following meeting and planning only furthered my excitement and anticipation. I couldn’t actually comprehend that I was going on an international school trip to London , one of the biggest, most diverse, and history rich cities in the world. Even now, sitting in my room on the day before we go back home, I still can’t fully comprehend the fact that I am currently here. The first 34 hours of this trip were absolutely mind-numbing, but not in the bad way. Stepping out onto the streets of London after an eight hour flight was honestly probably too much for my brain to process. The long string of events after landing each contributed to an aspect of this trip that I would eventually find to be running motifs: housekeeping & maintenance, group travel & transportation, and exploring ...

Thought and Reflection – Andrew

Throughout this course, I found a common underlying characteristic of having to visualize and comprehend the gravity, importance and value of each site. Throughout this journey I was able to have these important aspects told and sometimes acted out, but within myself I found it still difficult to fully grasp and appreciate that almost two thousand years ago, the roman empire constructed that lighthouse I was standing in. This amazement and awe remained as I saw more and more places. While I saw the significance of the buildings or the figures that inhabited them such as Hampton Court Palace and King Henry VIII, it is still seemingly unbelievable that this man, who transformed the religious order in the country and the nation’s military strength, walked the same pathway and the same halls that I walked through. The constant presence of grand significance kept being outdone and became a normal experience to visualize the extraordinary people and events that occured in these places. The Q...

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