London Summer 2017

WEEK TWO: Crossbones Cemetery, Southwark Cathedral, Stephen Wright talk/documentaries, Tanguera, , Sky Garden, Wellcome Collection, British Library, Gordon Winebar, Café in St Martin Crypt, Bach Violin concert What was the venue like for each of these events? (Include the food-related events as well.) How did the architecture/design of the spaces make you feel, and how did that affect your experiences? From top to bottom, the venues varied from every imaginable kind of place. The Crossbones Cemetery was a quiet little memorial for those who did not have anyone to bury them; in complete contrast, Southwark Cathedral was a magical place  with its very own guardian, the cathedral cat Dorkin. Although each was a memorial for the dead, the ways in which people honored those who had passed was very different – the cathedral being a grand work of art of high value, while Crossbones was simple and homemade. When outside artist Stephen Wright from the House of Dreams came to gi...

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PLACES WE WENT: Thames river walk/mudlarking, the Hokusai exhibit, tea at the British Museum, The Ladykillers , East End London graffiti tour &  The Tempest Note: After many days of sleep deprivation, I am finally able to have a moment to sit down and write out the first week’s review. Here it goes. THE VENUES: In the first week of London, we visited a vast variety of venues. The riverfront was a wide open space, continuously stretching on and on, lined with food trucks, store fronts, and small groups of people, perfect for people watching and street photography. Our mudlarking excursion provided a great view of the city, and led us to a few grungy, algae covered walls and dilapidated architecture.  These places greatly differed from the aura of the British Museum – a looming stone and marble structure, the museum contained collection after collection of invaluable artifacts from history since the beginning of art itself. Though the museum a...