Thursday, May 29, 2008
Brent's First Impressions
Thursday May 29 - Today we went to St. Paul's Cathedral. Its architecture was fascinating. We had a tour guide by the name of Nigel, who told us immediately to refer to him as Nigel. We were able to visit the crypt of St. Paul's, finding the memorials of people such as John Donne, Sir Christopher Wren, and William Blake. Afterwards we went to Westminister Abbey, which was evidently home to some of the most famous dead people in Britain's history. Such were the names of Henry VII, Elizabeth I, William Shakespeare, Samuel Coleridge, Washington Irving, Dylan Thomas, amogst others. Then after that we wandered about, splitting into two groups so that people could have some down time. One group, seeking to go to Harod's, a department store, went off that way. My group (Dr. Zellmer, Ms. Harings, Simone, Sean Saleh, Sean Campbell, Michaela, and myself) wanted to go to the National Portrait Gallery. Spent oh...an hour there before we searched for food, taking up twenty minutes (feeling like two hours). Now here I am, sitting, writing this post for all to see.
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6 comments:
How fun! Keep up the great touring.
Sounds like you guys are getting your money's worth. It is indeed tiring when vacationing and your feet are the ones doing the suffering. Thank goodness for comfy shoes. I am delighted to hear that you all are enjoying and appreciating the history. Perhaps the weather will be nicer in Italy.
:)
Vacationing can be a whirlwind of adventures...we hope you all are enjoying yourselves and taking lots of pictures. A note for Sean C--Carson is wondering where you are! We miss you, too! Annette and Doug C
What fun!(Other than the part where you had to stand for 2 hours)We hope you are safely in Florence now, enjoying the beauty of Italy. We want to wish Emily a very Happy 17th Birthday!!!! We are thinking about you. Please eat lots of gellatto for us. Actually we are going out for gellatto tonight ourselves in honor of your Bday. We love the blog.
Mom&Dad
Hey Blake! Happy Birthday Emily! Just waiting for the train from Milan to Vennice. Got my bag after two days. Renting a car and driving in downtown central Milan on a friday afternoon at rush hour is somthing to experience to believe. Saw the "Last Supper" Today and was in awe. Cant wait to swap travel stories. Will probably be sitting in the shade in Venice when you arrive, so keep an eye out. Dad.
P.S. There will be a quiz, so take notes :)
GELATO MONSTERRRRRRRR
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