Greenwich- Where time begins Two cheesy touristy pictures for your enjoyment...
Tuesday, September 23rd- Nicks Birthday
Started off the day with a very nice breakfast at ISH. Our first class was at 10:00- International Studies 391- basically touring London and writing about it. I am loving all of these hands-on experience classes. Also, I’ve decided it is going to be hard going back to the states, because when I am at school, I literally have class from 8am to 8pm or later, with little room to breathe between all of my art and music classes/rehearsals/etc… here I can sleep in till 8:30 or so every day if I want… and then I don’t have class all night long… and my classes are actually experiencing the city. How amazing is this?!!
So anyway, IS-391, first adventure is to go to Greenwich. We learned quite a bit from our tour guide. Greenwich is a little maritime village just outside of London. It also holds the National Maratime Museum, the largest in the world- unfortunately, we didn’t have time to go inside.
We walked through the campus of a naval college, and actually stopped just outside of the conservatory of music for the guide to give her speech, which was fun listening to all of the students practicing. (can you tell I miss music already?)
The rivalry of the English and the French continues. After a few jokes, we learned about the Battle of Trafalgar (1805). She described it as a David and Goliath type of battle, in which the English completely wiped out the French. The leading commander, Admiral Nelson (who despite being rather short, was apparently quite a stud during his time) was shot and killed in battle, and Nelson’s column, in addition to Trafalgar Square and a statue were constructed to commemorate his work and the victory. But don’t worry, if that weren’t enough of a tribute, you can view his bloody garments in the National Maratime Museum. However, the bullet is slightly less accessible, as it is in the hands of the queen in a box at Windsor, I believe.
We also learned that Greenwich is where time begins, and after the tour Cody, Rachael, and myself went to the top of the hill to the observation deck where you could stand over prime meridian. That’s right, I’ve stood in two hemispheres at once… how many of you can say that? …didn’t think so…
After eating in a little café and checking out the prime meridian, we decided to go back to ISH to finish up our journaling. Did that for quite some time and then called Nick because it was his birthday. It was nice talking to him for a while, catching up on all kinds of things back home. (I expect that car to be awesome when I get home sir… well, or at least a new paint job…)
Started off the day with a very nice breakfast at ISH. Our first class was at 10:00- International Studies 391- basically touring London and writing about it. I am loving all of these hands-on experience classes. Also, I’ve decided it is going to be hard going back to the states, because when I am at school, I literally have class from 8am to 8pm or later, with little room to breathe between all of my art and music classes/rehearsals/etc… here I can sleep in till 8:30 or so every day if I want… and then I don’t have class all night long… and my classes are actually experiencing the city. How amazing is this?!!
So anyway, IS-391, first adventure is to go to Greenwich. We learned quite a bit from our tour guide. Greenwich is a little maritime village just outside of London. It also holds the National Maratime Museum, the largest in the world- unfortunately, we didn’t have time to go inside.
We walked through the campus of a naval college, and actually stopped just outside of the conservatory of music for the guide to give her speech, which was fun listening to all of the students practicing. (can you tell I miss music already?)
The rivalry of the English and the French continues. After a few jokes, we learned about the Battle of Trafalgar (1805). She described it as a David and Goliath type of battle, in which the English completely wiped out the French. The leading commander, Admiral Nelson (who despite being rather short, was apparently quite a stud during his time) was shot and killed in battle, and Nelson’s column, in addition to Trafalgar Square and a statue were constructed to commemorate his work and the victory. But don’t worry, if that weren’t enough of a tribute, you can view his bloody garments in the National Maratime Museum. However, the bullet is slightly less accessible, as it is in the hands of the queen in a box at Windsor, I believe.
We also learned that Greenwich is where time begins, and after the tour Cody, Rachael, and myself went to the top of the hill to the observation deck where you could stand over prime meridian. That’s right, I’ve stood in two hemispheres at once… how many of you can say that? …didn’t think so…
After eating in a little café and checking out the prime meridian, we decided to go back to ISH to finish up our journaling. Did that for quite some time and then called Nick because it was his birthday. It was nice talking to him for a while, catching up on all kinds of things back home. (I expect that car to be awesome when I get home sir… well, or at least a new paint job…)
Besides that, didn't do too much- took a walk in regents park that night and took it easy from there.
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