Wednesday 6/2

I've noticed a lot of PDA(Public Display's of Affection) here... in London & Edinburgh. It's getting annoying...


At 11:30 am our group met at the Shakespeare's Globe Theatre for a tour and an ACTING CLASS. The thing about the Globe theatre is that it is an open ceiling and is in a shape of a globe with the stage in the center. The tour was cool because we got to sit in on a rehearsal for Henry VIII. Apparently, the Globe was re-done in 1998 to be like the one that Shakespeare made. Everything is made out of wood(cheapest). The most expensive tickets (wealthy people) are in sections that are painted with medieval pictures and they aren't even that great of seats... the reason why they are in a section that isn't that great is because everyone can see them.

[The green line around the stage (where poor people stand) is called eave because when it rains the roof sticks out and the rain leaves that green line where there is little cover. The poor people can stand close to the edge and not get wet~ They are called "eaves droppers."

THEN, we had our acting class. Not too shabby... Did some acting exercises with a script from Macbeth.


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[Tower of London]

We walked across the Tower Bridge to get there- amazing.



[Tower Bridge!]


14.50 pounds for Students !
It was really great. I didn't really like the tour though(and hour and a half and we didn't even go to 1/2 of the sights)- he wore me out with all the information ... Crown Jewels were GORGEOUS, the Gold cape/robe the Queen wears was ridiculous (really heavy too- i was told).

The Tower of London is a combination of buildings begun during the time of William the Conqueror. Originally built as a fortress, to keep hostile Londoners at bay it was also used to sight approaching enemies on the Thames River. It has been used as a palace, a library, a mint, a treasury, a bank, an arsenal and an observatory. The most famous reputation is that of a prison.

There are several towers within the Tower of London, the oldest part of the building and the most conspicuous being the White Tower [which was named during the 13th-century when Henry III had it whitewashed}. This is the central keep built by William the Conqueror and completed by his sons William Rufus and Henry I.

Then we went into the Blood Tower: during the reign of Charles II, two sets of bones of young boys were found under a stairway (the presiding king ordered the bodies buried in Westminster Abbey) and thus the name Bloody Tower came about due to treachery and murder within its walls.

There are 20 towers total-- but we went into about 5.

Then we walked across the Tower Bridge again to go to "Old Vic Theatre" to see The Real Thing. I felt as if this was a "iffy" part of town. There weren't many restaurants besides on the water. We found a restaurant about a 7 minute walk away from the theatre. We should have kept walking because there were better restaurants closer; but a lady sitting at the bar told us that there aren't many restaurants around that area (she lies). I asked the girl at the bar (she works there) about the fish and if it was made with gluten and she said it had bread crumbs on it- and then I said "Can I get it without bread crumbs?" She flat out said "No." haha She was so rude. Rudest waitress/bar girl I've encountered here so far. So, then I asked if I could get a salad with my soup instead of a roll; she was hesitant but she agreed... Pheuw! Anyways, we ate dinner then went to the play. Our group sat at the very top (5 pounds pre-paid) . I thought the play was quite dull; repetitive scenes, confusing... Not one I would recommend.