Blogs from Bankside, Greater London, England, United Kingdom, Europe


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Marty Freeman
August 12th 2009

First order of business is Shakespeare's Globe Theater which is short one block walk from our Bankside House. We enjoyed the exibition and tour of the Theater. Next we went to the pier and took the clipper ship down the Thames to the London Bridge and the Tower of Londin. We toured the Tower (really like a midevil city), viewed the Crown Jewels, and had lunch at the Armory - Cafe inside the Tower. We reboarded the clipper ship to cruise back to Bankside pier. I still had sore feet and was tired so I went back to my room and rested (we took a nap). Next we got ready to go see "Blood Brothers" at the Phoenix Theater. We met the Fringe Group an took "the Tube" to the west end theater district. We surfaced ... read more




First Stop, London

Published: August 28th 2009Europe » United Kingdom » England » Greater London » Bankside
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Marty Freeman
August 11th 2009

Our flight from Portland was delayed long enough to make us almost miss connections in Philadelphia. We needed to walk from C wing to A wing. Even with "people movers" it was a long way and we arrived at the gate for London flight just in time. The London flight was long and I didn't sleep much - mostly read. At last we arrive at Gatwick Airport and a blue badge guide collects us on to a coach for a whirlwind tour of London. Along the "motor way" we go to all the major sights of London for a quick overview and a few picture stops. Changing of the horse Guard at Buckingham Palace, Tower of London & London Bridge, Prince Albert Hall and Memorial in Kensington Park, St. Paul's Cathedral, and stop at Covent Garden ... read more




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saralynnglenn
August 10th 2009

Every day is so full here, I've decided to just write for now about one great day we had, last Thursday. We decided to visit two great art museums, the Tate Britain and the Tate Modern, and we took advantage of the "Tate-to-Tate" boat service to travel along the Thames in between. First up was the Tate Britain, which focuses on British artists. I particularly like the Victorian-era painters, the Pre-Raphaelites, etc. (By the way, there is currently a TV series on in England about these painters, called “Desperate Romantics.”) They also had some good modern work, on the theme of Classification that were very interesting. One featuring an alleged collection of primitive artifacts, called the Chapman Family Collection. The more you looked at these, the more you realized that they were not authentic, but instead ... read more




London Day 1

Published: July 4th 2009Europe » United Kingdom » England » Greater London » Bankside
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ozspur
July 4th 2009

The flight went very smoothly and most of the students seemed to sleep quite well. I wish I could say the same for me but as always I spent most of the flight wide awake and uncomfortable. I really do hate flying!! When we got to London we were greeted by very misty weather. The heatwave they have been having in England was over and the forecast was very heavy showers. Luckily the weather forecasters got it wrong and we survived the day without getting wet. In fact the afternoon was beautiful, about 25 degrees and very sunny. From Heathrow airport we caught the tube to the hostel, left our luggage in the store room and then walked to Tower Bridge, where we had a traditional English breakfast. Then we went to Borough Market, a sensational ... read more




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Sachin Gavde
May 25th 2009

We always thought that whenever we go to London, it will be my official visit & Sonu's personal along with me.IN fact not only London but also all visits abroad.But you know what, so far its been the opposite. Its always been her official visit & my personal visit.This time was no diffrent.After transitioning from Asia Rates to EMEA Rates in late 2008,Sonu has streamlined the Options piece of EMEA Rates in very short span time.To add to team's knowledge, Management at JPM thought it would be worthwhile to send 2 key people from Mumbai to London for training with Middle office.Ofcourse Sonu was part of that. After making sure that all shraddha rituals for Baba are done, we left for London on Feb 14th.What could have been a better B'day gift than this to Sonu? ... read more






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apart4
March 6th 2009

I've been hanging out with Mehdi almost every other day. I'll just go to his place for dinner and he cooks and we chat. It's been nice. We run into each other on the train on the way home from school today. After a comfortable silence that lasted a few minutes, he invites me over for dinner again. "Oh no, I can't tonight," I begin, trying to word it carefully. I sort of want him to know that I'm going on a date, just to see how he'll react, but I don't want to be a bitch about it or sound too excited (because I'm not). "I'm going to London for dinner and a movie." "Alright," he says, and I can see the wheels turning in his mind. "What movie is it?" "I'm not sure," I ... read more




Slumdog and the Warhol

Published: January 28th 2009Europe » United Kingdom » England » Greater London » Bankside
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johohwun
January 16th 2009

The "Andy Warhol, Other Voices, Other Rooms" exhibition at the Hayward was a laugh. My first impression was that we were the willing subjects of an extended piss-take and that the joke was on us....ha ha very funny mofo! As my fellow art critic Tash and I moved around the gallery it seemed to me that 'satirist' was a suitable endgame for Androwski Warholi whose artistic evolution took him through stages as dancer and jester. I imagined he would have delighted (satirically of course) in an extravaganza composed of his photo, audio and video detritus. The 'stuff' in the exhibit, we learned, was Warhol's attempt to present contemporary culture as art and through it comment on life, death, love and philosophy. As well as this 'art' Warhol objectified the 'Andy Warhol' persona, making it a product ... read more




Travel update

Published: October 28th 2008Europe » United Kingdom » England » Greater London » Bankside
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DaniMac
October 28th 2008

Hey everyone, here is just a little message from moi! Couldn't email it through so you are just going to have to cope with have to view this through the blog! Love you all, Dani xxx... read more









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