Yesterday (Wednesday) I have my Historic London class (walking tour of London). We went to Westminster Abbey. Last week we walked around the outside but this week we got to tour the inside. It was very interesting and probably my favorite class yet. Not only was it out of the cold, but very interesting. It's hard to believe that over 3000 people are buried in the church. They are mostly royalty and dignitaries. Their tombs vary from a slab of cement to lavish structures with statues and detailed carvings. The most interesting person buried in the church is Charles Darwin. He was hardly a believer, but apparently he came from a wealthy family and the Dean of the Westminster school was very interested in his studies at the time.
After my tour of the Abbey, I got to go home shortly only to head back in the same direction for a play later that with with Performing Arts class. We went and saw "Tribes" in a small maybe 150 person theater called the Royal Court. The performance was good. It was sad and I am not exactly sure what the underlining message was but it still was able to entertain me throughout (unlike the ballet).
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