Under the Bridge
Under the Bridge
Days 3 to 5
Walking through the streets of Londo we got to see the different eras of the city, how it has changed over time and how it is still evolving. Beautiful old buildings standing side by side with pieces of modern architecture.
On wedensday we took a river bus ride down the Thames to Greenwhich to stand one leg in the west and one in the east. From the hills of Greenwich you can see the financial district of London on the other bank.It was also exiciting to walk in the Victorian foot tunnel underneath the Thames and enmerge to a modern city on the other side.
On thursday we expolerd the financial center even closer and found ourselves in a whole different world in Bangladown which border the financial center of London. Again one example of the vast contrast thatt the city has to offer,
The days were long and we walked a lot so in the evenings we didn't have much energy left to do anyting but to eat and go to sleep.Luckily me and my roommate Deborah managed to drag ourselves to see a play called" How the other half loves" at the duke of York's theatre on wedenesday night. The play was really funny and we had a good time.
Our most memorable visit took placeo n Friday. We hopped on the tube and rode to Richmond to see Richmond palace ( the few remaining buildings of it anyway) and Richmond park, the largerst of the Royal parks. Richmond palace was Queen Elazebeth the first's favourite residensce and she loved hunting the deer in the park, which is also known as the deer park.So there we were, walking on the grounds of Richmond palace when a charming gentleman invited us to vist his garden which was hidden from the public view by a brickwall. He happened to pop out in his pyjamas just as we were passing his house, asked us who we were and would we like to take a look at his garden. Yes, please we said. According to him the house used to belong to the Lord Mayor Of London, was badly neglected in the Victorian era, and finally bought and renovated by the mysterious gentleman in the late s1960's. What could have been a more perfect way to end our course than with a visit to an English garden.
After our visit we took a stroll in the in Deer Park, went for a lunch and and saw a picturew perfect English cottage. At lunch we finally had our big Why Brexit- discussion with our teacher. At the beginnin of the course he had promised us to cover that topic as well. Then we were given our certificates and it was time to say good bye to the other participants in the course and head back to Eva and Herbert to say my good byes to them . I took the tube for the last time (this time around) to Heathrow had my obligatory fish and chips and flew back home.
On wedensday we took a river bus ride down the Thames to Greenwhich to stand one leg in the west and one in the east. From the hills of Greenwich you can see the financial district of London on the other bank.It was also exiciting to walk in the Victorian foot tunnel underneath the Thames and enmerge to a modern city on the other side.
On thursday we expolerd the financial center even closer and found ourselves in a whole different world in Bangladown which border the financial center of London. Again one example of the vast contrast thatt the city has to offer,
The days were long and we walked a lot so in the evenings we didn't have much energy left to do anyting but to eat and go to sleep.Luckily me and my roommate Deborah managed to drag ourselves to see a play called" How the other half loves" at the duke of York's theatre on wedenesday night. The play was really funny and we had a good time.
Our most memorable visit took placeo n Friday. We hopped on the tube and rode to Richmond to see Richmond palace ( the few remaining buildings of it anyway) and Richmond park, the largerst of the Royal parks. Richmond palace was Queen Elazebeth the first's favourite residensce and she loved hunting the deer in the park, which is also known as the deer park.So there we were, walking on the grounds of Richmond palace when a charming gentleman invited us to vist his garden which was hidden from the public view by a brickwall. He happened to pop out in his pyjamas just as we were passing his house, asked us who we were and would we like to take a look at his garden. Yes, please we said. According to him the house used to belong to the Lord Mayor Of London, was badly neglected in the Victorian era, and finally bought and renovated by the mysterious gentleman in the late s1960's. What could have been a more perfect way to end our course than with a visit to an English garden.
After our visit we took a stroll in the in Deer Park, went for a lunch and and saw a picturew perfect English cottage. At lunch we finally had our big Why Brexit- discussion with our teacher. At the beginnin of the course he had promised us to cover that topic as well. Then we were given our certificates and it was time to say good bye to the other participants in the course and head back to Eva and Herbert to say my good byes to them . I took the tube for the last time (this time around) to Heathrow had my obligatory fish and chips and flew back home.
Days one and two
Well, here I am under the bridge of Turnham Green tube station in Chiswick. I arrived on Sunday afternoon and I am staying with Eva and Herbert King. A lovely couple who run a B and B for students and teachers from all over the world. There is also a teacher from Italy who is in the same course staying with me here.
On Monday morning we had to be at the language school at nine to have our orientation with nine other participants. We have two lessons in the morning then lunch and two more in the afternoon. We start and finish the day with study sessions where we discuss different aspects of British culture and language. So far we have covered topics like architecture, gardening and pub culuture.
We also visited two museums. In the British library museum went to see the original copy of Sir Thomas More's Utopia. The library itself is an impressive and apparently controversial example of a public building in London.
Controversial to say the least are the Parthenon or Elgin marbles in British museum. Every year the Greek ambassador comes to the museum as a protest and demands the Greek heritage back from the English. In the picture you see my artsy interpretation of the British museum.
Tuesday's programme included a visit to Victoria and Albert museum and a walk through Kensington. The Victorian era saw the urbanization of society after the industrial revlution. The beautiful cafe of the museum is an example of the free public spaces that were built along with parks to offer people a places to gather and meet each other. They were meant to feed the soul of the working man.
On Monday morning we had to be at the language school at nine to have our orientation with nine other participants. We have two lessons in the morning then lunch and two more in the afternoon. We start and finish the day with study sessions where we discuss different aspects of British culture and language. So far we have covered topics like architecture, gardening and pub culuture.
We also visited two museums. In the British library museum went to see the original copy of Sir Thomas More's Utopia. The library itself is an impressive and apparently controversial example of a public building in London.
Controversial to say the least are the Parthenon or Elgin marbles in British museum. Every year the Greek ambassador comes to the museum as a protest and demands the Greek heritage back from the English. In the picture you see my artsy interpretation of the British museum.
Tuesday's programme included a visit to Victoria and Albert museum and a walk through Kensington. The Victorian era saw the urbanization of society after the industrial revlution. The beautiful cafe of the museum is an example of the free public spaces that were built along with parks to offer people a places to gather and meet each other. They were meant to feed the soul of the working man.