Sunny Day in London

It has been raining just about everyday since we arrived in London.  I know, London is known for the rain, and I expected it and was fully prepared.  What I didn't expect was how cold it would be!  Luckily I put a few extra long sleeve shirts and jeans in my bag before I zipped it up.  However, today was relatively sunny, and no jacket was required!

First we had class, History of Modern Design, at 9 am.  Our class is suppose to run from 9 am to 1 pm, however not all of that time is spent in lecture.  Our professor lectured for about an hour, followed by viewing half an hour of Dorian Gray, the movie adaptation of Oscar Wilde's book.  After that we had a group ticket to the Cult of Beauty exhibition.  The pieces were relevant to what we were discussing in class.

So far the largest difference I have seen between classes here and the US is that I can actually go see the pieces that we discuss!  In the US, we would be looking at pictures and discussing their influences, but here we go down the block and see the piece in person.  Now that may not sound like much, but often time the scale that you imagine a painting or vase in, is very wrong.  For example, we looked at a picture of a vase that we all thought was about a foot tall, when we went to the British Gallerias at the Victoria and Albert Museum, it was two and a half to 3 feet tall.

I didn't take any photos in the exhibition, I was more focused on attempting to draw a piece, and taking in as much information for our discussion afterwards.

I may have mentioned that the last time I went to the Victoria and Albert Museum I sat in the courtyard, well this time a few of the people in the group stayed, ate, and talked.

Courtyard of the Victoria and Albert Museum.

Two of my classmates and I at the small pool.  Little kids, girls in prep school uniforms, and adults were all playing in the water.

A view from the walk back to our rooms from the Victoria and Albert Museum.