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Nbjohnson at 23:55, 22 June 2017

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Nbjohnson: /* Day 25 */

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‎Day 25

Nbjohnson: /* Day 25 */

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‎Day 25

Nbjohnson: /* Day 21 Activity 5A */

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‎Day 21 Activity 5A

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‎Day 17 Activity 4A

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‎Day 12 Activity 3B

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‎Day 11 Activity 3C

Nbjohnson: /* Day 8 Activity 2E */

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‎Day 8 Activity 2E

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 =Overview=
 For my Humanities and Arts requirement, my depth is in History and my breadth is in Art. In London two of my milestones were History focusing on World War II and one was Art focusing on Architecture. The two focusing on History are about British World War II codebreakers and The impact of the Royal Air Force on the Battle of Britain. My milestone on architecture focuses on three distinct architecture styles found in cathedrals here in London and surrounding areas. I have taken 20th Century American Foreign Relations at WPI, but that is the only Humanities and Arts class that I have taken prior to this trip. My main takeaways from this whole experience is the amount of rich history that is in London and what a wonderful world a global world is.
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 =Milestone 1=

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 ==Day 25==
-Today the group went to [[Windsor Castle]]. It was a cool place to go and visit, definitely one place I really wanted to go while here. It wasn't nearly as big as I expected, there were only a couple of places allowed for us. Of the places we were allowed the Dollhouse was really awesome, but very extravagant. There really is no reason for it to exist but as with the royals everything is over the top. This was again evident in the apartments where there is a different room for every activity for each person. Due to this the apartments were quite large but as I have already seen the same thing at Hampton Court it was not too exciting. The highlight of the visit was seeing the changing of the guard when we were about to leave. It was a longer event than I was expecting but was great with the outgoing guard lining up and being inspected, then the band marching in with the new guard and do their exchanges before the old one marches away. It was something I've always wanted to see in person so now I've seen the changing of the guard in the US and the UK even though with the same title they are very different.
+Today the group went to [[Windsor Castle]]. It was a cool place to go and visit, definitely one place I really wanted to go while here. It wasn't nearly as big as I expected, there were only a couple of places allowed for us. Of the places we were allowed the Dollhouse was really awesome, but very extravagant. There really is no reason for it to exist but as with the royals everything is over the top. This was again evident in the apartments where there is a different room for every activity for each person. Due to this the apartments were quite large but as I have already seen the same thing at Hampton Court it was not too exciting. The highlight of the visit was seeing the changing of the guard when we were about to leave. It was a longer event than I was expecting but was great with the outgoing guard lining up and being inspected, then the band marching in with the new guard and do their exchanges before the old one marches away. It was something I've always wanted to see in person so now I've seen the changing of the guard in the US at Arlington and the UK even though with the same title they are very different.
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 ==Day 25==
-Today the group went to [[Windsor Castle]]. It was a cool place to go and visit, definitely one place I really wanted to go while here. It wasn't nearly as big as I expected, there were only a couple of places allowed for us. Of the places we were allowed the Doll house was really awesome, but very extravagant. There really is no reason for it to exist but as with the royals everything is over the top. This was again evident in the apartments where there is a different room for every activity for each person. Due to this the apartments were quite large but as I have already seen the same thing at Hampton Court it was not too exciting. The highlight of the visit was seeing the changing of the guard when we were about to leave. It was a longer event than I was expecting but was great with the outgoing guard lining up and being inspected, then the band marching in with the new guard and do their exchanges before the old one marches away. It was something I've always wanted to see in person so now I've seen the changing of the guard in the US and the UK even though with the same title they are very different.
+Today the group went to [[Windsor Castle]]. It was a cool place to go and visit, definitely one place I really wanted to go while here. It wasn't nearly as big as I expected, there were only a couple of places allowed for us. Of the places we were allowed the Dollhouse was really awesome, but very extravagant. There really is no reason for it to exist but as with the royals everything is over the top. This was again evident in the apartments where there is a different room for every activity for each person. Due to this the apartments were quite large but as I have already seen the same thing at Hampton Court it was not too exciting. The highlight of the visit was seeing the changing of the guard when we were about to leave. It was a longer event than I was expecting but was great with the outgoing guard lining up and being inspected, then the band marching in with the new guard and do their exchanges before the old one marches away. It was something I've always wanted to see in person so now I've seen the changing of the guard in the US and the UK even though with the same title they are very different.
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 ==Day 21 Activity 5A==
-More library work for research on Milestone 3, nothing huge to report on. In the evening the entire group went to [[The Globe Theater]] for a production of Romeo and Juliet. Overall it was a pretty good performance, but there were a few scenes that was like, why is that here? As some things didn't feel like they belonged. The worst part was the downpour that occurred in the first half of the performance. As no umbrellas were allowed in the standing area everyone was soaked. Having a covered seat would have been so much better as everyone's legs were dead by the end of the performance. The walk to the bus station after the performance was a little rough with very stiff legs and ankles. No photos of the performance were allowed which stinks as the makeup that they had on was very weird and something to make note of.
+More library work for research on Milestone 3, nothing huge to report on. In the evening the entire group went to [[The Globe Theater]] for a production of Romeo and Juliet. Overall it was a pretty good performance, but there were a few scenes that was like, why is that here? As some things didn't feel like they belonged. The worst part was the downpour that occurred in the first half of the performance. As no umbrellas were allowed in the standing area everyone was soaked. Having a covered seat would have been so much better as everyone's legs were dead by the end of the performance. The walk to the bus station after the performance was a little rough with very stiff legs and ankles. No photos of the performance were allowed which was unfortunate as the makeup that they had on was very weird and something to make note of.
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 ==Day 17 Activity 4A==
-Today our group went to [[The Wallace Collection]]. It wasn't a huge place being only two floors, but it had many pieces ranging from ceramics to paintings to swords. The Armory was the best part of the whole collection as there was every version of every medieval weapon  you could want. There were swords, maces, crossbows, pistols, rifles, and much more. The other rooms weren't nearly as exciting as most of the paintings and ceramics were similar to one another. In the middle of the building sat a nice courtyard with a cafe that I'm sure on nice days must be beautiful. What surprised me the most  was the number of people they had sitting around the building keeping an eye on the pieces, as for a place that does not charge for admission that must be very expensive. As for connections with my milestones there were none here, although now after seeing some of the medieval weaponry I should have done a milestone in relation to that which would have been awesome.
+Today our group went to [[The Wallace Collection]]. It wasn't a huge place being only two floors, but it had many pieces ranging from ceramics to paintings to swords. The Armory was the best part of the whole collection as there was every version of every medieval weapon  you could want. There were swords, maces, crossbows, pistols, rifles, and much more. The other rooms weren't nearly as exciting as most of the paintings and ceramics were similar to one another. In the middle of the building sat a nice courtyard with a cafe that I'm sure on nice days must be beautiful. As for connections with my milestones there were none here, although now after seeing some of the medieval weaponry I should have done a milestone in relation to that which would have been awesome.
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 ==Day 18 Activity 4C==
 No activity, just worked on my milestone. Went to the library for several hours and found some more good information to use in my background. The Enigma machine needs some more tweaks so that is still in the works.

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 ==Day 12 Activity 3B==
-Today our group went to the [[Museum of London Docklands]]. This was a cool trip as it took us a different direction than we have been going previously and got to experience a new line for the underground. The museum was a smaller, but interesting museum. One of the more interesting things there was the recreation of some of the living areas and atmosphere that would have existed. Also the video explaining the preparations for WWII and the impending air raid and invasion. It was a pretty quiet day at the museum compared to some of the other museums we have visited even though there was a kid field trip there for a learning day. After our excursion to the Docklands we immediately went to the British Library to grab lunch and then worked in the Reading Rooms for most of the afternoon working on our Milestone 2 background in preparation for the weekly presentation meeting on Wednesday.
+Today our group went to the [[Museum of London Docklands]]. This was a cool trip as it took us a different direction than we have been going previously and got to experience a new line for the underground. The museum was a smaller, but interesting museum. One of the more interesting things there was the recreation of some of the living areas and atmosphere that would have existed. Also, there was a video explaining the preparations for WWII and the impending air raid and invasion. It was a pretty quiet day at the museum compared to some of the other museums we have visited even though there was a young student field trip there for a learning day. After our excursion to the Docklands we immediately went to the British Library to grab lunch and then worked in the Reading Rooms for most of the afternoon working on our Milestone 2 background in preparation for the weekly presentation meeting on Wednesday.
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 ==Day 11 Activity 3C==
-Today our group went to the [[Hampton Court Palace]]. This place was quite far away from the flat and it was kind of a pain to get to. We left a little early to make sure that we would be ok on time if there were delays. Sure enough there were several delays with trains that had ill people on them. This coupled with the rerouted train on the way back made the trip not so worth it. It was a large palace with beautiful gardens but I don't think it was worth the long trip, there were better places that we have already gone to that were much closer. Since we did go I think the gardens were the highlight as they were so large, it seemed as if they would stretch forever. What was disappointing was that they charged extra for the maze even though it looked quite easy and short so we skipped that. This excursion had nothing to do with any of my milestones so I won't be needing to revisit it.
+Today our group went to the [[Hampton Court Palace]]. This place was quite far away from the flat and it was kind of a challenge to get to. We left a little early to make sure that we would be ok on time if there were delays. Sure enough there were several delays with trains that had ill people on them. This, coupled with the rerouted train on the way back, made the trip not so worth it. It was a large palace with beautiful gardens but I don't think it was worth the long trip. There were better places that we have already gone to that were much closer. Since we did go I think the gardens were the highlight as they were so large, it seemed as if they would stretch forever. What was disappointing was that they charged extra for the maze even though it looked quite easy and short so we skipped that. This excursion had nothing to do with any of my milestones so I won't be needing to revisit it.
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 ==Day 8 Activity 2E==
-Today our group wen to the [[Museum of London]]. Inside there was the history of London and England from beginning to end. The Roman exhibit was really cool with the armor they had and the models of some key buildings. Some of the other notable items were the bronze map of London, first automobile taxi, and old cell phones. By far the best thing there was the Cauldron from the 2012 Olympic games, or at least pieces of it. They had many of the individual pieces there, but only a couple were setup in the partial shape of the original cauldron. One thing that I learned was that each one was a custom piece and not two were the same which is crazy. The linearity of the museum was a nice relief from some of the other museums odd layout and allowed us to easily see everything without fear we missed something. At the end a nice cup of Hot Chocolate was great at the Cafe they had available. There they had some really awesome time lapses from around London on a screen, from traffic to restocking an airplane. There wasn't really anything that pertained to my milestones here, but some events upcoming will.
+Today our group went to the [[Museum of London]]. Inside there was the history of London and England from beginning to current. The Roman exhibit was really cool with the armor they had and the models of some key buildings. Some of the other notable items were the bronze map of London, first automobile taxi, and old cell phones. By far the best thing there was the Cauldron from the 2012 Olympic games, or at least pieces of it. They had many of the individual pieces there, but only a couple were set up in the partial shape of the original cauldron. One thing that I learned was that each one was a custom piece and not two were the same which is crazy. The linearity of the museum was a nice relief from some of the other museums odd layouts and allowed us to easily see everything without fear we missed something. At the end a nice cup of Hot Chocolate was great at the Cafe they had available. The Cafe had some really awesome time lapses from around London on a screen, from traffic to restocking an airplane. There wasn't really anything that pertained to my milestones here, but some events upcoming will.
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 ==Day 7 Activity 2D==
-Today our group went to the [[Tate Modern]]. The building had an interesting design in that it had two halves separated by a large open central area. There were a few exhibits that required tickets which we didn't buy but there was still plenty to see. The layout of some of the rooms didn't make much sense and could lead you to a dead end a require you to double back but that just means more exercise. There were plenty of cool pieces and there were some why is this art pieces. One of those pieces was a white canvas with white paint so it was very boring. The more interesting pieces were the optical illusions, of which there were several. The oddest exhibit for me was the room of sacks, it was one of the largest rooms but only had this one exhibit and it made no sense. Modern art has some cool things, but most of it makes no sense to me as some could be done by a four-year-old. The tenth floor had a wraparound balcony which allowed for some great shots of London, including The Shard. Also visible was a pedestrian bridge spanning the Thames. Nothing here pertained to my milestones so I will not be revisiting it in the future.
+Today our group went to the [[Tate Modern]]. The building had an interesting design in that it had two halves separated by a large open central area. There were a few exhibits that required tickets which we didn't buy but there was still plenty to see. The layout of some of the rooms didn't make much sense and could lead you to a dead end which required you to double back but that just means more exercise. There were plenty of cool pieces and there were some why is this art pieces. One of those pieces was a white canvas with white paint so it was very boring. The more interesting pieces were the optical illusions, of which there were several. The oddest exhibit for me was the room of sacks, it was one of the largest rooms but only had this one exhibit and it made no sense. Modern art has some cool things, but most of it makes no sense to me as some could be done by a four-year-old. The tenth floor had a wraparound balcony which allowed for some great shots of London, including The Shard. Also visible was a pedestrian bridge spanning the Thames. Nothing here pertained to my milestones so I will not be revisiting it in the future.
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