Day 1. “Sublime”

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My first day in London was nothing short of impressionable. The beginning of the day was quite nice and slow walking around our neighborhood, but quickly picked up pace when we arrived at St. Paul’s cathedral. This first glimpse of St. Paul’s was an incredible peak into history as we turned a corner by a small coffee kiosk and saw the double dome hovering above the city way off in the distance.  As we moved closer it was obvious that the scale of this building was sublime. Situated within a plaza reminding me much of the piazzas of Italy this ornate structure seemed to encapsulate the entire area around it. The details of the facade seemed to come to life as I moved closer seeing the faces and figures covering the walls.

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After we spent some time around the building it was time to go in. Waking into St Pauls was like walking back into history, and completely awe inspiring. Overall I was amazed as we moved through the double dome to the roof and then back down that the entire time every corner of the building had something new to offer my senses.  image image image image

St. Paul’s didn’t disappoint at all, and has been a wonderful first look into London. Oh and I forgot to mention that our fearless leaders looked pretty “fly” today as well. image

(And last but not least a peak inside the crypt)

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My Bio

IMG_20150501_132228Hi, my name is Kayla Eland and I am currently a graduating Senior studying Architecture with a Landscape Architecture minor here at OSU. I grew up in Bay Village, Ohio, which is a small suburb on the west side of Cleveland that is directly on the lake. I am probably most excited about seeing the Tate Modern while we are in London because I have grown to really appreciate Herzog and de Meuron over my past trips to Europe and I also really love large art exhibitions. I am also hoping that I can catch a play on night, becsuse I have grown up going to the theatre and have always heard that London is the Broadway of Europe.