Today was the first day that we had the most free time on our own and it was an adventure. We started the day at Westminster
In the Victoria and Albert Museum
Front facade of Westminster Abbey
A food market we found downtown
Abbey with a blue guide who knew a ton about the church and who was buried there. I personally did not know how many people were buried there and how cluttered it all was. I could not believe that we could just step on all the people including Isaac Newton. I also was shocked about how many small rooms were within the church because from famous pictures you never got to see the other parts of the church besides the main nave. We then went to Victoria and Albert Museum for our free choice of museum. I was shocked when I walked through those doors and discovered what was actually in there. I thought that the museum was tiny and only famous because of its origin and not the amount of artifacts and paintings that were actually there. I could spend hours looking at those sculptures. I appreciated the difference in scale between each sculpture, from large to small. We also saw the architecture exhibit and although hard to find, it was amazing and I would love to go back.
I also was with you for parts of this experience and you summed up the day very well. I think how you explained the experience of thinking this museum was more of a small experience then actually getting into it and realizing it was more is a spot on way to describe it!!! You took the words right out of my mouth honestly.
I as well was shocked to learn that over three thousand people were buried at Westminster. Furthermore, I thought our guide, Andy, was incredibly knowledgeable of the site. His little story explaining why Winston Churchill did not want to be buried there was amazing. It was also amazing to take the tour for the fact as you said that you only see pictures of the naive so to be able to see all the intricate tombs and the overall circulation of the church was amazing. For my museum of choice, I visited the Natural History Museum, and I had a similar experience in the idea that you truly don’t realize how great a building and the exhibits you visit are until you actually get there.