Daily Updates
Week One: March 21
21 March: Randy Lynn and Ana•s Wheeler Reporting: After 2 warm, sunny days, we awoke to find that London had finally lived up to its cold and cloudy reputation. Nevertheless, it was a refreshingly late 10 am start, and it began with another lecture by Dr. Williams in the British Museum. His topic: the Parthenon. He talked extensively about the BMâs collection, which includes parts of the pediments, the metopes, and most of the frieze, with particular emphasis on the history of the BMâs collection. His hour and a half presentation was followed by a leisurely lunch break, which the superlatively talented leaders spent taking pictures of our accommodations, eating chocolate, and laughing at Chris trying to work his current converter. Afterwards, we were met at the BM by Dr. Peter Higgs, Curator of Greek Sculpture at the British Museum. He took us to a special room which contained the entire frieze from the temple of Apollo at Bassae, and then to the exhibit on the Nereid Monument, at which we spent some time comparing and contrasting the different sculptorsâ styles on the metopes. After a short break, we wound up our day examining the remains of the Mausoleum of Halicarnassus, one of the seven wonders of the ancient world. We spent two and a half hours grabbing dinner on our own before congregating in our hostel lobby and trekking off to the Royal Academy of Fine Artsâ production of Antigone. At the play, some of the fine productionâs thunder was stolen by our celebrity sighting of Alan Rickman (Die Hard, Harry Potter, Dogma, and other classics). After the superb play, Ani and Leslie finally discovered the ability to ask for his autograph, which they received, and we all returned to the hostel to spend the evening in various ways. At the end of this sentence, Randy and Anais will have relinquished their leadership duties÷so till next time, cheerio.
21 March. Our Leaders.
21 March. Anothr Shot of Our Leaders.
21 March. The Astor Museum Inn: our home.
21 March. The Astor Museum Inn: our home.
21 March. The Astor Museum Inn: the elegant front hall.
21 March: At the Astor: A Bit of a Mess, Actually.
21 March: Randy and Sarah Commune at the Astor.
21 March. The Astor Museum Inn: bunkbeds!
21 March. Relaxing in the great beds.
21 March. Cheezing it up for the camera.
21 March: Downstairs at the Astor.
21 March: Anais at the Astor.
21 March. Our New Classroom: The British Museum.
21 March. Elizabeth hands out the quizzes.
21 March. Elizabeth hands out the quizzes.
21 March. Sarah and Rebecca at the British Museum.
21 March. Sarah and Rebecca Compare Quizzes.
21 March. Randy Showing No Obvious Ill Effects from the Burdens of Leadership.
21 March. Time to Take in the Parthenon Sculptures.
21 March. The Parthenon Gallery at the British Museum.
21 March. Professor Williams introduces us to the Parthenon Gallery.
21 March. Professor Williams takes us through the East Pediment of the Parthenon.
21 March. Professor Williams takes us through the East Pediment of the Parthenon.
21 March. Professor Williams takes us through the Parthenon Frieze.
21 March. The Parthenon Frieze.
21 March.Katie contemplates the frieze.
21 March. Professor Higgs, aka. Augustus, delivers an enthralling lecture.
21 March. Some Masterpieces of Greek Art in the British Museum, from the Temple of Apollo at Bassai
21 March. Some Masterpieces of Greek Art in the British Museum, from the Temple of Apollo at Bassai
21 March. Some Masterpieces of Greek Art in the British Museum, from the Temple of Apollo at Bassai
21 March. Some Masterpieces of Greek Art in the British Museum, from the Temple of Apollo at Bassai
21 March. Some Masterpieces of Greek Art in the British Museum, The Nereid Monument
21 March. Some Masterpieces of Greek Art in the British Museum, The Nereid Monument
21 March. Some Masterpieces of Greek Art in the British Museum, The Nereid Monument
21 March. Some Masterpieces of Greek Art in the British Museum, Figure from the Nereid Monument
21 March. Some Masterpieces of Greek Art in the British Museum, Horse from the Mausoleum
21 March. Some Masterpieces of Greek Art in the British Museum, Demeter
21 March. Dr. Gaposchkin Ponders Youth
21 March. To the Antigone We Go...
21 March. After the Royal Academy of Drama's production of Antigone: an intense and excellent show.
21 March. The Show Included an Allan Rickman Sighting.