It's been a while since i updated my blog, primarily because i have been in mourning ever since the flight landed. But anyway, we took a sight-seeing boat tour to the Royal Observatory where the Prime Meridian is. The boat ride was somewhat of a disappointment. We did get to see some interesting locations but we had already visited almost all of them. I believe that I would have enjoyed the ride more and it would have benefited my experience more if we would have done it earlier in the program. Although it was a rainy day, it was interesting to stand on the actual Prime Meridian, and I feel as if everyone who travels to London needs to visit this location. I wish I could have visited at night and seen the light beam but there was just too much rain to stay there all day.
Before heading over to the National Portrait Gallery, a few of us went back to Kensington Gardens to see Anish Kapoor's sculptures. Although they were interesting to view in good weather, i was disappointed in how small the scale was. Each of the pieces look almost twice as large in images as opposed to in person. However, they were all uniquely beautiful and well worth the long walk.
Next to the Tate Modern, the National Portrait Gallery was my second favorite museum. The Taylor Wessing Photographic Portrait Prize exhibit made me want to explore photography since i never really worked in that medium. Some of the works did not meet my expectations yet others were beyond impressive. I love how a description of the person photographed was next to the photo. However, I believe that the more successful photos did not need the additional information. From this entire trip i realized that i am far more interested in current art rather than historical pieces. It was interesting finding myself in London.
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