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1 Big Ben 2 Beatrice
[left] on the plane ride "across the pond" 3 The whole group before St. Paul's Cathedral in London 4 221B Baker Street for the Sherlock Holmes Museum 5 Face-to-face with the Rosetta Stone
Beatrice Apikos-Bennett ’13
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england “ I would go again in a heartbeat—for the things we saw, the knowledge passed on to us by the people we met, and the experiences I would not have gotten any other way.” JFK to LRH
…Arriving in London, we met up with the assistant drama director [from Felsted School] who took us by bus the 80 minutes to Felsted School in Dunmow, where we stayed for the majority of our trip. We were given a bit of time to get situated in our dorm rooms before we were whisked away for a tour by Charles, the theater director who brings Felsted School to Emma to perform every other year. Later,
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it was off to the Lord Rich Hall, or the LRH as we called it, for an international dinner. We were seated by age and quickly struck up conversations. Dinner was served, followed by a performance of different talents. [Emma Girls and fellow travelers] Melodi Dincer and Acacia Larson represented America. The two seniors sang I Will Follow You Into the Dark, accompanied by Acacia on guitar…
Museums to Musicals
…We were introduced to the quintessential and aptly named “English Breakfast” or fried toast, beans, sausage, eggs, and chips (French fries). Then it was off to London for the day. Charles gave us a walking tour of the big important things to see. We even experienced a bit of the St. Patrick’s Day parade, which was centered in Trafalgar Square. After seeing the important buildings we took a walk down Carnaby Street, a major shopping street, and down Oxford Street to look at the shops… Harry Potter and the Rosetta Stone
…We packed up our things, loaded into a mini bus, and went to a surprise location—The Making