Today, July 12th, we enjoyed one of our most exciting
days yet. As a substitute to class this morning we travelled on the tube to one
of London’s most popular and exciting tourist attractions, The London Dungeon.
Once in the dungeon we were taken on a spooky journey through the worst parts
of London’s history. We saw plague victims and learned about the beliefs that
covering one’s skin in leaches, bathing in urine, and drinking the boils were
all thought to cure the plague.We were then shown some of the age’s gruesome
torture techniques as we proceeded to take part in a 17th century witch trial.
This was quite humorous when our teachers were tried for the most outrageous of
crimes.
As we continued we watched as Andrew was burned at the
stake just like many others were under the reign of Queen Mary. We were
customers at Sweeney Todd’s barbershop, then joined in a seance at 50 Berkeley
Square. The scariest for me was being a victim of Jack the Ripper because the
actor appeared out of nowhere right beside me. The exhilarating conclusion of
the tour was being hung from high gate.
After our tour of the London Dungeon we then were given
free time to spend shopping or sightseeing before dinner. Most of us decided to
head to Oxford Street, the most popular shopping district in London. Despite
the crowds we all managed to navigate our way well since we are now London
experts. We visited the most popular stores such as TopShop, Urban Outfitters,
Primark, and Next.
That night at dinner we all shared our purchases and the
experiences we partook in amongst the crowds. Dinner was brief however since
most of us headed to see the musical Wicked that night. Personally this was my
third time seeing Wicked and I love it even more every time. The catchy songs
and great acting is incredible and it was hard not to resist the urge to sing
along. After the show everyone was exhausted after our long day so we all wen’t
back and headed to bed.
Overall it was a great day, but we have class again
tomorrow so a good sleep is necessary. Today was also our last day in London
and I think I can say on behalf of everyone it was the perfect ending to an
exhilarating week.
Cheers!
Maddie Phillips
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