The "Temple of Art"

Today our Art History class went to the National Gallery to see some great works of art that we are learning about in class. Prior to meeting at 2:15, Natalie and I left a bit early from the flat and was able to walk around Trafalgar's Square. We saw a lot of restaurants, bought some postcards, and even found a tourist information center that had cheap theatre tickets (we are going back there!). Throughout the very brief tour of the museum, we cued in on several works of art that embodied the art movements that we are studying. It was so great to see pieces that I have learned about in history classes in person. For example, we saw work by da Vinci, Van Eyck, Rembrandt, Manet, Monet, and Van Gogh. Personally, I love the Impressionism movement because of the colors and themes of the pieces, so I really enjoyed seeing Monet and Manet. I was astounded by how much art was in this building and how we only zoomed in on like 30 paintings. Although I do not know as much about art as I would like to, I know that I will definitely need to go back and spend more time wandering through the gallery. I've been to a large gallery before, but it was so fascinating to hear all the different languages spoken around me and to remember that there is no language barriers with art, so it is one of those things that is able to bring us all together, no matter where we come from.
After dinner, Katie, Katie, Rebecca, Natalie, and I decided to go to Little Frankie's, which is an American Italian Restaurant. We decided we just needed a big meal and it was great! We haven't eaten out in so long, so it was well deserved. We all even got chocolate milkshakes with our dinner. :)
We are going to Greenwich tomorrow with the GST class, so I am really excited about that! I've heard that it is beautiful, so I will be sure to put up pictures tomorrow!