The last few days in London were by far the most amazing time i have ever had. There was art everywhere and inspiration was at every corner. I spent a good amount of the trip visiting museums and walking the city.
I spent one day at the TATE modern and that was my biggest inspiration. I went through a photo exhibit of photographic work. One room had a bunch of photos of the NYC subway. I feel dumb i dont have the artist names in front of me but the work was so full of emotion and depth. It focused more on the lower end of life in NYC. Another artist made almost floor to ceiling prints of industrial sites where he removed all the windows and doors of the main building and it was so striking and freaky at the same time.
The city had so much architecture, and a second hobby of mine is sketching buildings. There was such a range from high arches in gothic churches to protruding glass windows of new modern high rises. I loved seeing the old cobblestone walkways and brightly colored window boxes.
On a personal note i must tell you about my wonderful adventure back to the States. Getting to the airport I took the "Tube" or train and i really think it was super easy and well set up. We got there early so i had time to get myself coffee and chill listening to music. Getting back to the states went smoothly and i was able to get a window seat this time. On the way to London i was stuck in the middle of the plane. A few hours after takeoff while serving the lunch meal i looked out my window and saw a plane flying under ours with what looked like black smoke behind it. I at first thought i was seeing things and then I looked again and no it was dark grey shooting out from under the wings. Now i do know a thing or two about aircrafts so i dint really get alarmed but i had to ask the stewardess about it. Ends up it was just the plane was flying on the shadow side of the sun so we were seeing the normal jetstream you normally dont see. Learned a new thing!
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