It is very difficult to name one single event as my favorite from this trip because everything we did in both London and Paris was extremely exciting and interesting. However, one event that stood out to me was when we visited Lloyd's of London, the famous insurance market place. This building was enormous and very modern and even had a glass elevator which allowed us to see incredible views of the city of London. The building also had a central cluster of crossing elevators that started on the main business floor and continued up to many other floors. Not only was the construction of this market place cool to see, but the information we learned about their functions and tasks was also very interesting. Lloyd's of London is known for insuring unusual and strange things including body parts, miniature sculptures, and basically anything you want. Our tour guide showed us a book where they keep track of all their "losses" and which they write in everyday with a traditional quill. In this book The Titanic was recorded as a loss after "the unsinkable ship" tragically hit an ice burg. This was really exciting to see because the Titanic is such a well known story. After hearing everyone's reaction to the tour when it was over, I think it is safe to say that everyone really enjoyed this part of the trip and will not forgot visiting the extremely successful office.
-Kady Deane
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