London Day 3

After a jam-packed day full of insurance markets, museums, musicals, it is almost time for bed.  It was a very long, very hot, very tiring day, but it was all worth it, because we're in London!!  This morning we donned our formal business suits and headed to the tube in order to listen to a presentation by Paul Dalton from Lloyd's of London, the world's leading insurance market.  I personally found the presentation to be very interesting as he discussed the origins of Lloyd's and the different components of an insurance market.  We then headed to Lloyd's of London.

Lloyd's of London was a very interesting building, very different than those we see in the States.  To tell the truth, it is almost ugly, but it is very cool to see.  All of the things that would normally be found on the inside of the  building were placed on the outside to allow for more room on each floor.  All of the water and other pipes and even the glass elevator can be found on the outside of the building.  From the top floor of Lloyd's, we could also see the Olympic Stadium which was very awesome.  Lloyd's of London also held a lot of English History.  For example, it had the logbook of the original sinking of the Titanic, among other things.

After Lloyd's we visited the Bank Museum and learned all about the gold standard, the origins of the National Bank and other interesting things.  We also got to walk around the Royal Exchange which was very high-class and luxurious.  As if that wasn't enough, we then got back on the tube and headed to the British Museum which was massive and beautiful.  My friends and I capitalized on the opportunity to view the Rosetta stone.  We also checked out the Egyptian galleries, which have always been my favorite.

This evening we got to see Mama Mia which was amazing! I had never seen the show or even the movie before so I was so excited.  The music was so catchy and the actors were so talented and engaging.  The entire audience was standing and singing and dancing at the end of the show.  Overall it was a great day.

Summer Lyons, Class of 2014