Tuesday, May 16, 2006

Additional Information about London leg of program

The following are planned tours/lecturers in London. It is a lot of touring and we want to leave some free time for you in London, so will probably ask you to sign up for 3 of the 5 planned outings.

Tues 4 July
  • Tour of West End and the Courts (from Leicester “House,” to the old Royal Stables, to Pall Mall, to St. James Palace, to Buckingham Palace to St. James Gardens, to Whitehall)
  • Tour of Westminster government area (Parliament, Whitehall, Downing Street, guest lecturer: Dr. Peter Catterall, Queen Mary College, University of London)
Wed 5 July

  • Tour of South Kensington/Exhibition Road area (especially V & A British Galleries, with guest lecturer)
  • Tour of City of London (especially Museum of London, guest lecturer for both: Dr. Angela McShane Jones, Oxford Brookes University)
Thurs 6 July

  • Tour of River Thames, Greenwich, and East End (boat trip down Thames from Embankment to Greenwich, Greenwich Observatory, then back via light railway, and London Transport through East End, walk through Smithfield, etc.) [This is a fullish day.]

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