London Skyline

LONDON SKYLINE, 16X20

I didn’t expect to love London as much as I did. I didn’t expect for it to take my breath away around every corner with every building, every nook and cranny of charm, every pocket of history and modernism and color and interest. I didn’t plan anywhere close to enough time to even scratch the surface of this city. I barely got my bearings and it was already time to go. I was blown away by so many details. It boggled my mind how long this city has been standing— just how much world history it has seen. One of my favorite moments was standing in Trafalgar Square and thinking of my grandpa who was a colonel in the Air Force during World War II and stationed in London. He happened to be off-base on VE Day when they declared victory and the war was over. All the other American soldiers had to stay on base but because my grandpa was already out, they let him stay in the city and celebrate with all the Londoners who finally got to put light in the their blackened out windows. It was so moving to stand there and picture it all. We took a boat ride up the Thames and they pointed out where Shakespeare’s Globe Theater was, cause, oh yeah, SHAKESPEARE was here. So, so much. I got to worship at Westminster Abbey at a Sunday Service and felt God in those walls. I looked back at Big Ben one night as we were walking back to our hotel and could’ve sworn I almost saw Peter Pan fly by. We saw a play in the West End and I’m still pondering the words that moved me so much. Oh, London. I join the ranks of all the humans who have fallen in love with your beautiful soul. I can’t wait to see you again.

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