After a hearty English breakfast of eggs, sausage, bacon, beans, fruit, toast, and other delicious breakfast food, the two groups split into four. The first two sections went to the British Museum and Lloyds of London. The second two groups did the reverse schedule. The British Museum was full of fascinating Egyptian and other middle eastern art and artifacts. There were also exhibitions from Asia, Britain, and other parts of the world. The Lloyds of London tour was hosted by two lovely gentelmen named Paul and John who were knowledgeable and gracious. Both have worked at Lloyds for around 40-50 years. The architechture of the building is unique in that all of the things one would typically find on the inside of a building - elevators, ventilation systems, etc. - are built on the outside. Several students mentioned that this was one of the best parts of the trip so far.
Lloyd's of London
ReplyDeleteToday we took a tour of Lloyds' of London. It was extremeley interetsing to get an inside look at how the insurance industry operates. The building ins so futuristic. It is built inside out. You can see across London from the outside elevators. Lloyd's started as a tiny coffe shop. Who would have thought it would be one of the biggest insurance markets today. The history of Lloyds is very interesting, and it was one of my favorite places that we have visited so far.
Lauren Devanney
Lloyd's was an amazing place. First, we rode up elevators that were on hte outside of hte building. It was kind of unnerving, but it was an amazing view. Next, they took us into a beautiful room that is used for meetings. There was a beautiful chandelier that was given to Lloyds by the Queen after she came to hte grand opening. Then we were taken to the underwriters room, which was chaotic. I would not be able to focus on work in that building. There are always people coing and going. It was amazing to see so many people in one place, all hard at work.
ReplyDeleteJulia Hight