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 I am standing on Tower Bridge which has been around since 1894. It was originally created to provide passage over the Thames for the East End of London. Today it is the only bridge east of London Bridge. Originally it was a chocolate brown cover, but was painted red, white, and blue in 1977 in honor of the Queen's Silver Jubilee. 

Globe Theater was built in 1599  by Shakespeare's playing company, the Lord Chamberlain's Men. It was destroyed by fire in 1613, and a second Globe Theater was built on the same site by June 1614 and closed in 1642. A modern reconstruction of the Globe, opened in 1997 and is 750 feet from the site of the original theater. People used still today go and see shows in the theater in the Summer. Theater has an open roof, so not good for winter. The people used to stand in the "yard" right under the stage, and there was no lighting or sound system. They are not positive if the theater was all painted on the sides, but painted a little bit of the sides so we can get an idea of how it may have been. There were no restrooms in the theater, so people would go to the bathroom down on the ground (ew, gross!). Theater can house up to 3,000 spectators! In Shakespeare's time people could stand in the "yard" or the "pit" for a penny. 

(Me, Lindsey, & Hannah)

Church 

Here are some of the members of my Sunday School class!