Art Gallery

Today for math perspectives, we went to the National Art Gallery. The goal was to look at certain works, choose your favorite two and then relate them in some way to mathematics. I think my favorite work that we had to look at was Raphael's "The Crucified Christ.." The symmetry was outstanding. The center of the painting had the cross with Christ on it.. and could have been folded evenly down the center. It also had the same amount of people on each side of the cross, and the same with angels on both sides of Christ. It may not be perfect reflection symmetry, but in the sense that everything is even, it is symmetric. I also checked to see what its dimensions were online.. and according to the national gallery's website, it's 283.3cm x 167.3cm.. which is a ratio of 1:1.69, fairly close to the golden proportion. :)
The other painting that I thought was fantastic and symmetrical was Claude Monet's The Water-Lily Pond. There's just something really serene about it and the arched bridge seemed symmetrical to me. Almost reflection symmetry. It may not have been, and I may have just liked this painting. But regardless..one thing I did learn from the National Gallery is that.. I don't care for portraits.. but i love Monet and impressionism. Van Gogh isn't too bad either.. but I'd prefer to have seen Starry Night rather than wilted sunflowers that were supposed to represent hope and frienship. It seems a bit grim and ironic.

On that note..
5 days til home :)
10 til I see Kody! :D

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I'm doing much better since my last two depressing posts! I'm trying to make the most of my time left in London. I realize, I may not have traveled as much as everyone else, but I realize that that's ok. I'll also be the one with the least debt to go back to when I get home :) haha.

So for my last weekend in London, I decided to do some of the tourist-y things that I've yet to do. I went to see Platform 9 3/4 at Kings Cross Station. Thank goodness there were some other very nice American girls who were willing to take my picture for me. I'd have looked pretty silly trying to take my own picture in front of it! After that, I decided I'd go see 10 Baker Street (or look for the Sherlock Holmes Museum for fun) didn't end up finding the museum, but I saw Madame Tussauds and still went to 10 Baker Street even though I knew there was nothing there. After I finished this pointless mission, I went to Paddington Station one last time to make sure that I got a picture of "THE" Paddington Bear :) So I crossed off a few more tourist attractions. If I wasn't so deathly afraid of heights, I'd consider the London Eye, but I think I'm ok with just looking at it and admiring it haha.

I also went to the Christmas Tree Lighting in Trafalgar Square to see the tree from Oslo, Norway that is a gift from the Norweigan people to London every year for their help and support during WWII. It was really pretty and well worth braving the cold for about 2 hours (since I came too early, oops. I had a good view though!)

8 more days til I'm home!!
13 til I'm with my love<3