The British version of "field trip" is my kind of field trips. For my British Youth Culture class we spent the day in Soho. I am absolutely in LOVE with Soho and would do anything in the world to live there rather than Chelsea. It is full of energy, young people, and not prices that are higher than the sky scrapers surrounding you. It is such a fun area, and one of my favorite parts of it was Carnaby Street. We learned all about John Stephen (founder), the British
stores and shopping. We also saw the old homes of Jimi Hendrix, George Handel, and streets filled with saxophone and guitar shops - every artists dream. We even went into St. Martins College of Art and Design where those and many other famous artists attended which is also the sight of The Sex Pistols first gig. We also saw the famous map of Soho (right) and went to Trident Studio which is a famous recording studio. Famous songs were originially recorded there by artists
such as Elton John, Queen, The Beatles, and David Bowie. We also went by the VOGUE magazine's UK office which was really cool, and then ended at the famous Abbey Road recording studio legendary mainly because of the Beatles. Some of my classmates attempted to mimic the notorious Beatles album cover, but as you can see, it wasn't as smoothly done.
Such a fun day!!!! Officially the biggest Soho fan ever.
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