I'm getting excited about this trip! The other day I finalized the course itinerary (reflected in new version of syllabus as of 7 January--see Blackboard), so I'm looking forward to visiting all the sites with the class. Here's the plan:

1/12: Arrive in London; settle into rooms at Daniel House; orientation; Obtain tube passes; tea & walk to Covent Garden

1/13: Churchill Museum & Cabinet War Rooms; Britain at War Experience

1/14: Greenwich (via City Cruises)

1/15: St. Paul’s Cathedral; Blitz Walk

1/16: Group trip to Canterbury

1/17-1/18: Travel weekend. London options include church at Westminster Abbey, British Museum, Hyde Park Speaker’s Corner.

1/19: Day trip to Dover

1/20: Imperial War Museum; Parliament

1/21: Hendon RAF Museum

1/22: Museum visits, final course conferences

1/23: Depart for home

Exchanging money

Yesterday (1/5) I went to Regions Bank to get some British pounds sterling. The exchange rate was $1.54 to the pound. Much better than the last time I visited the UK, over 2 years ago.

Meeting for tea in SIM Forum

On 4 December we met for tea and viewing video footage of London, including Daniel House. We also distributed course syllabi and did some planning.

Welcome to Jan Term with Winston Churchill

I am happy you will be joining me as we travel throughout the UK this January studying the rhetoric of Winston Churchill. This blog will serve as a means of disseminating information prior to the trip as well as for keeping a log of our site visits and experiences. So dive right in and start blogging!