Friday, January 10, 2014

The third day in London_ Dec/5/2013




Trafalgar Square London

We returned to London from Bracknell, and we revisited Trafalgar Square first in the morning.  The square was so bustling with a crowd of people as usual. 





The giant blue rooster statue in the square came into sight.  Its title is Hahn/Cock made by German artist, Katharian Fritsch.  Not only the blue, but the rooster are a symbol of France, who was defeated by Britain at this square; In that sense, this art tends to be quite playful and witty.







Levitating people in the square

It's a fairly simple trick but a brilliant idea to call people's attention quickly.







Look at this untarnished blue sky in London.  It proves its weather can be pretty sometimes even in the winter. 






Playing selfie in front of National Gallery London


The key reason we revisited National Gallery in couple years was only because of this lovely painting. ↓


The Arnolfini Potrait (1434) _ Jan Van Eyck

The more I see it closely, the more I marvel at his talent.
Most surprising is it really helped Darrin to appreciate arts in painting.  It is such a wonderful thing that somebody's work painted almost 600 years ago can completely captivate our spirit- we are willing, even eager to dive into his painting and play with the hairy puppy dog. 






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