The Quiet City
The night hours are usually used for the revitalization of the human body, thus sleep, reducing the amount of activity in the city. A change in our typical oscillation of instruction and to do list one day lead to the Dusk till Dawn trek where we encountered a much quieter face of the city and its sporadic corners of liveliness including all night eateries, night clubs and strangers. The nights’ tone was set just right in experiencing London as we think of it, with spotted showers that ranged from mist to full rain, just perfect enough to wet the floor and enhance the colorful reflections such as the red lettering from Windmill or the under construction buildings draped and covered in semi-translucent fabric that resembled giant lanterns illuminating the alleyways. The Tate Modern in the early hours of the morning seemed to be sleeping with one eye open just in case anyone made their way over the River Thames while using the extending, twisting, metal, minimal design of the Millennium Bridge. This is at the top of my favorite experiences while in London, walking and getting lost with good company, seeing the sky change from a deep midnight blue to spotted gray clouds with occasional light leaks as the sun was making its way through to daytime. It was now time to call it quits and get a few hours of rest before we wake and explore the city again.
-Laura Orozco
Woodbury University
Architecture
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