tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-41364725091985882462024-03-13T04:50:31.473+00:00Chelsea's Summer in BritianCMU Study Abroadhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05653468236364019940noreply@blogger.comBlogger20125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4136472509198588246.post-36440833801156658642014-06-22T21:21:00.001+01:002014-06-22T21:27:21.824+01:00The Catacombs of ParisAfter breakfast, we hopped on the metro and headed straight for the Catacombs! The Catacombs are a mass gravesite; the skeletons were moved here from the "Saints Innocents" graveyard in Paris when it became full to overflowing in the late 1700s. Some of the remains here date back to the 11th century. The Catacombs are an underground museum, commemorating the bodies, headstones, and inscriptions from the old cemetery. The Catacombs were originally a limestone quarry in the 12th century, but when it began collapsing in on itself in the 1700s, King Louis XVI created a commission to chart Paris's underground. This then proved to be the perfect site for the bodies. <div>We waited in line for three and a half hours to get in, so I got myself a French baguette while I waited :)<br><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgwuEIPykgA5Yczj8JMwywXPR5FwKdnQ-m94rwWqfMlr6_JUm8Y40JChCAfAqrNQhDcw3iCWqV0qqOsdqllROI-R5p-tSGqxfpoG5rZLQD1jdDkSDxjyVqftzvL50Y72DXUGlOnEvAoQFY/s640/blogger-image--286399463.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgwuEIPykgA5Yczj8JMwywXPR5FwKdnQ-m94rwWqfMlr6_JUm8Y40JChCAfAqrNQhDcw3iCWqV0qqOsdqllROI-R5p-tSGqxfpoG5rZLQD1jdDkSDxjyVqftzvL50Y72DXUGlOnEvAoQFY/s640/blogger-image--286399463.jpg"></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">Pictures of the underground bones, inscriptions, and headstones:</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi-BPVC_tNsT2lvdZpWmVIxPS-UGpQ5KriKDgeqPaQt15hJV4FAjnVYcBtBhykxl3vIFVNtXHAX4LpiwrxADH9WOouBDHUMX2GLBeH32hw9lxGzh370YaBdlymY79l18uKLgMcp4C4Z81I/s640/blogger-image-1054985856.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; 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margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjQ5kzTqoubI4igCOFT812795m0k0g-tnYS5tthIpybCyOQdJnVZ5a4cK237Ifqwao91EYPMES5xZ0CBpsPiJz7dLrELZ6LiF3zwGvKfdsY226mprxieat_jouLKEegBoK5GcWiqc1OmuI/s640/blogger-image-2141336290.jpg"></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">A miner (who must have been bored one day) carved this model of the Port-Mahon Palace (in Minorca, Balearic Islands) by memory. </div><br><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgetPtHVJRU3F_-71vpyg20-_nycZXUzMyOAyp6U-Q5GtkqTWBQT6J2raCjsSUbpcqMKhoGAuMJHoh7POfbOxXdXxF03ig9fvGJwSGCRto-UNOqxUN5sh8EpKjObVfzKXhBogZallIkJ7s/s640/blogger-image--1942681004.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgetPtHVJRU3F_-71vpyg20-_nycZXUzMyOAyp6U-Q5GtkqTWBQT6J2raCjsSUbpcqMKhoGAuMJHoh7POfbOxXdXxF03ig9fvGJwSGCRto-UNOqxUN5sh8EpKjObVfzKXhBogZallIkJ7s/s640/blogger-image--1942681004.jpg"></a></div><br><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhHV6U7XDb6ncq0GWU4BNGCk1dAEOW0AFDp-2VF6MUlrooQauw3unQwVzKuGfFN_qvi52puDda8xzTmCtgg0NKTYcZrkKHc8VGrp_lsYh5-dvJKQlLrPBNoS7zLoUwdUftxC9RSfXRUhm0/s640/blogger-image--1394353544.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; 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margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj2_yECcVmW0Imr77fvFzw42M-WFqNVYlf2r2Ov10JZAq9IeZdsCVJWIIqhGYgJIgSQxUXvtkDfPFJ-E6LpCOyp47hhNoza4P0onwJqm5OFGB8WpcSci8DnwCttLZmFTcja0jVLkiBF-3s/s640/blogger-image--1709440819.jpg"></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">6 million people are buried here. </div><div><br></div>After the Catacombs, we walked up to the river (it took an hour!) to eat dinner.<br><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEirPmY_2LNB0AahSK4-QXAFFTgLY6Gt8wh3irYnhqaS9Q2WGPoEXRKda6NLb3zrU2VBGh91WbG00KFbu0NC3N-nbo2hFfmgkdomILSOAMBmG5BmNHowuya7Fjb3Pn8WpWtZQWq26HYR33k/s640/blogger-image-1965643620.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue Light', HelveticaNeue-Light, helvetica, arial, sans-serif; margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEirPmY_2LNB0AahSK4-QXAFFTgLY6Gt8wh3irYnhqaS9Q2WGPoEXRKda6NLb3zrU2VBGh91WbG00KFbu0NC3N-nbo2hFfmgkdomILSOAMBmG5BmNHowuya7Fjb3Pn8WpWtZQWq26HYR33k/s640/blogger-image-1965643620.jpg"></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">The buildings are so cute-just how I imagined them!</div><br><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg7_DyFtHW3rIRSv8mRd1sTetFwjzaPoFIgc-z6u2qZaal_nRsm7gG-Xzzn-ztypBatbWY1xL238xGadSpbNcrKDgmx8cbBWhR5kLuYZAM4Zsffxd0w6JEP9lta1OJohpKwJxxEn-pJXCs/s640/blogger-image-1944703966.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; 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For dessert, I hada Nutella crepe! Delicious!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">Tomorrow, we are going sight-seeing! I'm so excited!</div>Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12718080853225070627noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4136472509198588246.post-274580287814879002014-06-21T22:46:00.001+01:002014-06-22T21:27:11.497+01:00Days 20 & 21: Solo London and More TravelingYesterday (Friday) was a free day in London for the group. (No class or labs, yay!). First, I went with some of the group to Abbey Road (you know, where the Beatles took their iconic photo). <br><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi7V5oR7wFQr2eTW_DPSF_51TkqFGsO3IhQpvDt7GXhoKm3PbzCF7KIHYcKVTsNu0KivINebEbJTaJ9Y2Esg-OnYBppjVaUpM0zr5xJsxkbZ5Z1oCA8qeJRNIcAR3RsX0M3Xhqpw1T7U20/s640/blogger-image--537369383.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi7V5oR7wFQr2eTW_DPSF_51TkqFGsO3IhQpvDt7GXhoKm3PbzCF7KIHYcKVTsNu0KivINebEbJTaJ9Y2Esg-OnYBppjVaUpM0zr5xJsxkbZ5Z1oCA8qeJRNIcAR3RsX0M3Xhqpw1T7U20/s640/blogger-image--537369383.jpg"></a></div><br><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjxXVd8KKFReapeOcyBRyrc1He0B6PaHkBHNOWyf8fuAD9TphkU9y9mSw9NEbPQET9fSShgfnV3l20Pp2dmH937nTU0j-_aGgWVkYioGBkG_s382uY3avYWYqk_EUOvCyTjuV0P3ylxxgs/s640/blogger-image-585869193.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjxXVd8KKFReapeOcyBRyrc1He0B6PaHkBHNOWyf8fuAD9TphkU9y9mSw9NEbPQET9fSShgfnV3l20Pp2dmH937nTU0j-_aGgWVkYioGBkG_s382uY3avYWYqk_EUOvCyTjuV0P3ylxxgs/s640/blogger-image-585869193.jpg"></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">Our not-so-great attempt at recreating the pose.....</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">After this, I left the group and went sight-seeing by myself! I started with the Tower of London and London Bridge. I waited in line for a while to buy tickets, but it was so worth it! The Tower of London is a palace built by William the Conqueror, and later expanded by King Edward I and his father, Henry III. It later became an important port and even later, a fortress for important items, like the Crown Jewels. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEihxcLfE4TdIiOgVB6ZX6SKFxARzJgkFpWS7xUBboDxZEZ4KbPUcXW5FbkDcA522lPEZMmpvc6nLTRwPrgUrhdGj2O7o3uqQQ2LvrinxoKhgk8zQ6230PFrCaNI5cicHd4meTSsf8Tc0iY/s640/blogger-image-18834787.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEihxcLfE4TdIiOgVB6ZX6SKFxARzJgkFpWS7xUBboDxZEZ4KbPUcXW5FbkDcA522lPEZMmpvc6nLTRwPrgUrhdGj2O7o3uqQQ2LvrinxoKhgk8zQ6230PFrCaNI5cicHd4meTSsf8Tc0iY/s640/blogger-image-18834787.jpg"></a></div><br><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgYr0ViyZWC9NLW8uHZtJIfPMmSqELPTTjHvAOEe9l2dnCOQ5jAMtiAzdbCDNbZjd0QtDisNgzzp8Vtj-7qlR4MYLH9bHeCZck1o-edOhynulsGLm-ONgs-AHfzVU1oIszXfZV6sgIQ_2Q/s640/blogger-image--290793261.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgYr0ViyZWC9NLW8uHZtJIfPMmSqELPTTjHvAOEe9l2dnCOQ5jAMtiAzdbCDNbZjd0QtDisNgzzp8Vtj-7qlR4MYLH9bHeCZck1o-edOhynulsGLm-ONgs-AHfzVU1oIszXfZV6sgIQ_2Q/s640/blogger-image--290793261.jpg"></a></div><br><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiqvPIkUYxSP1HVqpZiyx-C8j0ka22DyJ53aQQgxc-jWZjCh_ccTel2CqLCX3IsYrgMKxX0gUQVumVriKFCMLK1NUtDSGhMsedWa60i7mdPiELGVwTn9At66TGk3utUv90HiatJ1z6yaPY/s640/blogger-image-1626174988.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiqvPIkUYxSP1HVqpZiyx-C8j0ka22DyJ53aQQgxc-jWZjCh_ccTel2CqLCX3IsYrgMKxX0gUQVumVriKFCMLK1NUtDSGhMsedWa60i7mdPiELGVwTn9At66TGk3utUv90HiatJ1z6yaPY/s640/blogger-image-1626174988.jpg"></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">Re-created bedchamber of Edward I. </div><div><br></div>I also finally got to see the London Bridge!!!<br><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg8oVLcDFUWnvqrDg0XqAfUU5H9F9vFxZ-Hj8qrsaR9XehvF_jvp0xEep56wocEv0racEXpa98XXdAaIXDVvQOXdQL4onfxbHeEeHTgq9CcgJZU540AYvTF01I8QUAwJ_3GCfWxGc1ucOI/s640/blogger-image--1781195085.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg8oVLcDFUWnvqrDg0XqAfUU5H9F9vFxZ-Hj8qrsaR9XehvF_jvp0xEep56wocEv0racEXpa98XXdAaIXDVvQOXdQL4onfxbHeEeHTgq9CcgJZU540AYvTF01I8QUAwJ_3GCfWxGc1ucOI/s640/blogger-image--1781195085.jpg"></a></div><br><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhU0dqFEq4ElB7fIWZ_OhFaoBw5OyHqjG2MH0yPeraZ4X-KzSkQyYMrjWH_c6_Kx5hPRJQEKsrgwkQ6Rn8s02pRt1Sj1R-vXI_9fBhBHBwyTPHwbYtI2kE4jtuKQDm2foUz9EONYqvhqdY/s640/blogger-image-1744046303.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhU0dqFEq4ElB7fIWZ_OhFaoBw5OyHqjG2MH0yPeraZ4X-KzSkQyYMrjWH_c6_Kx5hPRJQEKsrgwkQ6Rn8s02pRt1Sj1R-vXI_9fBhBHBwyTPHwbYtI2kE4jtuKQDm2foUz9EONYqvhqdY/s640/blogger-image-1744046303.jpg"></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">This is the portion of the site built by William the Conqueror in the 10th century. </div><br><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiawV63spQfhHx2lubFX_g2NSThQO-W3rKXpD51EKT1inI16ts3WU4QIZfzV_09uV8Bar4aY5kL5Oygx6YFVdrXmELEmgB8kABKM2DB8f87YHd7GoE3PxcP40sNvclkFD4xm1edr6rA8NA/s640/blogger-image--439259591.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiawV63spQfhHx2lubFX_g2NSThQO-W3rKXpD51EKT1inI16ts3WU4QIZfzV_09uV8Bar4aY5kL5Oygx6YFVdrXmELEmgB8kABKM2DB8f87YHd7GoE3PxcP40sNvclkFD4xm1edr6rA8NA/s640/blogger-image--439259591.jpg"></a></div><br><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg9y-lGloULbi5dUHh-Bn1d6cfCvxFj7t1NBg0a0KEDe3fQwfNAg5WMVb7NGIFZYGl7Wa1VpyVnWw44AED6I0Wqy0UhQ3eS_LHg1tZxLeFUmg2Dxch6IeIeOcT_xpVpyZNBLqGpwNydXq0/s640/blogger-image-461522074.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg9y-lGloULbi5dUHh-Bn1d6cfCvxFj7t1NBg0a0KEDe3fQwfNAg5WMVb7NGIFZYGl7Wa1VpyVnWw44AED6I0Wqy0UhQ3eS_LHg1tZxLeFUmg2Dxch6IeIeOcT_xpVpyZNBLqGpwNydXq0/s640/blogger-image-461522074.jpg"></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">The seal of Queen Elizabeth is all over!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">I also got to see the Crown Jewels! This was my favorite part of the day. It was a wait, but so, so worth it. I highly recommend it. I don't even know much about English Royalty, nor am I even a citizen of the country, but it was still awe-inspiring and humbling to see them up close and learn about their history. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg96qKui4qARrZ2MfJR9JDE7uKdcvN8QkahZF7wf6nJr628kDEmmLg7bSdYIdNPu1m_Hpu2e4QV4K2v206Tn2UbIPRaWOn2IelDzebJFeT6Xv-6J2DZAvtSPX_TE-dTZve3zdTF-JFnlYY/s640/blogger-image-594744863.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg96qKui4qARrZ2MfJR9JDE7uKdcvN8QkahZF7wf6nJr628kDEmmLg7bSdYIdNPu1m_Hpu2e4QV4K2v206Tn2UbIPRaWOn2IelDzebJFeT6Xv-6J2DZAvtSPX_TE-dTZve3zdTF-JFnlYY/s640/blogger-image-594744863.jpg"></a></div><br><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi_RXrawQGhW045cKQ3e_21ho04EKDi8m-rM2ZkSJTFYAQmejuSuvjyWPlX2KHGZnQXzgfgqSbAceiFurauFBoXSbZ12b0AE00QpPS2B63ELIB0w7HJaexRCU2Nyib_9W13xRdXGy9z1xQ/s640/blogger-image--1848559217.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi_RXrawQGhW045cKQ3e_21ho04EKDi8m-rM2ZkSJTFYAQmejuSuvjyWPlX2KHGZnQXzgfgqSbAceiFurauFBoXSbZ12b0AE00QpPS2B63ELIB0w7HJaexRCU2Nyib_9W13xRdXGy9z1xQ/s640/blogger-image--1848559217.jpg"></a></div><br><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEic9pKdky3qtpdmX-f1Gr1u-zefi-xfDuDOu9c_RVZ17f4V91vXs78cqsHW2KT2Oa0EmQYFXweCK9gST1mkVLkGg6wkyhbZapKtn3k4JyiO1rgGRKepCZtQiFBD7zRSLmpc6sr6iRw0mEo/s640/blogger-image-122418965.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEic9pKdky3qtpdmX-f1Gr1u-zefi-xfDuDOu9c_RVZ17f4V91vXs78cqsHW2KT2Oa0EmQYFXweCK9gST1mkVLkGg6wkyhbZapKtn3k4JyiO1rgGRKepCZtQiFBD7zRSLmpc6sr6iRw0mEo/s640/blogger-image-122418965.jpg"></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">The traitor's gate. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">I also visited the Bloody Tower, which was where the two sons of Edward IV, Edward V of England and Richard of Shrewsbury, Duke of York were allegedly murdered by their uncle, Richard Duke of Gloucester after Edward IV died in order for the uncle to be king. Essentially the Lion King in British Royal form. </div><br><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEigB-d95kcFfcpp_M2mm5sbVCYn7tvyMAQjr-mtx_OfIWFu1fQR3liLSssVPfsYcSKkyyYVjGq_p6EFa23SA_lFRh90g81Y_kmYmj8g_gyu67zYpKHzubizL5WbfxTsGVxHCu0HoipyiHs/s640/blogger-image-933079760.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEigB-d95kcFfcpp_M2mm5sbVCYn7tvyMAQjr-mtx_OfIWFu1fQR3liLSssVPfsYcSKkyyYVjGq_p6EFa23SA_lFRh90g81Y_kmYmj8g_gyu67zYpKHzubizL5WbfxTsGVxHCu0HoipyiHs/s640/blogger-image-933079760.jpg"></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">Selfie with the tower!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">Next, I visited the British Museum. This place was amazing; there aren't even words to describe it! I could have spent days and days here and not have seen everything. I hit the highlights, like the Rosetta Stone, Egyptian mummies, and Greek sculpture. This place would have been the ultimate World History field trip in the tenth grade...I was straining my brain to remember things from that class!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhSe56lXun661ZgSnkCNZgExqkrjO1NfMGRTGItCmgITXdG_OI9MfG9BGLyF7KB5OZZ6pRrxjeXWJXldN0096AX6CoGiqN9Q_r7QnpHSPRTxVUU7EtqeTZpVDKNhuh0P2OQjiDoyjTUUyo/s640/blogger-image-1772488549.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhSe56lXun661ZgSnkCNZgExqkrjO1NfMGRTGItCmgITXdG_OI9MfG9BGLyF7KB5OZZ6pRrxjeXWJXldN0096AX6CoGiqN9Q_r7QnpHSPRTxVUU7EtqeTZpVDKNhuh0P2OQjiDoyjTUUyo/s640/blogger-image-1772488549.jpg"></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj6sfV6fg8UpYZo1PeJ-Op51fLRTDTtvMFQW-GYR-ko04BH1wsepd5liRpRmJVeMsyU3DrTV0yI3WH3oAcgV_MGR7VYDIjKatqHgTrve_i0LCPtY17mUIkYpUDiDKEmf_88rvKbjs1Fy50/s640/blogger-image-104320073.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue Light', HelveticaNeue-Light, helvetica, arial, sans-serif; margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj6sfV6fg8UpYZo1PeJ-Op51fLRTDTtvMFQW-GYR-ko04BH1wsepd5liRpRmJVeMsyU3DrTV0yI3WH3oAcgV_MGR7VYDIjKatqHgTrve_i0LCPtY17mUIkYpUDiDKEmf_88rvKbjs1Fy50/s640/blogger-image-104320073.jpg"></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">The oldest chess set in the world. Dates back to early medieval times, possibly in the tenth century. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiDNkp-LkYREGHryfB7D7tJl3tCSUg5s8n82tg16K1IpKI48yC4PK7rSTC-n-SRBgrEUHNkdbKlpqPKMXUis4w15fZKPsA5BWEen9rbl7b4LVyxgjumux-0RZGp29GqowmqYB-OOgAqTGc/s640/blogger-image--1920817507.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue Light', HelveticaNeue-Light, helvetica, arial, sans-serif; margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiDNkp-LkYREGHryfB7D7tJl3tCSUg5s8n82tg16K1IpKI48yC4PK7rSTC-n-SRBgrEUHNkdbKlpqPKMXUis4w15fZKPsA5BWEen9rbl7b4LVyxgjumux-0RZGp29GqowmqYB-OOgAqTGc/s640/blogger-image--1920817507.jpg"></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">The Roman Empire room</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj3BrxQKWh3GYy7m0ZHW3stbNLWwnnz5uuPbcG-m8U79N0ppYev7qRGX7tZ3ag_EwkLFHMwQlNTpUGDyajKd5i_S0nW0pz8Efit7m1S-o0o8khGU1BsvrIllyZ4rxWBzzVhd-k6d7gPdaA/s640/blogger-image--920290390.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue Light', HelveticaNeue-Light, helvetica, arial, sans-serif; margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj3BrxQKWh3GYy7m0ZHW3stbNLWwnnz5uuPbcG-m8U79N0ppYev7qRGX7tZ3ag_EwkLFHMwQlNTpUGDyajKd5i_S0nW0pz8Efit7m1S-o0o8khGU1BsvrIllyZ4rxWBzzVhd-k6d7gPdaA/s640/blogger-image--920290390.jpg"></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">Actual mummy cases! I was geeked out by this whole room....Egypt was my favorite empire to learn about as a kid!</div><br><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj87ciCnyj6tvpGl4zwsaLk06DOsjxaxhWwfu3H1FVOsl-ariMpj55SEwYy4B7gMd5X0wW5MRoNjssj3n9uVoYUjHEBnfi70YdOSwzWxCHq7LstHJik2BDqIe2fLQanFZLDfM7LoKIlJ-o/s640/blogger-image-1822085677.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj87ciCnyj6tvpGl4zwsaLk06DOsjxaxhWwfu3H1FVOsl-ariMpj55SEwYy4B7gMd5X0wW5MRoNjssj3n9uVoYUjHEBnfi70YdOSwzWxCHq7LstHJik2BDqIe2fLQanFZLDfM7LoKIlJ-o/s640/blogger-image-1822085677.jpg"></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">The actual mummy of Cleopatra!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhktsvSXHJ70yRxRwrZnK6TZLjOM108t1DtDqokKPcwyrnyikwbU5gkyZj2hwWa2WNiaIlq8sPVd2Qp6bI5GhxcevdT0JehubDBUAE53i9vQZSQ-O6ihx8Gd88M-lZhPSzLSSVPM3PT6M0/s640/blogger-image--238401399.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue Light', HelveticaNeue-Light, helvetica, arial, sans-serif; margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhktsvSXHJ70yRxRwrZnK6TZLjOM108t1DtDqokKPcwyrnyikwbU5gkyZj2hwWa2WNiaIlq8sPVd2Qp6bI5GhxcevdT0JehubDBUAE53i9vQZSQ-O6ihx8Gd88M-lZhPSzLSSVPM3PT6M0/s640/blogger-image--238401399.jpg"></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">Medieval Samurai armour from Japan</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh1XJfFRJldNHj7BwnqQpk7vyTIgEv9JXL6EDcavQlFwVPS2xn-Kw8OMBbhy0XXhyphenhyphenoYOZSrWS4nVdzV7dVOHXnGDGFnVBxUCiZzf7X7aIMjBhOmru9jPdxI72oIjCjLK4l7j1lZMT_k_gA/s640/blogger-image--938216103.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue Light', HelveticaNeue-Light, helvetica, arial, sans-serif; margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh1XJfFRJldNHj7BwnqQpk7vyTIgEv9JXL6EDcavQlFwVPS2xn-Kw8OMBbhy0XXhyphenhyphenoYOZSrWS4nVdzV7dVOHXnGDGFnVBxUCiZzf7X7aIMjBhOmru9jPdxI72oIjCjLK4l7j1lZMT_k_gA/s640/blogger-image--938216103.jpg"></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">Egyptian sculpture</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgGrxFE0i5xZJC5oytm2ZqfgdSxtb4cbtRpKzRXdwUMcoG4TaH44Exbh8muWYmH56YSbLUFbEcnI7BOm_fqTrOD9hxMY3uYsaS1PvML2UAKbwCE3ayL0zWQ50gZPsp7s3Zn-ix21HkJod0/s640/blogger-image-727244182.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue Light', HelveticaNeue-Light, helvetica, arial, sans-serif; margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgGrxFE0i5xZJC5oytm2ZqfgdSxtb4cbtRpKzRXdwUMcoG4TaH44Exbh8muWYmH56YSbLUFbEcnI7BOm_fqTrOD9hxMY3uYsaS1PvML2UAKbwCE3ayL0zWQ50gZPsp7s3Zn-ix21HkJod0/s640/blogger-image-727244182.jpg"></a></div><br><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjOIcfa4v_vWDzUwMvrBikQFkft9Pgq4547QWmces9diF5VMBDC3tfbilt5YUGWbAx2w8zUWvLiC__dxQa4ZUVIHkQyXxnWvFiHZXD4Jr4FncFwiEQL2zX69pMAvd2R45HOLp3f_dExyzg/s640/blogger-image-2084690835.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjOIcfa4v_vWDzUwMvrBikQFkft9Pgq4547QWmces9diF5VMBDC3tfbilt5YUGWbAx2w8zUWvLiC__dxQa4ZUVIHkQyXxnWvFiHZXD4Jr4FncFwiEQL2zX69pMAvd2R45HOLp3f_dExyzg/s640/blogger-image-2084690835.jpg"></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">Sculptures and carvings from the Greek Parthenon</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiyC8S6lDNsgcWkax3y9jKAXaqt3KQg_Hw_ldK6kJ2ez__XOjQai_MhK0sy1urZPYiqXD-gG2zNnn5wGh4cUoZfJqh2vS7v2plNmvtTbkSzjKwGfmgFJ7mHYY4CG2NOmsSKR2MSPKZk5-E/s640/blogger-image-47199050.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue Light', HelveticaNeue-Light, helvetica, arial, sans-serif; margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiyC8S6lDNsgcWkax3y9jKAXaqt3KQg_Hw_ldK6kJ2ez__XOjQai_MhK0sy1urZPYiqXD-gG2zNnn5wGh4cUoZfJqh2vS7v2plNmvtTbkSzjKwGfmgFJ7mHYY4CG2NOmsSKR2MSPKZk5-E/s640/blogger-image-47199050.jpg"></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">The oldest ancestor I could find on the Storms side was born in the tenth century and was a Viking from Scandinavia or the Netherlands. He was called "stormy" for his temperament, and that's where the surname came from. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">Next! I went to the Victoria and Albert Museum. It has more of a cultural/artsy base, whereas the British Museum had a historical/archaeological base. I started in the fashion gallery...it traced European fashion from 1750-present. Pretty cool!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEisyBSo4yp3zF7LVtwIMcyIYQz062ALCFI8oej9DcWo8FJNA6MBVUrTlQ37n7iWLjadAlADOAcsARcltceK32K0hxVbSi51k9VqjPa-ENXclcKMBl72fyoCgNnqEtPZEKa5D1Xmh6YvBZE/s640/blogger-image--1023893163.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue Light', HelveticaNeue-Light, helvetica, arial, sans-serif; margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEisyBSo4yp3zF7LVtwIMcyIYQz062ALCFI8oej9DcWo8FJNA6MBVUrTlQ37n7iWLjadAlADOAcsARcltceK32K0hxVbSi51k9VqjPa-ENXclcKMBl72fyoCgNnqEtPZEKa5D1Xmh6YvBZE/s640/blogger-image--1023893163.jpg"></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">1940's British women's fashion</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgBF_yuSXOKyamqQ_ZY8jXsx6NPJIkKYdA_yM6galziG5JFKeUZHBEVIqs_1Yn7zjtFQiG9I52fNGrOJh70wLp_N8uKB7VpjRbPbfdJLTmEBd8p3vVaEoZhCnXYaQm-1_oqj4lDFrH8Xts/s640/blogger-image--108720134.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue Light', HelveticaNeue-Light, helvetica, arial, sans-serif; margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgBF_yuSXOKyamqQ_ZY8jXsx6NPJIkKYdA_yM6galziG5JFKeUZHBEVIqs_1Yn7zjtFQiG9I52fNGrOJh70wLp_N8uKB7VpjRbPbfdJLTmEBd8p3vVaEoZhCnXYaQm-1_oqj4lDFrH8Xts/s640/blogger-image--108720134.jpg"></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">Sculpture gallery</div><br><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiqgv3-Y4IphOSx4ufBx7fMyewjDSEocWR8cWQkXkmQvwyOPj2ZJhRdlXTLew4HPVGDUn65CH3H9H2dKgZ4ev_c8sgQNDkzOt9oTeq3PyOP1AUtz-rix4bRfpF2hQoRVyR1K5qnv1UZ1BA/s640/blogger-image-725279785.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiqgv3-Y4IphOSx4ufBx7fMyewjDSEocWR8cWQkXkmQvwyOPj2ZJhRdlXTLew4HPVGDUn65CH3H9H2dKgZ4ev_c8sgQNDkzOt9oTeq3PyOP1AUtz-rix4bRfpF2hQoRVyR1K5qnv1UZ1BA/s640/blogger-image-725279785.jpg"></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">Samson slaying a Philistine. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiwj9Lr_Ct-dPMniDAZ6VQefWFok3igYUB9A8oSXhpk6WA_I1cOz-b7SOupld_bgMf1BhTltac9-Zdp_yZ1zhclUj_UrShtYALI3X6ru3EVEKv_93uDuYAYdgk9NK1W5Qn4zgUuh432dxg/s640/blogger-image-1031380474.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue Light', HelveticaNeue-Light, helvetica, arial, sans-serif; margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiwj9Lr_Ct-dPMniDAZ6VQefWFok3igYUB9A8oSXhpk6WA_I1cOz-b7SOupld_bgMf1BhTltac9-Zdp_yZ1zhclUj_UrShtYALI3X6ru3EVEKv_93uDuYAYdgk9NK1W5Qn4zgUuh432dxg/s640/blogger-image-1031380474.jpg"></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">This is a harpsichord made for the Strozzi family. This one dates to 1574 and is elaborately painted. </div><br><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjie5USXk0DzymrsG_J8iKA9teQARuULB0Z5MCTvNSJippQ_ZvqzgKxQNqFQZFYVYgnKmrlmVkCNYfF6OAwETguJpDh9j7T6KfCdo167DhhZ5AywZ8yDS9Ir3P7AtiwTL_cVOSXSbaQwPc/s640/blogger-image--1421785072.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjie5USXk0DzymrsG_J8iKA9teQARuULB0Z5MCTvNSJippQ_ZvqzgKxQNqFQZFYVYgnKmrlmVkCNYfF6OAwETguJpDh9j7T6KfCdo167DhhZ5AywZ8yDS9Ir3P7AtiwTL_cVOSXSbaQwPc/s640/blogger-image--1421785072.jpg"></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">This bed dates to the late 1400s and is literally the biggest bed I've ever seen. To give perspective, it's probably 1.5 times the size of a king bed, at least. It was so famous throughout England that even Shakespeare referred to it in one of his plays!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgnghKfu23SC8QhZ-poKvEw9w37OW4KcKGC790hvO7i54_kyhg4IKGwk-MfIKdFZcR_vbXJEaw10PtX32daeoHxkrBGTDc1PHSFfDL1GV9jr5pwk9c6YY5WHJgIrzepdFcLqRfPGdAZTXc/s640/blogger-image-1697085072.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue Light', HelveticaNeue-Light, helvetica, arial, sans-serif; margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgnghKfu23SC8QhZ-poKvEw9w37OW4KcKGC790hvO7i54_kyhg4IKGwk-MfIKdFZcR_vbXJEaw10PtX32daeoHxkrBGTDc1PHSFfDL1GV9jr5pwk9c6YY5WHJgIrzepdFcLqRfPGdAZTXc/s640/blogger-image-1697085072.jpg"></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">State of George Frederich Handel. </div><br><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhzp4CB57rZQBZi37liQG7gnYuP-ChZ4HTrTOtIQXy_T_YiJ0dN-Ul7cnWmnPUxf8oEX7bHHmakeA1UsfkdZEmlFvwlvI-lGUexbaVOKUY-9te1y-DonJ9PoJK05BbME3AAD72uOtF-deI/s640/blogger-image-1352555938.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhzp4CB57rZQBZi37liQG7gnYuP-ChZ4HTrTOtIQXy_T_YiJ0dN-Ul7cnWmnPUxf8oEX7bHHmakeA1UsfkdZEmlFvwlvI-lGUexbaVOKUY-9te1y-DonJ9PoJK05BbME3AAD72uOtF-deI/s640/blogger-image-1352555938.jpg"></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">A claviorgan, dating to the late 1500s. Apparently, it was a mix of a harpsichord and organ...that would have produced an interesting sound...</div><br><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhi0BzDKsFMdNiOj_-uWVIHRCP3SUinX-JcR1glnYK8Fc58-2KZK5slqOXrgQuybwn3cy7kpD6xCocYYEUUOI98nJ-_TgWiuawYkCLFD-_IvE4VvZojhvuso-9aMMlWTDonvQPBJfjn_ZA/s640/blogger-image--1642065094.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhi0BzDKsFMdNiOj_-uWVIHRCP3SUinX-JcR1glnYK8Fc58-2KZK5slqOXrgQuybwn3cy7kpD6xCocYYEUUOI98nJ-_TgWiuawYkCLFD-_IvE4VvZojhvuso-9aMMlWTDonvQPBJfjn_ZA/s640/blogger-image--1642065094.jpg"></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">Music Room from Norfolk House, St. James's Square, London. This is how a typical upper-class music room would look like in the 1700s. It was mainly used for large group gatherings over playing music. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">After the Victoria & Albert Museum, I walked down the street and into the wealthy neighborhood of Kensington, where I found the house where The Parent Trap was filmed!!!! This is on my top 10 list of favorite movies of all time, so this was quite exciting for me. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiauKhWvDDM3xKY0lfN6OG68zHznZjqM3RHiC2-v1lDvlwlV_olWe6MIkdI8wdbiDEBCg5aIHfmewQayr_KvaslG1zQjSmZJkfLX2mQ32etsidWYHmmEQjoOTL9LB9TdSdRJdbZR7ZkP9U/s640/blogger-image-1652085411.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiauKhWvDDM3xKY0lfN6OG68zHznZjqM3RHiC2-v1lDvlwlV_olWe6MIkdI8wdbiDEBCg5aIHfmewQayr_KvaslG1zQjSmZJkfLX2mQ32etsidWYHmmEQjoOTL9LB9TdSdRJdbZR7ZkP9U/s640/blogger-image-1652085411.jpg"></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEilaRqDa2OXe2LHL99dlOsRjzVsvk8zAI5clyMwTexeyDJmPlKFjE1RxCepyjkbdtPvLiIetNaoM80pJ3vPUu7zfLnxdAK-Tg8swHq_jrPebgjTS1txIVPkiqsRNpbjFem_TVUcXmlTAU0/s640/blogger-image-2009198417.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue Light', HelveticaNeue-Light, helvetica, arial, sans-serif; margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEilaRqDa2OXe2LHL99dlOsRjzVsvk8zAI5clyMwTexeyDJmPlKFjE1RxCepyjkbdtPvLiIetNaoM80pJ3vPUu7zfLnxdAK-Tg8swHq_jrPebgjTS1txIVPkiqsRNpbjFem_TVUcXmlTAU0/s640/blogger-image-2009198417.jpg"></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">Selfie with the house. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">After dinner, I went to see The Lion King down in the theatre district!!!! It. Was. Awesome. I can't even explain....I had ground floor tickets and my seat was right on the aisle!!! The animals came down the aisle in the opening scene and the hyenas ran down it in "Be Prepared," so I felt like I was in the middle of the action! It was such an amazing show. </div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjB6Hna4tLh6jGH7BFyKNJSXunTZKStKpvJKUF0s33KfcDbZ8X8rZVBXT1DgGEF9ZkGmH68oSP-HUAKKMNrOkPVY0AJxUIVDgltyUm_fNGQu7lfyASOo-pfh883gzuhuXgKZtk5QpPLZKM/s640/blogger-image--43674121.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue Light', HelveticaNeue-Light, helvetica, arial, sans-serif; margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjB6Hna4tLh6jGH7BFyKNJSXunTZKStKpvJKUF0s33KfcDbZ8X8rZVBXT1DgGEF9ZkGmH68oSP-HUAKKMNrOkPVY0AJxUIVDgltyUm_fNGQu7lfyASOo-pfh883gzuhuXgKZtk5QpPLZKM/s640/blogger-image--43674121.jpg"></a><div><br><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjNQdFca86Jf0eYw3_MLW6T3_Ips5018f_AXKb2k9dFQalIZPFoP6i4ilcHw7hjWCcElgHslEG3Fd7F6aZwoIrv1C6UYtu0vnIcQZ5OLUonJzu6E4Cn_u2JKo-rU80JGOeD1vdQTc7b6KA/s640/blogger-image--1661945930.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjNQdFca86Jf0eYw3_MLW6T3_Ips5018f_AXKb2k9dFQalIZPFoP6i4ilcHw7hjWCcElgHslEG3Fd7F6aZwoIrv1C6UYtu0vnIcQZ5OLUonJzu6E4Cn_u2JKo-rU80JGOeD1vdQTc7b6KA/s640/blogger-image--1661945930.jpg"></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">Today, I left for Paris. We mainly traveled all day, but at King's Cross St. Pancras, we had some time to kill before our train left, so I went to Platform 9 3/4, naturally. Forget Paris, I'll go to Hogwarts!</div><br><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjOG8WHAjUfeXj9XNmdvRwByLLK6gTGq6AikYB7AGGgi390uBGlgnlv3WdeZFM3Oag6oNzmHCjT1hpflU3_aeqE_T8eCVNaNxOwa8EcRoP4i6BtKz_mb0zv8MkTw6ezhKzQM3Pis1BGJp8/s640/blogger-image-489694276.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjOG8WHAjUfeXj9XNmdvRwByLLK6gTGq6AikYB7AGGgi390uBGlgnlv3WdeZFM3Oag6oNzmHCjT1hpflU3_aeqE_T8eCVNaNxOwa8EcRoP4i6BtKz_mb0zv8MkTw6ezhKzQM3Pis1BGJp8/s640/blogger-image-489694276.jpg"></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">Just kidding, I'm actually sitting in Paris right now! Language has been a bit of a barrier, but I know enough to get me through. Hopefully. Tomorrow we are visiting the Catacombes and walking along the Seine River!</div></div>Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12718080853225070627noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4136472509198588246.post-90137532986461882014-06-19T23:51:00.001+01:002014-06-19T23:51:57.227+01:00Day 19: GreenwichToday, after a very long underground ride, I went to Greenwich! There are four royal museums here: Cutty Sark, the Queen's House, the National Maritime Museum, and the Royal Observatory. I went to the latter two. <div>Cutty Sark is a clipper ship built in the twentieth century. Clippers were some of the fastest ships on earth!<br><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg_P0yc0hgNGjpOPG1BaM7zLsSvtY8e2tX2GXsQlYNnRDysy6NLUiJpcpR2NjBAehb7Y5EdF5_kbG6XxYvomOD28PBFZKJYrjLLX0GomLTwjhI4sMfmvmfcVU0VQDxG1N4nPK-rWH1c2qY/s640/blogger-image--927887990.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg_P0yc0hgNGjpOPG1BaM7zLsSvtY8e2tX2GXsQlYNnRDysy6NLUiJpcpR2NjBAehb7Y5EdF5_kbG6XxYvomOD28PBFZKJYrjLLX0GomLTwjhI4sMfmvmfcVU0VQDxG1N4nPK-rWH1c2qY/s640/blogger-image--927887990.jpg"></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">Greenwich is located in what was once the rough-and-tumble docks and shipyards of industrial London in the seventeenth and eighteenth centuries. It is still to this day the home of the world's leading shipbuilding industries. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi8ZJ0w47HaQevy_mipo3oqKYmLOs5ihgqMBIS2YM0n_4hggvw_Jp_m_Jv2zm8IAnd3-Haxo8jfviMNz_Afd3daATdReqAafwCgADxaaDN0qNqcHx6X2H2N-kmPvvQcXHdSDsa7Q-wb0pU/s640/blogger-image--1978657336.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi8ZJ0w47HaQevy_mipo3oqKYmLOs5ihgqMBIS2YM0n_4hggvw_Jp_m_Jv2zm8IAnd3-Haxo8jfviMNz_Afd3daATdReqAafwCgADxaaDN0qNqcHx6X2H2N-kmPvvQcXHdSDsa7Q-wb0pU/s640/blogger-image--1978657336.jpg"></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">The old dockyards today, from the Royal Observatory. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">The Prime Meridian runs through Greenwich, because this was the center of exploration and shipping since the 1400s. Ships would set their clocks to Greenwich Mean Time, and then be able to calculate their longitude on their journey based on GMT and their position under the sun at noon. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhIPFZfuiOrSfZJhUUG7uPYTUArdjK6P25YAQFtAvtDH3qIhJ5zaoy-nJnjst-_589Q8Qgw7HN-Qmr44myh2hliKkw2kL8C2T7F9QDoWwqsk7RM0_tZQilKawcODWw8qxw8dsk9cwYiBT8/s640/blogger-image--1469057849.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhIPFZfuiOrSfZJhUUG7uPYTUArdjK6P25YAQFtAvtDH3qIhJ5zaoy-nJnjst-_589Q8Qgw7HN-Qmr44myh2hliKkw2kL8C2T7F9QDoWwqsk7RM0_tZQilKawcODWw8qxw8dsk9cwYiBT8/s640/blogger-image--1469057849.jpg"></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">Me, in both hemispheres at once!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">The Time and Society exhibit was very interesting! Insaw how people through history have used time along with the importance of time and efficiency. One exhibit was called "Interval Time," and discussed how different groups of people sometimes measure time differently than hours, minutes, and seconds. Inthought it was very cool that they included musicians in this grouping and displayed a metronome, showing that sometimes musicians need to divide a minute into more (or less) intervals than 60, depending on the tempo and feel of their piece! Nifty. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhn8tda7isEjAz37ht8wVU49sWowkEAaTwS8LQJ7B8DXWaThVbcAXKd4kNwyohtaQsmmmNHme9EBTJrCscC5mkYrJs4NGfCVyFEvprpIMEJQlMuxHuDjUM-lbZx8jq43ijITOXsG8Lp9XA/s640/blogger-image-2021145658.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhn8tda7isEjAz37ht8wVU49sWowkEAaTwS8LQJ7B8DXWaThVbcAXKd4kNwyohtaQsmmmNHme9EBTJrCscC5mkYrJs4NGfCVyFEvprpIMEJQlMuxHuDjUM-lbZx8jq43ijITOXsG8Lp9XA/s640/blogger-image-2021145658.jpg"></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">I climbed up into the dome of the observatory and viewed this giant: the Great Equatorial Telescope. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiASI5emdx8D-XjQ_0IL5pD4vrvSBllCZyYf4fvVwBwcj-V22SQuh4llQ7mGHlWEo4ZFu-z-MDw0g_8apYsQf0JGxrCDv1W4ZpnIXtV0bx0dY9tD-OOrGn-hOARC4xt6UXHzthk6Tcm8zk/s640/blogger-image-1343684711.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiASI5emdx8D-XjQ_0IL5pD4vrvSBllCZyYf4fvVwBwcj-V22SQuh4llQ7mGHlWEo4ZFu-z-MDw0g_8apYsQf0JGxrCDv1W4ZpnIXtV0bx0dY9tD-OOrGn-hOARC4xt6UXHzthk6Tcm8zk/s640/blogger-image-1343684711.jpg"></a></div></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">After we had finished at Greenwich, we shopped around the Greenwich Market a little before i returned to my hotel to eat lunch and take what was quite possibly the longest nap in my recent life. I rolled out of bed just in time for dinner with the director of our Honors Program, Phame! He came all the way to London to check up on us and buy us dinner. It was great talking with him about our wonderful experiences from traveling abroad. After dinner, I relaxed until bedtime in preparation for my long free day tomorrow! I have big plans, including the Tower of London, British Museum, Victoria and Albert Museum, and hopefully a quick stop at Abbey Road and the house where they filmed the Parent Trap!!! Then, after dinner, I have excellent seats to go see The Lion King musical!!</div>Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12718080853225070627noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4136472509198588246.post-82402284909180983102014-06-19T00:16:00.001+01:002014-06-19T00:16:57.662+01:00Day 18: The History of MedicineThe first thing I did today was take a walk down to Hyde Park. There's a beautiful monument there to Prince Albert. It's very cool; it represents all continents, occupations, and branches of science on each of its corners!<br><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjHSMA0FFpaRRHbY2QX2yS_Ot206cpKLihTZGHZC259sdyleN2Vh7uyAY5DLvPkybJVeo7-9tADzkAWahYlueUuwWmZ47U2qqYZMFA57NcNWdxpdDPAUUftQdD2UvGvBx33euN3KbiDZzE/s640/blogger-image--605598642.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjHSMA0FFpaRRHbY2QX2yS_Ot206cpKLihTZGHZC259sdyleN2Vh7uyAY5DLvPkybJVeo7-9tADzkAWahYlueUuwWmZ47U2qqYZMFA57NcNWdxpdDPAUUftQdD2UvGvBx33euN3KbiDZzE/s640/blogger-image--605598642.jpg"></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">Across from the monument was Royal Albert Hall (equivalent to Carnegie Hall in the US)!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjyjbPzdIN-emoiVyFi1LylAMxcP7OIP79s8Ueg-RjHOukikeXIGNja6PabMHsFrfvoD7MqX8vy3KkZWKW4PuvEB6kKOx5j28hI7bHkEmOiCYwFrPAFZDmrpr1Xi88MIhxFFAr4pLAPCX8/s640/blogger-image-1026932304.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjyjbPzdIN-emoiVyFi1LylAMxcP7OIP79s8Ueg-RjHOukikeXIGNja6PabMHsFrfvoD7MqX8vy3KkZWKW4PuvEB6kKOx5j28hI7bHkEmOiCYwFrPAFZDmrpr1Xi88MIhxFFAr4pLAPCX8/s640/blogger-image-1026932304.jpg"></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">After the park, we took a quick walk down to the Science Museum where I spent the whole rest of my morning. The top two floors were my favorite; they displayed the history of medicine from Mesopotamian cultures and Babylon all the way to the present day. In early civilizations, medicine was obviously very primitive. However, intellectuals like Galen in the Greek and Roman empires really set the tone for modern medicine. The Greeks believed that the human body is made of four components: blood, phlegm, yellow bile, and black bile, and an imbalance of these four components led to sickness and disease. Galen was a pioneering anatomist, and people used his model for medicine all the way through history until the Scientific Revolution, which was when medicine began to morph into what we know it as today (through science, research, and experimentation). In another exhibit, there were life-size dioramas of medical procedures and treatments. For example, one diorama showed a man in the Persian Empire getting a cataract surgery, one showed a dentist's office in the 1890's, and one showed an open heart surgery in the 1980's! I loved looking at these and watching how medicine changed through time visually. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">After grabbing a quick lunch (another delicious baguette), we went to the Hunterian Museum! John Hunter was another brilliant scientist of the Enlightenment. He was a medical experimenter and is responsible for many, many surgical practices we use today. Hunter was a dissector and collector and had his own museum of his specimens at his house while he was living. I saw many of these, including the skeleton of the "Irish Giant," a human that was 7 feet, 7 inches tall!!! The top of my head barely reached the bottom if his ribs! In one of the exhibits, I read about surgery through the ages. I learned all about laparoscopies (minimally-invasive surgeries) that we use today (and that I have had two of since March!). One of Hunter's specimens I also got to see was a gall bladder extracted from a woman in 1911. This was so cool! She had weeks of recovery from the surgery, but today this is an outpatient procedure! After the Hunterian Museum, we stopped at Borough Market. This was an awesome site with lots of delicious produce, candy, nuts, sandwiches....everything you could imagine! It was kind of like a huge farmer's market. (There were lots of free samples too!). Next, it was on to the Old Operating Theatre. This was once a part of St. Thomas's Hospital; it was a room where patients would receive surgery while medical students stood around in a theatre-like setting and observed. I learned (quite vividly) how a surgery at the time was performed. Doctors in the 18th and 19th centuries only worked in hospitals one day a week (usually Friday), because hospitals were places of refuge for the poor. The well-to-do families received care in their homes. So, if an average poor person broke his leg ion a Saturday, he would have to wait almost a whole week until the following Friday to receive his leg amputation. By then, he had probably already developed gangrene if the wound was an open one. Anyway, the patient would be put on this wooden table and his hands would be tied and he would be given a piece of leather to bite down on (this was before anesthetics). The surgeon would come in and prepare himself (sometimes he wouldn't even wash his hands), prepare the tourniquet and saw off the limb. Quickly, of course, to hopefully avoid the patient dying of shock on the table. The chances of this happening were 2 in 3. If the patient did happen to survive the amputation, it was quite possible he would die in recovery due to infection. All I have to say is thank God for anesthetics.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">This ended our "school day." After I changed my clothes and relaxed a little at the hotel, Lauren and I went out for some shopping and dinner. We went to the biggest Disney store in Europe! It was pretty cool:</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEily2y_Iuob7RX76ekwb6BSIBdzncFpcOduxgtl94e5Yp26K9qzOs_Ny1cu4Ax-ortTdcqKTzxSUU3D9VKl4Cah2kZcF6jiZe0It5rTzMBQOMGtwZ_9v2Q9kmQw3EcWoi3yq0G8_I7PCFM/s640/blogger-image-1730922352.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEily2y_Iuob7RX76ekwb6BSIBdzncFpcOduxgtl94e5Yp26K9qzOs_Ny1cu4Ax-ortTdcqKTzxSUU3D9VKl4Cah2kZcF6jiZe0It5rTzMBQOMGtwZ_9v2Q9kmQw3EcWoi3yq0G8_I7PCFM/s640/blogger-image-1730922352.jpg"></a></div><br><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhRH_ZgOBJcqTyk8yJJubPb0yc14gmgEn-AosGNwAnDIXEoao1OtG6sK3jw5ZTWBQJ6ae2QRhL2u67BDiL_eA-v9CAJyDLM2wA6mpiij7B8mQwwJ13tMDXHG7jZAcLT6F6thSW72qGrbfY/s640/blogger-image--1793320730.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhRH_ZgOBJcqTyk8yJJubPb0yc14gmgEn-AosGNwAnDIXEoao1OtG6sK3jw5ZTWBQJ6ae2QRhL2u67BDiL_eA-v9CAJyDLM2wA6mpiij7B8mQwwJ13tMDXHG7jZAcLT6F6thSW72qGrbfY/s640/blogger-image--1793320730.jpg"></a></div><br><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgPEK7CZyArnzIYtYomC-KSA2yuoER33XTqzIhpgqeWA-USlsRBzHjuz05B_OsffSSi73Oro2T6-5GEHvCE9S-DIAbWJF8Rgu2UYtHqkbzU8GZ1yWrKQlSK-paZe9U1SajQhMMilIWsk1o/s640/blogger-image--2020542229.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgPEK7CZyArnzIYtYomC-KSA2yuoER33XTqzIhpgqeWA-USlsRBzHjuz05B_OsffSSi73Oro2T6-5GEHvCE9S-DIAbWJF8Rgu2UYtHqkbzU8GZ1yWrKQlSK-paZe9U1SajQhMMilIWsk1o/s640/blogger-image--2020542229.jpg"></a></div><br><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg55h3TE-InUqvBuidLtMXOpjZCdi5P080oE3C56HOSy5cMLsBRkgwkq4hLaVC4BTUMhWGmSebr6nk_WX1ZuCeAKkYVq_Cwo7wlHXbW1FxPJCYQ6Q46Z6uB1_VWk-WlaWG8HJQ87atqQMM/s640/blogger-image-738851835.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg55h3TE-InUqvBuidLtMXOpjZCdi5P080oE3C56HOSy5cMLsBRkgwkq4hLaVC4BTUMhWGmSebr6nk_WX1ZuCeAKkYVq_Cwo7wlHXbW1FxPJCYQ6Q46Z6uB1_VWk-WlaWG8HJQ87atqQMM/s640/blogger-image-738851835.jpg"></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">After exploring Oxford Circus and grabbing a bite to eat, we took the tube down to Waterloo and walked along the south bank of the Thames. This is a bustling place in the evening, complete with street performers, live music, an amphitheater, and of course, ice cream stands!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">When we got bored of river life, we decided that we wanted to go see St. Paul's Cathedral, so we again hopped on the tube and went to see it! It was absolutely beautiful. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhD1F2xNPAV85p61Wqv3z8OraPWd0RK07Wv8adbYiyWZUE5HSBDp7INPzMMoEYYqp_t2t284TUIbxoxnuD4ryNEq6xTSQEm1H1vJ3HUIJ1wtYRBNGArHdT3Q8lTzNVcXOQQH2yTrqs-K7M/s640/blogger-image-1884810533.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhD1F2xNPAV85p61Wqv3z8OraPWd0RK07Wv8adbYiyWZUE5HSBDp7INPzMMoEYYqp_t2t284TUIbxoxnuD4ryNEq6xTSQEm1H1vJ3HUIJ1wtYRBNGArHdT3Q8lTzNVcXOQQH2yTrqs-K7M/s640/blogger-image-1884810533.jpg"></a></div><br><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi5w1RrrIl0u4T2kRU5jgrkDjLzF86koq3Pc5gumPMR1chzY9m6i2uEYeQOVjhPycqb1A1_k5JAcNBVyCJm86rJmZ1rwFqavjj56M36gb5tuTJkpGKXHp5tlnWjqhopHb3A8MtenS1CHpM/s640/blogger-image-1816562136.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi5w1RrrIl0u4T2kRU5jgrkDjLzF86koq3Pc5gumPMR1chzY9m6i2uEYeQOVjhPycqb1A1_k5JAcNBVyCJm86rJmZ1rwFqavjj56M36gb5tuTJkpGKXHp5tlnWjqhopHb3A8MtenS1CHpM/s640/blogger-image-1816562136.jpg"></a></div><br><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjSNukz3y5DWlB7Wi2awuugRBdc01piMiExk8u0kHX6fQFN2bfAh4Y8SOP7ZNn4W4az-YKoxrqUYztvWVjFvt343A5THd6CW1Agi4VCN6oWzBGegmTfarVkFq2PKPsmvMLgDBlM3t5D6tg/s640/blogger-image--2142868386.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjSNukz3y5DWlB7Wi2awuugRBdc01piMiExk8u0kHX6fQFN2bfAh4Y8SOP7ZNn4W4az-YKoxrqUYztvWVjFvt343A5THd6CW1Agi4VCN6oWzBGegmTfarVkFq2PKPsmvMLgDBlM3t5D6tg/s640/blogger-image--2142868386.jpg"></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">It was still pretty light out, so we decided to hop on a double-decker bus and ride around the city for a while. It was a fun adventure!!! We didn't really know where it was going, but we knew we could hop off at any underground station and find our way back to our hotel. Which, after driving past Big Ben, Parliament, Westminster Abbey, the Courts, and Victoria station, we did, and found our way back. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">Tomorrow is Prime Meridian day!!!!</div>Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12718080853225070627noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4136472509198588246.post-32694569054044559402014-06-17T23:43:00.001+01:002014-06-17T23:43:00.522+01:00Fossil Hike and Return to London<div class="separator" style="clear: both;">Yesterday morning started with an excellent cooked-to-order breakfast at our bed and breakfast. The morning was spent at our leisure; I walked around the shops of this adorable ocean resort town (including getting ice cream at 10:30 am!) before having a DELICIOUS Cheddar Ploughman's Baguette for lunch! After lunch, we went on a fossil hike along the Jurassic Coast (a 90-mile stretch of coastline along Britain's southern shoreline rich in fossils). Our guide was extremely knowledgable and taught us everything from facts about famous scientists that lived in the area to how to find and identify different types of fossils. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhxKXHC5Qf36J7_Xc3371xDgRsiS4uOvuHFoDovoG0Z9nWoaKPQEw3Uv4bOrjnLBP9EZ8A7Poc6haecILFJMk3afhHMpckb-F1K32l_VRMoV46IyW_OBTXbqiIOXW4KhWN_Kqk3SWrKmKg/s640/blogger-image--1839720494.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhxKXHC5Qf36J7_Xc3371xDgRsiS4uOvuHFoDovoG0Z9nWoaKPQEw3Uv4bOrjnLBP9EZ8A7Poc6haecILFJMk3afhHMpckb-F1K32l_VRMoV46IyW_OBTXbqiIOXW4KhWN_Kqk3SWrKmKg/s640/blogger-image--1839720494.jpg"></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">A big ammonite fossil. </div><br><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhCZcpvX6-7PMrE0il2K-ErBB-P8DsfcNMwTjcQvj7apjdfylUwAdModVyNDxrNaUvB6TJJX53u4o3waHWNNiNNmI5fS3AHmlk1U18vFjhSwawDWUnTaxhEa1AS5MoWAQBzEBILXKVds1s/s640/blogger-image-1699785088.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhCZcpvX6-7PMrE0il2K-ErBB-P8DsfcNMwTjcQvj7apjdfylUwAdModVyNDxrNaUvB6TJJX53u4o3waHWNNiNNmI5fS3AHmlk1U18vFjhSwawDWUnTaxhEa1AS5MoWAQBzEBILXKVds1s/s640/blogger-image-1699785088.jpg"></a></div><br><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgC7-M87qfKvyD7gH07l28DJIEQGb9BCtq_XvmbVzB_4Lj7dGmnGLXbS1GZFb_skc9wrauXY8WAliorXGbkN2eeHZRCqvfQxTTVvlHWNpHeLIhyphenhyphen7NGnnnqyRFZje50T_BK_FmWOP_M_ENk/s640/blogger-image--804132014.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgC7-M87qfKvyD7gH07l28DJIEQGb9BCtq_XvmbVzB_4Lj7dGmnGLXbS1GZFb_skc9wrauXY8WAliorXGbkN2eeHZRCqvfQxTTVvlHWNpHeLIhyphenhyphen7NGnnnqyRFZje50T_BK_FmWOP_M_ENk/s640/blogger-image--804132014.jpg"></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">Low tide!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">One of the coolest things about the hike was getting to explore the tide pools along the coast, since we went out at low tide!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi2ctNhIgwXbKauhPnGjYhHuRPzEGzpIo5QLjMFyBnVNqxRfm1EqGVyyi7etP4FUbqoEKUfZUpE0S2ecFHA1T0jD7YGU4WSblQSfwdhntePFFhVJo_mhBPRlbKuzL3uy-Uc-fMW5-rNbJY/s640/blogger-image--1824371687.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi2ctNhIgwXbKauhPnGjYhHuRPzEGzpIo5QLjMFyBnVNqxRfm1EqGVyyi7etP4FUbqoEKUfZUpE0S2ecFHA1T0jD7YGU4WSblQSfwdhntePFFhVJo_mhBPRlbKuzL3uy-Uc-fMW5-rNbJY/s640/blogger-image--1824371687.jpg"></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">Strawberry anemone</div><br><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhV1-e-bGNA-4V52iYa62UBxHTADRse-uMNwZcfqARItKz4LgZAnSs83icbMZXm893PvNJD_NYc6_3wcYGDOdknqdzuOzX6X5VMkfC1nLe5d4M5RXjZDZANrJLKiEISxr7eXAcpBh2JA-o/s640/blogger-image--107938538.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhV1-e-bGNA-4V52iYa62UBxHTADRse-uMNwZcfqARItKz4LgZAnSs83icbMZXm893PvNJD_NYc6_3wcYGDOdknqdzuOzX6X5VMkfC1nLe5d4M5RXjZDZANrJLKiEISxr7eXAcpBh2JA-o/s640/blogger-image--107938538.jpg"></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">Another big ammonite fossil!</div><br><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiTxR89GObU7bpc1lcW_YIU2ccLsHtk6Ib8kXFOG7SMxNsoCr5H1AZ4eUAZcPMspYCsp8IrP81sTkMZDGAlxx-szvEWN7ntEF5ULZUt6B66w19vjFEm3xQBQOMFeovkGgNrnuASm6554dc/s640/blogger-image-392970661.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiTxR89GObU7bpc1lcW_YIU2ccLsHtk6Ib8kXFOG7SMxNsoCr5H1AZ4eUAZcPMspYCsp8IrP81sTkMZDGAlxx-szvEWN7ntEF5ULZUt6B66w19vjFEm3xQBQOMFeovkGgNrnuASm6554dc/s640/blogger-image-392970661.jpg"></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">These were the fossils I found on my own!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">After the hike, I got some dinner and relaxed on the beach for a while! It was a beautiful day! I also learned that Jane Austen holidayed in this town and set her novel <i>Persuasion</i> here! They even filmed the movie that was based on the book here out on the cobb (the curved pier)!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">After another delicious home-cooked breakfast, we traveled back to London. (I watched Frozen on the train 😊). It was a long train ride! I am very happy to be back in the city. I'm a city girl. After lunch (I found a cafe that actually served American pancakes!), our professor took us on a walking tour of the Soho district. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgoTpblh24bWkX32FpKMcrmaF63GZllEijhGb2wLqkhoZ-pgwKQZ21OmPydnjBRdcNsYaeynznsmErZBFTq6ymSYvKpLfZaAHBtBMVIRgl4YfX5sUwqDWeTALDjJUAC4DMF8UCU7QN95PQ/s640/blogger-image--1045942975.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgoTpblh24bWkX32FpKMcrmaF63GZllEijhGb2wLqkhoZ-pgwKQZ21OmPydnjBRdcNsYaeynznsmErZBFTq6ymSYvKpLfZaAHBtBMVIRgl4YfX5sUwqDWeTALDjJUAC4DMF8UCU7QN95PQ/s640/blogger-image--1045942975.jpg"></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">Map of Soho with pictures of famous people that have lived here. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">We saw lots of places where famous scientists have lived: people like Darwin, John Snow, and Isaac Newton! One of the places where Darwin lived is now a music store!!! It was super cool because there were World Cup jerseys in the window with a composer's name on the jersey who was born in that country! They even had Albeniz from Spain! (I played a piece by him last semester.)</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhoLx0_oGtKN0itO1umCqzvcFiwpcllsItll8-0nt_fBmH4i9NEyhfuFVeqEzACkipVF_nWV_c-lBGun_JpgKSbxUHxDQgLpPRRFcbPTLWeXzUN0MIcJqfwPkyckKxixF1C4i-92qOIh4s/s640/blogger-image--476211607.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhoLx0_oGtKN0itO1umCqzvcFiwpcllsItll8-0nt_fBmH4i9NEyhfuFVeqEzACkipVF_nWV_c-lBGun_JpgKSbxUHxDQgLpPRRFcbPTLWeXzUN0MIcJqfwPkyckKxixF1C4i-92qOIh4s/s640/blogger-image--476211607.jpg"></a></div><br><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj4_1ZwitNPc7VCzqAWjgCBx_Xb9wmAbVZcdjO1WNo9ytTO2kYXvaK-TLYpIYxvEvvvX3bpdpo7aKoiErnksLQ6Km8wFT-kbizrvRLeTea_iHjB5RO3ZznNMXAuRG_4GAJJ4G-QE7OtMjk/s640/blogger-image-522867147.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj4_1ZwitNPc7VCzqAWjgCBx_Xb9wmAbVZcdjO1WNo9ytTO2kYXvaK-TLYpIYxvEvvvX3bpdpo7aKoiErnksLQ6Km8wFT-kbizrvRLeTea_iHjB5RO3ZznNMXAuRG_4GAJJ4G-QE7OtMjk/s640/blogger-image-522867147.jpg"></a></div><br><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjw2JSJJzGaiZL0gpZQoT6VchPh9O2AaeykvyujO6wX5DO2hrGM-PcyZeoqutgni1fV2yi06wxjEaGHJUBWNaEPy8v_ux5b-NbNBvCuZjbRQEn2waaeVunnbB80E6_K27Rhd3SqyDTivOI/s640/blogger-image--1728405306.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjw2JSJJzGaiZL0gpZQoT6VchPh9O2AaeykvyujO6wX5DO2hrGM-PcyZeoqutgni1fV2yi06wxjEaGHJUBWNaEPy8v_ux5b-NbNBvCuZjbRQEn2waaeVunnbB80E6_K27Rhd3SqyDTivOI/s640/blogger-image--1728405306.jpg"></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">Chinatown!</div><br><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh4Dw13GW0oai6w3wXLa4kJs0QztilkeY3sawnE7PlwkufazgL7ZOY7cNwcD_CV0mONAL-v2dxbdYlFhu8Euq_bhBEA3-lTELqobwmkFVy1SaSe4EERv6aZQ6hULM_ZlnOKCHhiR42Unp4/s640/blogger-image-2128834832.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh4Dw13GW0oai6w3wXLa4kJs0QztilkeY3sawnE7PlwkufazgL7ZOY7cNwcD_CV0mONAL-v2dxbdYlFhu8Euq_bhBEA3-lTELqobwmkFVy1SaSe4EERv6aZQ6hULM_ZlnOKCHhiR42Unp4/s640/blogger-image-2128834832.jpg"></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">Trafalgar Square</div><br><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjsBYRNsMREZxNeZZhPqFJ3rCeJIN04UY-3VnG3hr1URwir3vUYCdJ-IN752VboJ4szhXv4tLr139iIrkPLwhLfHbOxbI3HQ2EY23WDeeSyMM5I5moH1o6NETtcE_uoNiKFT6PbUnw9oOc/s640/blogger-image-1047355781.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue Light', HelveticaNeue-Light, helvetica, arial, sans-serif; margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjsBYRNsMREZxNeZZhPqFJ3rCeJIN04UY-3VnG3hr1URwir3vUYCdJ-IN752VboJ4szhXv4tLr139iIrkPLwhLfHbOxbI3HQ2EY23WDeeSyMM5I5moH1o6NETtcE_uoNiKFT6PbUnw9oOc/s640/blogger-image-1047355781.jpg"></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">Florence Nightingale monument; she essentially made nursing a career through her work in World War I</div><br><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhtQMJ8FqRUaVa10kM_fgaJyhjvHNuwFWKY5156a1c6mL3BLviD4PeSLX5rmUoxcnOxr3Dtio43TpGx8x3ZbbpvoMaehUrvDGZ40nTl-YSs2-tT_Hrzl0xZnafavJuS6b4eqiiZzYG-ruc/s640/blogger-image--932281543.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhtQMJ8FqRUaVa10kM_fgaJyhjvHNuwFWKY5156a1c6mL3BLviD4PeSLX5rmUoxcnOxr3Dtio43TpGx8x3ZbbpvoMaehUrvDGZ40nTl-YSs2-tT_Hrzl0xZnafavJuS6b4eqiiZzYG-ruc/s640/blogger-image--932281543.jpg"></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">The old Royal Navy Headquarters! They would not only organize defensive ships for war, but also organized the exploration voyages, like the voyage of the Beagle, for example. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">Our tour ended in Westminster, with a walk across the river. </div><br><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiuqBSGZD3a6uCXisMxhP79JMv4PZ0xNPtoLHjSknYsMvh64da8M1BHBvYKD5xS3eYRIlzOEIaME6nOlOO6tuUFDWkK-nx9_EXFzQgTXS0jc0_mE23-mGisHzAEieYm41nTH8MA-bghU4c/s640/blogger-image--365993453.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiuqBSGZD3a6uCXisMxhP79JMv4PZ0xNPtoLHjSknYsMvh64da8M1BHBvYKD5xS3eYRIlzOEIaME6nOlOO6tuUFDWkK-nx9_EXFzQgTXS0jc0_mE23-mGisHzAEieYm41nTH8MA-bghU4c/s640/blogger-image--365993453.jpg"></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">Big Ben from a distance</div><br><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiVyQsNguIuyhawkuNh_GNCB7oJ3Up0geS9Ybfuerh776j5b4g82e4DdPPSMoSdmHNOd8sU6NnkDJdfxZTqy1-UEX07pF6YKCV5RDehvMBGUxKbhJI1z6VYGkuWRdiv2k-FcOp0tzmcrjo/s640/blogger-image--1964364843.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiVyQsNguIuyhawkuNh_GNCB7oJ3Up0geS9Ybfuerh776j5b4g82e4DdPPSMoSdmHNOd8sU6NnkDJdfxZTqy1-UEX07pF6YKCV5RDehvMBGUxKbhJI1z6VYGkuWRdiv2k-FcOp0tzmcrjo/s640/blogger-image--1964364843.jpg"></a></div><br><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjQeFBesenVgFwkfpAnv39VX_f-XLOGAPtnfwLFRysHBR1B3FuLMm77xAhyphenhyphenNgotVaIu5VjAw_w2PjzR0UH3jrVvUY8xolTVcDlK-cEcD0qBHhxXlrmap_2hDGNyH1stdr8hCWO-o1lQcA4/s640/blogger-image--1545101167.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjQeFBesenVgFwkfpAnv39VX_f-XLOGAPtnfwLFRysHBR1B3FuLMm77xAhyphenhyphenNgotVaIu5VjAw_w2PjzR0UH3jrVvUY8xolTVcDlK-cEcD0qBHhxXlrmap_2hDGNyH1stdr8hCWO-o1lQcA4/s640/blogger-image--1545101167.jpg"></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">The London skyline from across the river. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">After the conclusion of our walking tour, we went to dinner in Leicester Square (the theatre district). I had what was probably the best salad of my life at Muriel's Kitchen. It had orzo, spinach, red and yellow peppers, and red onion. After dinner we went shopping!!! We found the M&M's world; it was huge!! 4 stories of chocolate!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhfKyf-GQMGdVTMp473AY4EfRHkvu74zxaT9s1Np2hcrjiIGLbkAoWiFjkFBQZt6FN_nGrZF8u9tOh5Li64JHMwowDdJeo7VGhJmfVGVCTwCqXetpbD95PRLS947k3DEc6NWYSQCikE4Rs/s640/blogger-image--1867666990.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhfKyf-GQMGdVTMp473AY4EfRHkvu74zxaT9s1Np2hcrjiIGLbkAoWiFjkFBQZt6FN_nGrZF8u9tOh5Li64JHMwowDdJeo7VGhJmfVGVCTwCqXetpbD95PRLS947k3DEc6NWYSQCikE4Rs/s640/blogger-image--1867666990.jpg"></a></div><br><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi6cO43x3gfahJDHURG7P3ZGi8pEVMxafqMsBWi8ZtD8uT23V_jscaY3rlKro4ZVcLoL6VZb3GqwRmoMhPy5M-_sPshTiXtX-niQDpmvEj3UE-UsBvMokNzA9OqAg2SUzKH1tAMFlI2jjQ/s640/blogger-image--936757381.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi6cO43x3gfahJDHURG7P3ZGi8pEVMxafqMsBWi8ZtD8uT23V_jscaY3rlKro4ZVcLoL6VZb3GqwRmoMhPy5M-_sPshTiXtX-niQDpmvEj3UE-UsBvMokNzA9OqAg2SUzKH1tAMFlI2jjQ/s640/blogger-image--936757381.jpg"></a></div><br><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgUTJE4mM0YmzwmbgskxEG34XjrRP6FoAR97Q5B3vqjhSY5CQPocjfhlIGUVJvC8glGks9hTq7e1K7DaO8P9kDf1sbOOU6-v5rRyanqm_cTsJ1bXNYkjPtiSm-lgpe5_V16pDN4AFzS1QE/s640/blogger-image--1592887284.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgUTJE4mM0YmzwmbgskxEG34XjrRP6FoAR97Q5B3vqjhSY5CQPocjfhlIGUVJvC8glGks9hTq7e1K7DaO8P9kDf1sbOOU6-v5rRyanqm_cTsJ1bXNYkjPtiSm-lgpe5_V16pDN4AFzS1QE/s640/blogger-image--1592887284.jpg"></a></div><br><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjw2b8GHmglrKiUg6YbiYzs7SedQGHkrHJkW7n6sSifDJqMlI1BkJWel_hP9Kudu26ukXamFXGuTHf22TpdIpAh4lWkUasvA4VoJGKp6ZIE1ZO9c757YgafUb610hEveLy2hbwMBwdlqrg/s640/blogger-image--1133385311.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjw2b8GHmglrKiUg6YbiYzs7SedQGHkrHJkW7n6sSifDJqMlI1BkJWel_hP9Kudu26ukXamFXGuTHf22TpdIpAh4lWkUasvA4VoJGKp6ZIE1ZO9c757YgafUb610hEveLy2hbwMBwdlqrg/s640/blogger-image--1133385311.jpg"></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">I hear the biggest Disney store in Europe is in London. Lauren and I are going to find it tomorrow. It has a castle inside of it!!</div>Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12718080853225070627noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4136472509198588246.post-20245154246208480402014-06-16T00:11:00.001+01:002014-06-16T00:11:29.395+01:00Salisbury and Lyme RegisI started the day off by attending a Holy Communion service at Bath Abbey (a Church of England). It was really cool to see the similarities and differences between it, and what I grew up with (Lutheran). Mapuch of the liturgy was the same, but what I found strikingly disappointing was the lack of music in this service. They didn't sing a single hymn or even chant any portions of the liturgy! The organ looked so beautiful perched up in its balcony; I was so sad I wasn't able to hear it! After church, we all loaded the train and took off for Salisbury. Upon arriving, we boarded the Stonehenge Tour Bus. It was really neat; it took you around between the three major sites in the area: Stonehenge, Old Sarum, and the Salisbury Cathedral. <div>Stonehenge was built by the ancient Britons (the original inhabitants of the British Isles before the Celts, Romans, or Normans took over) with rocks brought down from the mountain quarries of Wales, 149 miles away. It was primarily used as a place of worship and ritual, especially around the summer and winter solstices. Today, there was a group of modern-day Druids (pagan-like ancient group of people) holding a ritual leading up to the summer solstice (that's why there are people inside the stones in my pictures). <br><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhowiQmCGEPoNh8hgAhIHxoCveujIo0miVzAuNGpdMCQ5yUk6miGwUS-GMV4ghwnnPoVE_sK2IcGOuhUqgsBZLSzzrC8vSl106FgSzj1bAAk-toOmeoKs8gWnBppuKYGulCwhpC48bFtIk/s640/blogger-image-429860024.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue Light', HelveticaNeue-Light, helvetica, arial, sans-serif; margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhowiQmCGEPoNh8hgAhIHxoCveujIo0miVzAuNGpdMCQ5yUk6miGwUS-GMV4ghwnnPoVE_sK2IcGOuhUqgsBZLSzzrC8vSl106FgSzj1bAAk-toOmeoKs8gWnBppuKYGulCwhpC48bFtIk/s640/blogger-image-429860024.jpg"></a></div><div>The poppys are so pretty!<br><br><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgWs4U0ITOBuuOVPpWg-zk8_vgPCocfQjAI36FdVbUZMhnjvmc9zE9YTnYQwoRAtyvi08OncvgzO7ti9sbp7cFQgSZjFf7IGkziD-Z-hbJghkGhnLC_8KUBLtHF5I4DodOv5Udgg8mklOM/s640/blogger-image--1462388509.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgWs4U0ITOBuuOVPpWg-zk8_vgPCocfQjAI36FdVbUZMhnjvmc9zE9YTnYQwoRAtyvi08OncvgzO7ti9sbp7cFQgSZjFf7IGkziD-Z-hbJghkGhnLC_8KUBLtHF5I4DodOv5Udgg8mklOM/s640/blogger-image--1462388509.jpg"></a></div><br><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgrJU4PDSKHH-SZMmfybjsa4Qv0GfvjRcvChNMB1PXNTyH5z4H_KfFe3xoHWFj5FwHYfGLzGi9tTL92wZ5rjPCZiSWuvUOAvlx7GofSB61ki2E9NPg1RX_0duOGjyYstc3Tw_VBFeq4PmA/s640/blogger-image-2136547669.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgrJU4PDSKHH-SZMmfybjsa4Qv0GfvjRcvChNMB1PXNTyH5z4H_KfFe3xoHWFj5FwHYfGLzGi9tTL92wZ5rjPCZiSWuvUOAvlx7GofSB61ki2E9NPg1RX_0duOGjyYstc3Tw_VBFeq4PmA/s640/blogger-image-2136547669.jpg"></a></div><br><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgDCyj-YEMe4RMB7MlblTkteeOJLK8pN7bvETipEq65CrmDG5sr6IqLMv7Hgny3LjB06MnT4vKfeFKMO2ARPFG4Su1fInVvnggkH3zUSAif8ngpam_HU2-ye7XMWBur9cdrWHW2s-ZZw5Y/s640/blogger-image-2049735354.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgDCyj-YEMe4RMB7MlblTkteeOJLK8pN7bvETipEq65CrmDG5sr6IqLMv7Hgny3LjB06MnT4vKfeFKMO2ARPFG4Su1fInVvnggkH3zUSAif8ngpam_HU2-ye7XMWBur9cdrWHW2s-ZZw5Y/s640/blogger-image-2049735354.jpg"></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">After Stonehenge, we boarded the bus and headed for Old Sarum, the site of an ancient castle and stone-age settlement on the River Avon before modern-day Salisbury was settled up the river. </div><br><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgg2yCTJQ86323o3O1sr_ymCgfa4eu_aE-6oP3fZEay9T611lt257Dkbc9s90js0mmFw9NYpEu2maeEB9CCYmMGRKIXIAX2X7xG9WNTgj1JHwHj-kLBACsAsXXYGhSR3uKLMsYmApQS1e8/s640/blogger-image--933679988.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgg2yCTJQ86323o3O1sr_ymCgfa4eu_aE-6oP3fZEay9T611lt257Dkbc9s90js0mmFw9NYpEu2maeEB9CCYmMGRKIXIAX2X7xG9WNTgj1JHwHj-kLBACsAsXXYGhSR3uKLMsYmApQS1e8/s640/blogger-image--933679988.jpg"></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">Foundations of the cathedral in Old Sarum (in the shape of a cross). </div><br><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhx7CCEfTBdGzrq6pQZFG5O7gGu5NSu1zr-BjOx2MvQnSlNkKf-lcSBFoNQKzPpaInePlt4rslSz2AY_B_IriCtED-1r44w-Ev6HzZdfuV25cU777wae9SjfT2KFP39Aa6_uv0IuVYH9Qo/s640/blogger-image--2007397116.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhx7CCEfTBdGzrq6pQZFG5O7gGu5NSu1zr-BjOx2MvQnSlNkKf-lcSBFoNQKzPpaInePlt4rslSz2AY_B_IriCtED-1r44w-Ev6HzZdfuV25cU777wae9SjfT2KFP39Aa6_uv0IuVYH9Qo/s640/blogger-image--2007397116.jpg"></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">Salisbury Cathedral spire from the distance. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">Finally, we headed to the Salisbury Cathedral. This cathedral has the tallest spire in the whole United Kingdom, at 404 feet. It is the fourth tallest spire in the world! It also houses an original copy of the Magna Carta, dating back to the fourteenth century. This medieval document was the first step the world took toward democracy. Also, I was lucky enough to be in the cathedral during a Sunday afternoon worship service!!! I got to hear the beautiful twin organs play and the choirs sing. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgNvvj7JnZJfB0l46EQyNwDvo-fFh3zuXWNHOkjbf3O_VJhfJ00Z5lJ_C-lQv16coJxE3dugAOf5p4IrQ7oCoJA7ZaO8G4FNQOQha4xDhvUi1RGS4TvqWbzOOAx1wLg87mZUKaZBYpzbTo/s640/blogger-image-338537084.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgNvvj7JnZJfB0l46EQyNwDvo-fFh3zuXWNHOkjbf3O_VJhfJ00Z5lJ_C-lQv16coJxE3dugAOf5p4IrQ7oCoJA7ZaO8G4FNQOQha4xDhvUi1RGS4TvqWbzOOAx1wLg87mZUKaZBYpzbTo/s640/blogger-image-338537084.jpg"></a></div><br><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgtAogtbWXqKZganDi_EXwcVqx2r0BBaaKOAeNWIjucEfkb-i95jagT0EFZRZ63hQpNYbcf52feETG3CQ1dIReQLv-0tj8T78FD1H-3tOtJ-CwoFZ4kRczPWoLdUkt4JcT2qILNjqYURdM/s640/blogger-image--714629580.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgtAogtbWXqKZganDi_EXwcVqx2r0BBaaKOAeNWIjucEfkb-i95jagT0EFZRZ63hQpNYbcf52feETG3CQ1dIReQLv-0tj8T78FD1H-3tOtJ-CwoFZ4kRczPWoLdUkt4JcT2qILNjqYURdM/s640/blogger-image--714629580.jpg"></a></div><br><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj1LIV9X6BY3xVcKO__XiQlfXD1DWkPtfdXLtVuv3sRoXL3mVaIsomwFWZ4Z59aNYs2flipew4RxWeGfvd6nYxdPuCX-9tXFcxg4gGeeAFHqIw1iQ-Uni6zZ6vhFkkoMn-DBXDD7ovmDEI/s640/blogger-image-1090938185.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj1LIV9X6BY3xVcKO__XiQlfXD1DWkPtfdXLtVuv3sRoXL3mVaIsomwFWZ4Z59aNYs2flipew4RxWeGfvd6nYxdPuCX-9tXFcxg4gGeeAFHqIw1iQ-Uni6zZ6vhFkkoMn-DBXDD7ovmDEI/s640/blogger-image-1090938185.jpg"></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">After we were finished in Salisbury, we hopped on one more train toward Lyme Regis, where we will be staying for the next couple of nights. Lyme Regis is right on the ocean on the very southernmost side of England. It's a beautiful resort town! We are staying in a lovely bed and breakfast. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjNAZBZavQJ_UtPm7Jdp45J0X6d4bHs3YEXGi-whW0O3U6gYz2qI3220EW6uonDCsfCAnvM4hChEEynSz8peJiVnbU1jQEIsASIzhlio61zqk4Fz_vrc3GwjyH5995vGJDarbsFGthp7Cg/s640/blogger-image-1589815780.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjNAZBZavQJ_UtPm7Jdp45J0X6d4bHs3YEXGi-whW0O3U6gYz2qI3220EW6uonDCsfCAnvM4hChEEynSz8peJiVnbU1jQEIsASIzhlio61zqk4Fz_vrc3GwjyH5995vGJDarbsFGthp7Cg/s640/blogger-image-1589815780.jpg"></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">View from my B&B</div><br><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjl7ZFXeOW_3PLl8aYVG_4wopJD1Q7FjSgwHeZYY3NqeTv1K8lY5WZ33zx2gm3tkkhIwySkf9P8XKNdw84YeOsVuSyL8GgiUqMNJ22rQ47ABwYoP8W1n9dvXJgMeJs4Ctt5381-sXkQEo8/s640/blogger-image--1245698015.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjl7ZFXeOW_3PLl8aYVG_4wopJD1Q7FjSgwHeZYY3NqeTv1K8lY5WZ33zx2gm3tkkhIwySkf9P8XKNdw84YeOsVuSyL8GgiUqMNJ22rQ47ABwYoP8W1n9dvXJgMeJs4Ctt5381-sXkQEo8/s640/blogger-image--1245698015.jpg"></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">The Harbor</div><br><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgm3MMNC21S0KBHFIarE1HPiI92_10cz5unLRM9Z1c09JPmoV6O2KKok8zNvZJZt-TzGpNObUSJE1qV2bz_3_NjIhFE0mFMC9LAe6OLutyookt1s-W7ZqbWBUJS0EovubbAwdtE7qXbxbk/s640/blogger-image-831403667.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgm3MMNC21S0KBHFIarE1HPiI92_10cz5unLRM9Z1c09JPmoV6O2KKok8zNvZJZt-TzGpNObUSJE1qV2bz_3_NjIhFE0mFMC9LAe6OLutyookt1s-W7ZqbWBUJS0EovubbAwdtE7qXbxbk/s640/blogger-image-831403667.jpg"></a></div><br><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgagyxNDNkLEdFEQXAsxwZhXOoVTuqBqg7_Q129xLFShh0ppkoxl1skZHs5XKCmLvDGDiAnVoRED3i1OnJEPHymN69xNuGgJUnB8vKlhEKxDGUmAikf15pbMGsm58Hxc7D6jQCIpy1p3II/s640/blogger-image--2126744571.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgagyxNDNkLEdFEQXAsxwZhXOoVTuqBqg7_Q129xLFShh0ppkoxl1skZHs5XKCmLvDGDiAnVoRED3i1OnJEPHymN69xNuGgJUnB8vKlhEKxDGUmAikf15pbMGsm58Hxc7D6jQCIpy1p3II/s640/blogger-image--2126744571.jpg"></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">The girls. </div><br><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhk3rMF0yb0vNkzfcT023hEi5x3g3cS4Ak6BeTo5MR0qoqrTVTzJEAPWFwkZwb2NGL1k3SZVlQ5tQ4Kxeg_RYLXuGD1Ii-ksF1XyLWll3UXADdsb1JFPVSUm75eO2uJFiRWhq2MsY4py7Y/s640/blogger-image--1417259916.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhk3rMF0yb0vNkzfcT023hEi5x3g3cS4Ak6BeTo5MR0qoqrTVTzJEAPWFwkZwb2NGL1k3SZVlQ5tQ4Kxeg_RYLXuGD1Ii-ksF1XyLWll3UXADdsb1JFPVSUm75eO2uJFiRWhq2MsY4py7Y/s640/blogger-image--1417259916.jpg"></a></div></div></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">Lyme Regis at twilight. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">Tomorrow is a fossil hike along England's Jurassic Coast, and then spending the day lounging by the oceanside!</div>Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12718080853225070627noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4136472509198588246.post-83341039367873719772014-06-14T21:58:00.001+01:002014-06-14T21:58:24.560+01:00Day 13: BathThis morning we toured the Roman Bath ruins!!! They were so, so cool. I wish I had more time to explore them!<br><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEipRUgY4OsjX3GN-44ZPfxLUXJuKLelTHr4vImSqJPYJI-DMLHs6AOYbo_t8bDcmShVU7zq4ts3BEM90X_aJAv1_-AGSpm8CVbrXssV_NH5El_XsP8bT2uvpLWhWVLXh3KCH1cFXMscFbQ/s640/blogger-image--1676450888.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEipRUgY4OsjX3GN-44ZPfxLUXJuKLelTHr4vImSqJPYJI-DMLHs6AOYbo_t8bDcmShVU7zq4ts3BEM90X_aJAv1_-AGSpm8CVbrXssV_NH5El_XsP8bT2uvpLWhWVLXh3KCH1cFXMscFbQ/s640/blogger-image--1676450888.jpg"></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">The Bath Abbey, right across from the baths. </div><br><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEijbeufAIWrheJHPOEWe6N2Y54aULDTrLZRTUHbYynb7A3DwNBJiMQpBon4zApu_6sbZCjk6r_TVTthYlwLiV4dhQNTYbNGUGf2SGP_lEUNrF_iv1pu0p-lQHjWAppeCnVj70x96uhV9DA/s640/blogger-image-1395694703.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEijbeufAIWrheJHPOEWe6N2Y54aULDTrLZRTUHbYynb7A3DwNBJiMQpBon4zApu_6sbZCjk6r_TVTthYlwLiV4dhQNTYbNGUGf2SGP_lEUNrF_iv1pu0p-lQHjWAppeCnVj70x96uhV9DA/s640/blogger-image-1395694703.jpg"></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">The exterior of the baths. </div><br><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhRDHdvEk9xxIsPwzoqqkI_AsGWavKVUfMiFbNBY4mX1uBcP_JYe-hlnRYWwQ6lP7HCJVxoqeIhWFFN_AsoMgIDqZ22k4l-kUAZoQB6qPiMA5MWuTKPgAkZ_G3Z2MrDWMqYLTFesJ_xZ8I/s640/blogger-image--1111903485.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhRDHdvEk9xxIsPwzoqqkI_AsGWavKVUfMiFbNBY4mX1uBcP_JYe-hlnRYWwQ6lP7HCJVxoqeIhWFFN_AsoMgIDqZ22k4l-kUAZoQB6qPiMA5MWuTKPgAkZ_G3Z2MrDWMqYLTFesJ_xZ8I/s640/blogger-image--1111903485.jpg"></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">Inside the lobby. </div><br><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjQefluW7_9xpX1BVCXel74EAue-gKC4cxr71kGwYwAtMdRLxEU_j_BCj1X7mUNyPU7G9gyE4OU8Cz5rMQyiQwJU-SuUwdkHb4vOezFSLdMRyN5o3l1z6sydKSNgXDUahI7NplAvKNANK4/s640/blogger-image-2108040870.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjQefluW7_9xpX1BVCXel74EAue-gKC4cxr71kGwYwAtMdRLxEU_j_BCj1X7mUNyPU7G9gyE4OU8Cz5rMQyiQwJU-SuUwdkHb4vOezFSLdMRyN5o3l1z6sydKSNgXDUahI7NplAvKNANK4/s640/blogger-image-2108040870.jpg"></a></div><br><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhOujVy0-P6r3_9pLfDyZRiKD1ngYwUkYcWhAkRzO-nbzUhXWePePWi23Vf_5MB5suUMydszyviDUWMUMcheNq1KSLZdijk7EWefFGpQ0h_U9PaqCzEoCOKnG9bxEBc1bNEo3lJQtz0M90/s640/blogger-image-809877927.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhOujVy0-P6r3_9pLfDyZRiKD1ngYwUkYcWhAkRzO-nbzUhXWePePWi23Vf_5MB5suUMydszyviDUWMUMcheNq1KSLZdijk7EWefFGpQ0h_U9PaqCzEoCOKnG9bxEBc1bNEo3lJQtz0M90/s640/blogger-image-809877927.jpg"></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">The current street level of the city is about 20 feet above the ground level of the ruins-this was an interesting bit of info I would have never thought about! When the Romans left (around 400 AD), the place was left to ruin. Vegetation covered the area and new settlements were built on top or the ruins. </div><br><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhwL81y2IICyoBIYtuGXmfXMHoy0bZ60EC2jgngCn7nkGfGnd_CrqILoICUzFCCz98MfbuaFVCizxoHAeko6S6cH8FUeKRcBqjhyYEQp5s_aRnjpyhlnTIgyHStJrNQaHG3SHKvzAHX0hc/s640/blogger-image--1262753389.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhwL81y2IICyoBIYtuGXmfXMHoy0bZ60EC2jgngCn7nkGfGnd_CrqILoICUzFCCz98MfbuaFVCizxoHAeko6S6cH8FUeKRcBqjhyYEQp5s_aRnjpyhlnTIgyHStJrNQaHG3SHKvzAHX0hc/s640/blogger-image--1262753389.jpg"></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">The Abbey tower. </div><br><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjwollnNSgUpwyDo4_7Op-YM8DDtoaVvxRQBtuYnce1aP5oVBtFMeI1n4xMTDx8xwitT1Mlq5WEEIlA9I9Pwxzk1xZoyRlZXJtemMRJv3-fmuj3kk5UKfM5Ls6citJ-bQaRQBYOUz63L48/s640/blogger-image-1411234121.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjwollnNSgUpwyDo4_7Op-YM8DDtoaVvxRQBtuYnce1aP5oVBtFMeI1n4xMTDx8xwitT1Mlq5WEEIlA9I9Pwxzk1xZoyRlZXJtemMRJv3-fmuj3kk5UKfM5Ls6citJ-bQaRQBYOUz63L48/s640/blogger-image-1411234121.jpg"></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">A model of the ancient Roman bath and temple complex. </div><br><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgQAK-DWI_jkabPUSIIs1nmEsVNhDVCRkBnf6FK7GVXFwMp0A5FAgCjvu2OLG6M1tJjbY8gRgzJByXQQekIXudS7OTVe-rvDZLvZzSONm056O6cluRwT_rzc5uQhKZ5h5UeDvCHHZy-6Xc/s640/blogger-image-464394404.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgQAK-DWI_jkabPUSIIs1nmEsVNhDVCRkBnf6FK7GVXFwMp0A5FAgCjvu2OLG6M1tJjbY8gRgzJByXQQekIXudS7OTVe-rvDZLvZzSONm056O6cluRwT_rzc5uQhKZ5h5UeDvCHHZy-6Xc/s640/blogger-image-464394404.jpg"></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">This was so cool-remains of Roman stone carvings that adorned the entrance to the baths. </div><br><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhnp03kX6cv2KIl3Gvhg6DKh-PaLuOcw85SDGAmpJ_HjcRxWZb6jk1_XzmHcfac-ltg0ejvF9EI8f0eU81pvuH8plSJ3tytqxbR8-_LNlwpAuORPItSLjII37xCi5WgsAakHo-8E1IgK9o/s640/blogger-image--1787511939.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhnp03kX6cv2KIl3Gvhg6DKh-PaLuOcw85SDGAmpJ_HjcRxWZb6jk1_XzmHcfac-ltg0ejvF9EI8f0eU81pvuH8plSJ3tytqxbR8-_LNlwpAuORPItSLjII37xCi5WgsAakHo-8E1IgK9o/s640/blogger-image--1787511939.jpg"></a></div><br><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhYmq_8HM4cYPMSZ_UgiTgcziu_kNTF22igJ9sRaDbe8InM_qPXjbR_t90NsZVIQU11r0ITkDeC1JljdINwe59Sm2sZkeM25ClTQsnLPRN16Hj5gFstWcREZ5FX05fUAgVIi4SjlVUpXdA/s640/blogger-image-1180856773.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhYmq_8HM4cYPMSZ_UgiTgcziu_kNTF22igJ9sRaDbe8InM_qPXjbR_t90NsZVIQU11r0ITkDeC1JljdINwe59Sm2sZkeM25ClTQsnLPRN16Hj5gFstWcREZ5FX05fUAgVIi4SjlVUpXdA/s640/blogger-image-1180856773.jpg"></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">After we had toured the baths, we went on a walking tour of the town. It focused mainly on architecture; Bath has mostly Georgian architecture (18th century). </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgUHASVyrCuJNObPpwrMcrAsTw9-xJg2aYRmbWAwpydw_TiAlsmV4m3_K5dxAkGS9obB9JzjYrFdgxiM0IfBctQgCOp4jSpdUSQhCk5vnZehUem82C0HcvS3a5KmxOHXnXeTHlZkY6QagQ/s640/blogger-image--573624342.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgUHASVyrCuJNObPpwrMcrAsTw9-xJg2aYRmbWAwpydw_TiAlsmV4m3_K5dxAkGS9obB9JzjYrFdgxiM0IfBctQgCOp4jSpdUSQhCk5vnZehUem82C0HcvS3a5KmxOHXnXeTHlZkY6QagQ/s640/blogger-image--573624342.jpg"></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">Example of Georgian architecture. </div><br><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhv4swOOzcf6tNgewfugQ9e5NRSfjauqPGlbjwQwWY_NuAXfbVVaoOsyyQgd7suI9QQHImNze3bZMqBV47NYNkfbBfsz_SGwL28pdcgJ105EXWmmTyw8Ig2y-KKLUj5_7vgH5PozUOF7eE/s640/blogger-image--500878700.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhv4swOOzcf6tNgewfugQ9e5NRSfjauqPGlbjwQwWY_NuAXfbVVaoOsyyQgd7suI9QQHImNze3bZMqBV47NYNkfbBfsz_SGwL28pdcgJ105EXWmmTyw8Ig2y-KKLUj5_7vgH5PozUOF7eE/s640/blogger-image--500878700.jpg"></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">The King's and Queen's baths. </div><br><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjcGt-DyLZzMf6El9pjy8wsLJe695YoKeTaAGbFRJ7rZEX_vk3lEnBwpCVQ9b2hMFeFq_1S6JWlqRkLilDdBfuXlfNSKKbwGABKoRJsqK50QFJudetifURP2S1ILsvOr2m3gIeHgu3RYX0/s640/blogger-image-2662688.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjcGt-DyLZzMf6El9pjy8wsLJe695YoKeTaAGbFRJ7rZEX_vk3lEnBwpCVQ9b2hMFeFq_1S6JWlqRkLilDdBfuXlfNSKKbwGABKoRJsqK50QFJudetifURP2S1ILsvOr2m3gIeHgu3RYX0/s640/blogger-image-2662688.jpg"></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">Curved residential housing in "the Circus," a big cul-de-sac in the center of town. </div><br><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg_dgYSBhAQMycdLfCMC9NLv1Prey1aqOQKHvGXwM7A9D3jqK8mx6ZGSL2kVUzME64oLaMfjDPnvzNmWd42vAIZKHd6Bf2Z_7hM9RH2ukmZCGoZHkZ_Vc5vQq-yyM7Y3BHwQJDOsO7klc4/s640/blogger-image-607669445.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg_dgYSBhAQMycdLfCMC9NLv1Prey1aqOQKHvGXwM7A9D3jqK8mx6ZGSL2kVUzME64oLaMfjDPnvzNmWd42vAIZKHd6Bf2Z_7hM9RH2ukmZCGoZHkZ_Vc5vQq-yyM7Y3BHwQJDOsO7klc4/s640/blogger-image-607669445.jpg"></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">Beautiful view from the park. </div><br><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgO8uaROMIsws3tuO_88THLg-IUL3ssWLvkyrzpxVOkNQzr5DWSfY6I0kq_Z9O2ooUi4y88QtDkM4jFKFBaTVqgWehuoDDnkw7xaix1VRTdq_9P1hGhq1FSYDRoWhlDRa0Wxl10l_05uJ4/s640/blogger-image--1875991856.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgO8uaROMIsws3tuO_88THLg-IUL3ssWLvkyrzpxVOkNQzr5DWSfY6I0kq_Z9O2ooUi4y88QtDkM4jFKFBaTVqgWehuoDDnkw7xaix1VRTdq_9P1hGhq1FSYDRoWhlDRa0Wxl10l_05uJ4/s640/blogger-image--1875991856.jpg"></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">The river (this part reminded me of when Javier plunged to his death in the Les Miserables movie)</div><br><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhw3FUTj2oX2c0n1_VJfT-ILpMEPtYSPrK34nFmEfY0p-mgDeNYIM7-F6JLuwOfExzkeMXtI2nZwS0UDY4DXXSyJORhhA4QdtBgQkmhB83ObhggZsGqew4g10QakGVCFohPAGHO6nuJs9Y/s640/blogger-image-646591320.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhw3FUTj2oX2c0n1_VJfT-ILpMEPtYSPrK34nFmEfY0p-mgDeNYIM7-F6JLuwOfExzkeMXtI2nZwS0UDY4DXXSyJORhhA4QdtBgQkmhB83ObhggZsGqew4g10QakGVCFohPAGHO6nuJs9Y/s640/blogger-image-646591320.jpg"></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">At the end of the tour, we went to what was once the town assembly rooms. Bath was an active social gathering place in the 18th century (it was like I stepped into a real-life Jane Austen novel!). These were the rooms where balls would take place, much like is seen in period films. Girls would often be brought here to find eligible suitors. It was so interesting!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">After the walking tour, I grabbed a delicious cheddar salad baguette for lunch and we headed of to the William Herschel museum. Herschel was an awesome guy--he was a musician and an astronomer! He was the scientist who discovered Uranus, yet he was also an accomplished pianist, oboist, and composer!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhFiWQPUgJC-FRmqC4Qur6en8E4XGuVs0OYah-QOZ2UGn1ecU0b1xj8YJaN8VKiqhGZ0J2yL5xX9c5wC_7Msi5t9JzTsZ67XIH3JnALe88QDizXd8SikR8uJJKz16E-wT2J0lDe6V6LNQ4/s640/blogger-image-1310228487.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhFiWQPUgJC-FRmqC4Qur6en8E4XGuVs0OYah-QOZ2UGn1ecU0b1xj8YJaN8VKiqhGZ0J2yL5xX9c5wC_7Msi5t9JzTsZ67XIH3JnALe88QDizXd8SikR8uJJKz16E-wT2J0lDe6V6LNQ4/s640/blogger-image-1310228487.jpg"></a></div><br><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgHeO9Y5xrdvQQXhYiRisV9dXoP6vks2Ntri4aJaiXqO4J0UgVQnot_4iiiJL8XnZrtn0v1L5P8xiCtye4dZVyWD00cHlluIEoMp_zRaOpNM0DRVdQNW7uGvzBwoooO2j-yv19rHY4l6Hw/s640/blogger-image--135946186.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgHeO9Y5xrdvQQXhYiRisV9dXoP6vks2Ntri4aJaiXqO4J0UgVQnot_4iiiJL8XnZrtn0v1L5P8xiCtye4dZVyWD00cHlluIEoMp_zRaOpNM0DRVdQNW7uGvzBwoooO2j-yv19rHY4l6Hw/s640/blogger-image--135946186.jpg"></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">Me with Herschel's square piano-a common keyboard instrument in the 18th century that linked the harpsichord from Bach's time to the pianoforte and modern piano in Beethoven's time and beyond. </div><br><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiAGo_LKDNKkHCuHJfBNk-F6BavSpicfjsQpCW0Tg_95b8q0Poz5cH8diBMRzsfRsKGX-R6rOcCgA0ap5FJHiCWS-WlrcY2rJ_Ib2yXGn5_gMu9yUhNRx_Ypu88qCg77W_V9VpzhkbUPiw/s640/blogger-image-464597507.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiAGo_LKDNKkHCuHJfBNk-F6BavSpicfjsQpCW0Tg_95b8q0Poz5cH8diBMRzsfRsKGX-R6rOcCgA0ap5FJHiCWS-WlrcY2rJ_Ib2yXGn5_gMu9yUhNRx_Ypu88qCg77W_V9VpzhkbUPiw/s640/blogger-image-464597507.jpg"></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">Herschel's Music Room. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">After the museum, I walked around the beautiful town of Bath for a while and checked out the shops before taking a quick afternoon nap. After my nap, I went and had afternoon tea at the Jane Austen tea house!! It was lovely-I had crumpets and the Jane Austen tea (a blend from china common in the 18th century). </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">Tomorrow I plan on attending a Church of England service before catching the train to Salisbury to see Stonehenge!</div>Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12718080853225070627noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4136472509198588246.post-1772876275671439942014-06-13T23:14:00.001+01:002014-06-13T23:20:00.569+01:00Days 11 & 12: From Snowdonia to BathSorry I didn't get to post last night; I was literally out as soon as I got back from dinner! Mountain climbing is exhausting!<div>So, yesterday morning, I climbed Y Garn to a total altitude of 3,100 feet. It was the most physically challenging thing I have ever done; there was one point I think I was literally crying from pain and exhaustion (I couldn't distinguish between tears and sweat....it was a hot one yesterday) and didn't think I would be able to physically be able to make it to the top. So, you can imagine, I literally felt on top of the world when I finally made it (2.5 solid hours of climbing up the side of a mountain!). We had a beautiful day; it (supposedly) always rains in Wales, and we got a sunny, clear day! Climbing down was easier on the cardio end, but equally as hard on the muscles, surprisingly! We climbed down Devil's Kitchen, a very steep section of the mountain comprised mainly of boulders. It was fun to try to find paths down the rocks, and sometimes they were big enough to use as slides :)</div><div>Here's some pictures from the morning:<br><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhXigluFwBu1lsNbogci7yT8PGIU-SwJRYOpy46FD-OZFxFhHQV4Bc_SIXdNXtN9pf2d110q2UsLx7ul7h_R0PUVecMsdIodCplcQVdRkPKzI55vTO0sWvoxpoklf-hpEazpnT9BkvMuXU/s640/blogger-image-1842173463.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhXigluFwBu1lsNbogci7yT8PGIU-SwJRYOpy46FD-OZFxFhHQV4Bc_SIXdNXtN9pf2d110q2UsLx7ul7h_R0PUVecMsdIodCplcQVdRkPKzI55vTO0sWvoxpoklf-hpEazpnT9BkvMuXU/s640/blogger-image-1842173463.jpg"></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">Base of the trail. The rocky section in the very middle is Devil's Kitchen. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br></div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhfmp7_DaQNGIH3yJII93_3T0P1MZN_YkI6uTMr5Ne-U9TmFcgrVJse8AfgNQrST3km95VB76cI68Ihoo9hxYepj2OE8Rnv1Jn9flOk3EmrSyaRo2mSoTjQpwcPtnr6w5uQ8qZbGZnDvyk/s640/blogger-image-2040192809.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue Light', HelveticaNeue-Light, helvetica, arial, sans-serif; margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhfmp7_DaQNGIH3yJII93_3T0P1MZN_YkI6uTMr5Ne-U9TmFcgrVJse8AfgNQrST3km95VB76cI68Ihoo9hxYepj2OE8Rnv1Jn9flOk3EmrSyaRo2mSoTjQpwcPtnr6w5uQ8qZbGZnDvyk/s640/blogger-image-2040192809.jpg"></a><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">Beginning our ascent....</div><br><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg1fIMsIrPF2UZpwYSVcaox9wULqFDsx8TTMFcjS9AwDj-1U71QEV24uM00hCRUduvaNRBg8TkpwtrR3BFKXdTtRosCDNPVFJxbBzH4wMnRPC7mGp8idHK9O3AQ-5SCZQPO1VSSxh6zQpg/s640/blogger-image--158598203.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg1fIMsIrPF2UZpwYSVcaox9wULqFDsx8TTMFcjS9AwDj-1U71QEV24uM00hCRUduvaNRBg8TkpwtrR3BFKXdTtRosCDNPVFJxbBzH4wMnRPC7mGp8idHK9O3AQ-5SCZQPO1VSSxh6zQpg/s640/blogger-image--158598203.jpg"></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">Still climbing....</div><br><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhCmvpbYbgKyZyym2k4HMxPQV1M9ryEZ7WoYA07He_lByUAYj9n3sveUpWE9M-vAH3T9QHu5Z50XedLtlhB7eI8Ccw2OEAgjRRXD1e5UIBJGuL6h_I622iKW_RC87uEhac_6kXU8X4lrMM/s640/blogger-image--1892764393.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhCmvpbYbgKyZyym2k4HMxPQV1M9ryEZ7WoYA07He_lByUAYj9n3sveUpWE9M-vAH3T9QHu5Z50XedLtlhB7eI8Ccw2OEAgjRRXD1e5UIBJGuL6h_I622iKW_RC87uEhac_6kXU8X4lrMM/s640/blogger-image--1892764393.jpg"></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">You could see the whole valley from up there!</div><br><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj7CQ6ZVxt2I5rkFsyxwyxVaYLugx072wC7xymkyYqfaC7zMY0HCJ72lZnk0Pdo6CdtMLBUQNRcTLP8d6laPHrsix5CGt1HH2HDnj3j3lKbLlkJI7VqX8tvAcOU2h9AGK7gnsOq3xwwdlI/s640/blogger-image-493829264.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj7CQ6ZVxt2I5rkFsyxwyxVaYLugx072wC7xymkyYqfaC7zMY0HCJ72lZnk0Pdo6CdtMLBUQNRcTLP8d6laPHrsix5CGt1HH2HDnj3j3lKbLlkJI7VqX8tvAcOU2h9AGK7gnsOq3xwwdlI/s640/blogger-image-493829264.jpg"></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">My view as I ate my lunch</div><br><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg4wWDFx-rEz4WBUO0w7Y8hxq20kbG3GvzEU7b_kdYLQU4FX_HTbBe8HOhU3h-ipVujDhn1Ka-bls4Isz3_LvCt7KRXbCRf_bYMWVHgg6hKNEKT4mpjn0Vx_eYTAuyJxJBtuj32LH61kD8/s640/blogger-image-322680471.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg4wWDFx-rEz4WBUO0w7Y8hxq20kbG3GvzEU7b_kdYLQU4FX_HTbBe8HOhU3h-ipVujDhn1Ka-bls4Isz3_LvCt7KRXbCRf_bYMWVHgg6hKNEKT4mpjn0Vx_eYTAuyJxJBtuj32LH61kD8/s640/blogger-image-322680471.jpg"></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">I made it to the very top!</div><br><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgZIeWbUwDgvW-QvuiLjo7Its7nazCM-6XNKI9Ew3R4aqLhwhH2uvUlTBwh1dn7P_OdBZ6Jyv5UQf_6UwDK4npm_q-KtMTddoODJZwhOQH25a_4Q1bw5JuV8BStELqrDFlqS2vOw5cQAss/s640/blogger-image-1675975824.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgZIeWbUwDgvW-QvuiLjo7Its7nazCM-6XNKI9Ew3R4aqLhwhH2uvUlTBwh1dn7P_OdBZ6Jyv5UQf_6UwDK4npm_q-KtMTddoODJZwhOQH25a_4Q1bw5JuV8BStELqrDFlqS2vOw5cQAss/s640/blogger-image-1675975824.jpg"></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">The summit of Snowdon, the tallest mountain in Snowdonia National Park. It was only a couple hundred feet higher than Y Garn!</div><br><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgfSq7s1JBelD9YHjHeCcr9QIQXlkEn1e7sa1-oGKP1SQN6JtGNExcExHnXa6vHu9qG32n627E0OyORIUzZQm9TTP-XYhLS4CcK0pgYottVJyZLpEWtumzVBuvqtIzuf_VwMXkEtZs5xFA/s640/blogger-image-68800836.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgfSq7s1JBelD9YHjHeCcr9QIQXlkEn1e7sa1-oGKP1SQN6JtGNExcExHnXa6vHu9qG32n627E0OyORIUzZQm9TTP-XYhLS4CcK0pgYottVJyZLpEWtumzVBuvqtIzuf_VwMXkEtZs5xFA/s640/blogger-image-68800836.jpg"></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">The beginning of Devil's Kitchen</div><br><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjun-QOx_0eSZ1Lmwz7Hoc9yBm04FRwlcQ9pwOhc9OvP574MkBecyH_LRcvMdBSCD0k7T1oSca_PX-khmeRUGdo7sOhwM6v8npZZ2chZd4apKg2S5draGLYRV-l3z3H91BforJWlav1DJk/s640/blogger-image--708847223.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjun-QOx_0eSZ1Lmwz7Hoc9yBm04FRwlcQ9pwOhc9OvP574MkBecyH_LRcvMdBSCD0k7T1oSca_PX-khmeRUGdo7sOhwM6v8npZZ2chZd4apKg2S5draGLYRV-l3z3H91BforJWlav1DJk/s640/blogger-image--708847223.jpg"></a></div><br><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjWD5pgGmPROusGl-QGnL1lLd_87iLRx4CF6oZbRlE1jV66ftFxjC-40QDfy_mDl7BNt0FyTFltCFovdhFlj2JF8KGfOolC8Ld_URdCdkSL9sNYktJR4Jh2GxbRzvAuH49V3LNIigkfjjw/s640/blogger-image-1859175235.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjWD5pgGmPROusGl-QGnL1lLd_87iLRx4CF6oZbRlE1jV66ftFxjC-40QDfy_mDl7BNt0FyTFltCFovdhFlj2JF8KGfOolC8Ld_URdCdkSL9sNYktJR4Jh2GxbRzvAuH49V3LNIigkfjjw/s640/blogger-image-1859175235.jpg"></a></div><br><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjiQ113cRhnphgOaCi_-o0ozm-CW54qH87RdueIo7nEwKFiW5c8wHC8ZW8ebM_L0iM605c9SRCsLYTM2NJAANm3ihrCf5EHWlol27XK4f5jomHSEMkWDyYMF1ckT-JeNrfkLSn0sKWCouk/s640/blogger-image-119558419.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjiQ113cRhnphgOaCi_-o0ozm-CW54qH87RdueIo7nEwKFiW5c8wHC8ZW8ebM_L0iM605c9SRCsLYTM2NJAANm3ihrCf5EHWlol27XK4f5jomHSEMkWDyYMF1ckT-JeNrfkLSn0sKWCouk/s640/blogger-image-119558419.jpg"></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">Here's another shot of Devil's Kitchen. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">After we were finally down from the mountain, our professors drove us to see another castle! This one (called Caernarfon) was even bigger than the last one (Conwy)! It was especially cool because the towers weren't circular, but hexagonal!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh_FTUgUIlFggmdX-OhJRCwaJfs6nXdxW8sPYFlk7effnXQGLqVQTTyhvkxFEgt1X71wj3VgAlL5-dibo0Ux-52OHZGvyki4w3sILhmW-F-CXKeLRWeUDrRYpadAePOzSMkCrcMu5FOUEA/s640/blogger-image-955912389.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh_FTUgUIlFggmdX-OhJRCwaJfs6nXdxW8sPYFlk7effnXQGLqVQTTyhvkxFEgt1X71wj3VgAlL5-dibo0Ux-52OHZGvyki4w3sILhmW-F-CXKeLRWeUDrRYpadAePOzSMkCrcMu5FOUEA/s640/blogger-image-955912389.jpg"></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">I climbed to the top of the highest tower and took in the views of the ocean. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhPDC9sSJbT2M546THA4zL9_qeYTFl5XMc0wBeQYMAZeY0Dq4wr_JCGramlxq4ooWDWB_8IzliMlwNfxBahAJZ3nMdYzif75oxSY1MmVGcLyZHB01qlxwegJ_jlT0D5D_m0YJ-G-J5dPC4/s640/blogger-image--19992182.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhPDC9sSJbT2M546THA4zL9_qeYTFl5XMc0wBeQYMAZeY0Dq4wr_JCGramlxq4ooWDWB_8IzliMlwNfxBahAJZ3nMdYzif75oxSY1MmVGcLyZHB01qlxwegJ_jlT0D5D_m0YJ-G-J5dPC4/s640/blogger-image--19992182.jpg"></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">Today, I woke up super early (6 am) and spent all morning and early afternoon traveling by car and train to Bath, back in England. On the way, we stopped in Berkeley (pronounced Bark-ley, as I learned today) to see the Edward Jenner Museum. Edward Jenner was the inventor of the modern vaccination and is credited with essentially eradicating the world of smallpox. I LOVED this museum and learning all about this wonderful man. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiKVrCrGWbJILkx466V-g4ipsQ-Jy7KjiRaUmCxGj8C63dXPFAvq4TqzJx8Ve8E6a3b14m2-szg-jKxbjqb7K-5BN-RB8Al4y1uWNwSTGinIhxPL4jFDDzkmie3lC05U21yIysM1vri7TA/s640/blogger-image-1020933483.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiKVrCrGWbJILkx466V-g4ipsQ-Jy7KjiRaUmCxGj8C63dXPFAvq4TqzJx8Ve8E6a3b14m2-szg-jKxbjqb7K-5BN-RB8Al4y1uWNwSTGinIhxPL4jFDDzkmie3lC05U21yIysM1vri7TA/s640/blogger-image-1020933483.jpg"></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">Jenner's house; the site of the museum. I'm loving these English estates! I want one!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">We were the only group on the property today, so we got a special tour, lecture, and afternoon tea! The wonderful curators even had lawn games set up for us to play, like croquet!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiCZyR2BgJkGHLENwZL0kB3XoUCqS0fF3ad5rcxze0_7gRL0qi4VeCT98XuvurEGebj-uw4MaNbTlmlfM-4cfAPvMyE-YgEYFBe_vHeLkJeUdcmpgEg3Yu_6jIuOp4GEIzA3vUd8oEt6fo/s640/blogger-image--1171836738.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiCZyR2BgJkGHLENwZL0kB3XoUCqS0fF3ad5rcxze0_7gRL0qi4VeCT98XuvurEGebj-uw4MaNbTlmlfM-4cfAPvMyE-YgEYFBe_vHeLkJeUdcmpgEg3Yu_6jIuOp4GEIzA3vUd8oEt6fo/s640/blogger-image--1171836738.jpg"></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">After tea, our guide showed us the "Vaccination Temple," which was built for Jenner by his friends and colleagues and used by him to give vaccinations to the poor free of charge. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhUAH463a8WJto-jlQQlr1skbcXjwzX1moWnMj-v4FIi1Q2IlGfnmHWoSw7Bs9U1yclOCDKJ0UtsgeA4gVg_RvZXBf9ABx0yG_Dr-iddAyuTgKw5Jh-Hk81046CrNIO4Vb1A2K6G4FNzlY/s640/blogger-image--1207693046.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhUAH463a8WJto-jlQQlr1skbcXjwzX1moWnMj-v4FIi1Q2IlGfnmHWoSw7Bs9U1yclOCDKJ0UtsgeA4gVg_RvZXBf9ABx0yG_Dr-iddAyuTgKw5Jh-Hk81046CrNIO4Vb1A2K6G4FNzlY/s640/blogger-image--1207693046.jpg"></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">It was such a cool building! We even got to touch the thatched roof. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">Next up was nearby St. Mary's church, built by the Normans in the 13th century. There has been a church on the site since the time of the Anglo-Saxons though, around 1050 AD! It has the largest amount of these table tombstones in all of Britain. Some of these tombs are from the Middle Ages, which blew me away; I was standing amongst centuries and centuries of history. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhS7LaDRUrpMAnV87zysr2yvJSJBGrGEpKj-PhM7f08r1voPyDqbpZSOHoFopHYJ7B0KJuXroTCAOGtnLc0s6dBc9ag-iIuCgCQJ-2aRfVsHY6JCWfTvQNILb5IPvKz1_EKJUqL9m-rlLg/s640/blogger-image-278520359.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhS7LaDRUrpMAnV87zysr2yvJSJBGrGEpKj-PhM7f08r1voPyDqbpZSOHoFopHYJ7B0KJuXroTCAOGtnLc0s6dBc9ag-iIuCgCQJ-2aRfVsHY6JCWfTvQNILb5IPvKz1_EKJUqL9m-rlLg/s640/blogger-image-278520359.jpg"></a></div><br><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhnSJS3SSSCP0yMbMNJDtb-R12FBHLhvN_cCPWAehu4fccA2rxAFZVgdg-a_LoCUjuV1vi9t-0DuXR5GdOp2OrQPVMJzPgVe4Hrs4IB8VMjNiCJXPXjzD5kG1CEVf-DegqQjp2CtCSVPuE/s640/blogger-image-1396371923.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhnSJS3SSSCP0yMbMNJDtb-R12FBHLhvN_cCPWAehu4fccA2rxAFZVgdg-a_LoCUjuV1vi9t-0DuXR5GdOp2OrQPVMJzPgVe4Hrs4IB8VMjNiCJXPXjzD5kG1CEVf-DegqQjp2CtCSVPuE/s640/blogger-image-1396371923.jpg"></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">This is the tomb of the last jester employed in Britain. He was employed by the Berkeley family, who lived in the nearby castle. </div><br><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjkvMdeA8bEBqqxyOOdGPAeiOOw9szRyBlANLvRJsilyVrzRLFh7MeQfJH7S8frHzj4prFK8pxPS_QMhDaL4wqjr_Z2tZTL7CTZiBOjeP8V_Ef-nvhE-KveLw0PxcYh8h3PRPepaFc4DGQ/s640/blogger-image--1320406298.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjkvMdeA8bEBqqxyOOdGPAeiOOw9szRyBlANLvRJsilyVrzRLFh7MeQfJH7S8frHzj4prFK8pxPS_QMhDaL4wqjr_Z2tZTL7CTZiBOjeP8V_Ef-nvhE-KveLw0PxcYh8h3PRPepaFc4DGQ/s640/blogger-image--1320406298.jpg"></a></div><br><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh5K08ux8EJ5swoLyq6RMMhhrWnNElI0lo-_dVWMF3MVLrW3WD2Wt0TB_Aqtp3JN70xWeNdNJSJYKVq_qMGQkcodLZVenJ6EpYWJBJDWROiYRlZC4CGJbV4BhEoX9XzH-rH9w-x2E_EhP4/s640/blogger-image-760126171.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh5K08ux8EJ5swoLyq6RMMhhrWnNElI0lo-_dVWMF3MVLrW3WD2Wt0TB_Aqtp3JN70xWeNdNJSJYKVq_qMGQkcodLZVenJ6EpYWJBJDWROiYRlZC4CGJbV4BhEoX9XzH-rH9w-x2E_EhP4/s640/blogger-image-760126171.jpg"></a></div><br><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg_DCtRZKbouyKofOUAv4Vy-vk_P-bO2kWExL3f0-vMn2oBNozeNMWaMqyP2UwBFwVLdUjaYavjiFQKqorQD2QVoPPR8IIyIf-n9nQ7nbhtHurFhvZ9evJeTKetq-8avb5fcBBMD2iRql8/s640/blogger-image--437608348.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg_DCtRZKbouyKofOUAv4Vy-vk_P-bO2kWExL3f0-vMn2oBNozeNMWaMqyP2UwBFwVLdUjaYavjiFQKqorQD2QVoPPR8IIyIf-n9nQ7nbhtHurFhvZ9evJeTKetq-8avb5fcBBMD2iRql8/s640/blogger-image--437608348.jpg"></a></div><br><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEir_LIKMnY0yev9ca9tzW6J7XInyl6EiY0SiE946RNmsXinAks_peE2jMfLljf8PDLyhnSp_tGbRy5Ft5WZKiJLHnqf-39N2rHlGOseFTkAfNrvChLomZbuuK0EDzEgxRcDm01lmbhdsC8/s640/blogger-image-219312293.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEir_LIKMnY0yev9ca9tzW6J7XInyl6EiY0SiE946RNmsXinAks_peE2jMfLljf8PDLyhnSp_tGbRy5Ft5WZKiJLHnqf-39N2rHlGOseFTkAfNrvChLomZbuuK0EDzEgxRcDm01lmbhdsC8/s640/blogger-image-219312293.jpg"></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">The tomb of Edward Jenner. </div><br><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhMp3D0A6WWpGphMEP_oAn7vtYlIa-AbQbxRCZYhI1oc6RPWGeFXFfR6yU-4Z0_QfbHm2omEiW4shyphenhyphenFnsbjDfM32otIKHA-SOihsKfJl7ZWFhGUfqgkxzq-mK3sr7697XU594v-XkE8lyo/s640/blogger-image--1631076969.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhMp3D0A6WWpGphMEP_oAn7vtYlIa-AbQbxRCZYhI1oc6RPWGeFXFfR6yU-4Z0_QfbHm2omEiW4shyphenhyphenFnsbjDfM32otIKHA-SOihsKfJl7ZWFhGUfqgkxzq-mK3sr7697XU594v-XkE8lyo/s640/blogger-image--1631076969.jpg"></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">The organ; it's actually quite modern. The church has gone through many different organs over the years. </div><br><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEirMd-zalgmvmEtD9FHouwdz7InZGPWHS-FrQ6-Ho7nsAzPCzy7jWolv3g2hPz4YS_X0Iyn4AHiurKQLLUIpPdBH3-gigbRoANrBW4crm0qH5W1rN7Bw5jvOGSbvkMkUyqFMQ_lEJT_IDo/s640/blogger-image-1418359393.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEirMd-zalgmvmEtD9FHouwdz7InZGPWHS-FrQ6-Ho7nsAzPCzy7jWolv3g2hPz4YS_X0Iyn4AHiurKQLLUIpPdBH3-gigbRoANrBW4crm0qH5W1rN7Bw5jvOGSbvkMkUyqFMQ_lEJT_IDo/s640/blogger-image-1418359393.jpg"></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">The Great War Memorial. The panels list the names of every member of the parish who was killed in the First World War. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">Finally, we peeked inside the gates of the Berkeley Castle. The Berkeleys are an old, old family; the 23rd generation is currently living here (yes, they still live in the castle!!)</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEilLZlBNdBSFCnK6la9O96u5TzfFYPxBwKBFzde7uXOl0cmXjibjDHPYBAdL_KigMP5ePaKcKCAEpXJD1j9WTyX7Z1x6BH-BVz2pnYoCk3lJhGHeBOlnPEhkKsrrRzPj5GAnjhL24IEObc/s640/blogger-image--1606710476.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEilLZlBNdBSFCnK6la9O96u5TzfFYPxBwKBFzde7uXOl0cmXjibjDHPYBAdL_KigMP5ePaKcKCAEpXJD1j9WTyX7Z1x6BH-BVz2pnYoCk3lJhGHeBOlnPEhkKsrrRzPj5GAnjhL24IEObc/s640/blogger-image--1606710476.jpg"></a></div><br><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj9Toir5v_QSAGlvdDTFEvdzmsRuHuIQ_ojrZyt9i91U6ESEMu991eqaHtSS7iLXmwm2ZQGbnSU3kesNf5YAzd1Oxv-eBAj3-cfgrizeHHPEdtJmHxhK2rXr377B92zbBKac2Ly4Hf6O9g/s640/blogger-image--377272092.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj9Toir5v_QSAGlvdDTFEvdzmsRuHuIQ_ojrZyt9i91U6ESEMu991eqaHtSS7iLXmwm2ZQGbnSU3kesNf5YAzd1Oxv-eBAj3-cfgrizeHHPEdtJmHxhK2rXr377B92zbBKac2Ly4Hf6O9g/s640/blogger-image--377272092.jpg"></a></div></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">When we returned to the museum, our guide gave us a tour of the attic of the Jenner house. The exhibit was called "Ghosts in the Attic" because this represents how the diseases eradicated by vaccines (like smallpox) are merely ghosts in our history. However, this exhibit also warned us about the possibility of these diseases coming back to haunt us if we aren't careful. Only two strands of the virus exist in the world today, and are obviously under very high security. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">After finishing at the museum, we caught a train into Bath, where we checked in to our hotel and ate some dinner (Italian!). Tomorrow's docket includes touring the Roman Baths and the Herschel Museum!</div>Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12718080853225070627noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4136472509198588246.post-67395495600585708532014-06-11T22:33:00.001+01:002014-06-11T22:33:13.935+01:00Mud Holes and Boulders: Wales Part 2Today was a lab day. But who can complain when you're doing a lab in the middle of Snowdonia National Park in North Wales? We did a study on boulders to try and see if we could tell if the Conwy River Valley was formed by floods or by glaciers. We can tell this by looking for patterns; if the rocks get larger as you move up the valley, it was probably formed by water. If the rocks are mostly random, the valley was formed by a glacier. Furthermore, a valley is V-shaped when formed by a river and U-shaped when formed by a glacier. So, to make a long story short, I measured rocks all morning. It was actually a lot of fun though! I was able to learn how to use and apply a surveyor's compass and got some excellent practice at experimental design!<br><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj5tMkPReL_F-tbCoqt8bsbKC7wf9mqC1V18mksZfGWwW9-Xfrenp-Qe3sqfiTWJ6FfxiPmjG8jfQiBlwgTjtftSKGAsnLzu9Wh-Z0ZChu2-56pa3Z3Sq5tC4pWkQniZJ7NhRtrK7znZ4s/s640/blogger-image-1490200726.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj5tMkPReL_F-tbCoqt8bsbKC7wf9mqC1V18mksZfGWwW9-Xfrenp-Qe3sqfiTWJ6FfxiPmjG8jfQiBlwgTjtftSKGAsnLzu9Wh-Z0ZChu2-56pa3Z3Sq5tC4pWkQniZJ7NhRtrK7znZ4s/s640/blogger-image-1490200726.jpg"></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">The valley we studied. (It's U-shaped, that is my first clue!)</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">Here in Wales, sheep are literally everywhere. In fact, nearly all of the sites we studied today had sheep grazing in the fields! (I can even hear them from my bunk right now!)</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">The second site we surveyed had the greatest ecological density of boulders. It also had a lot of mud, mud holes, and sinkholes. Hooray for leather hiking boots, wool socks, and rain pants!! Excellent investments for this trip. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj4NwR5-pip3o5eL3xCQ6xSa_xavYRsEnG2CrSoZRFt-S_J28OccsAVxWQeiGyJGbqAFatuaUmSN_9RI_LavUGnLuKK1ChnFfpxZQh3NhAcAdmHQiUP3MtyV6vMODrE2RMLgnMeiUWcJlw/s640/blogger-image--1475670879.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue Light', HelveticaNeue-Light, helvetica, arial, sans-serif; margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj4NwR5-pip3o5eL3xCQ6xSa_xavYRsEnG2CrSoZRFt-S_J28OccsAVxWQeiGyJGbqAFatuaUmSN_9RI_LavUGnLuKK1ChnFfpxZQh3NhAcAdmHQiUP3MtyV6vMODrE2RMLgnMeiUWcJlw/s640/blogger-image--1475670879.jpg"></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">Photo break at Site C. </div><br><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgBQy67LOWKnZIHVaFU82HRYONJ1yt-hVwRxuKZDPhMAMoX8G6YznnAbSlo22yXp5Ig2fDKCVDjDrtggYd2CnawtHMPrGBMJRu_qG6R5WzZRUZZu_DjcizCL9c6kx61pRjUipzxTywR6rE/s640/blogger-image-1155298126.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgBQy67LOWKnZIHVaFU82HRYONJ1yt-hVwRxuKZDPhMAMoX8G6YznnAbSlo22yXp5Ig2fDKCVDjDrtggYd2CnawtHMPrGBMJRu_qG6R5WzZRUZZu_DjcizCL9c6kx61pRjUipzxTywR6rE/s640/blogger-image-1155298126.jpg"></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">Site D: the beautiful valley (and it's crazy drop-offs....)</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">After we finished surveying the last site, Andrea and I hiked down the valley to the nearby river rapids and waterfall. Here's some pictures:</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg6oHkWpT2JiUOvu0bYacF0Z7b_hOBD25-r1z0ADezB1klR3_GvuUcYZ-DwzW0e3E4rlByDYTjlibiJiPpLGwQaLs9hSUXYtwwDJqkNbOVBEsj3hlQVVK6DW75OvCOc7OHIIzCHT9QjlKs/s640/blogger-image--1151561484.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg6oHkWpT2JiUOvu0bYacF0Z7b_hOBD25-r1z0ADezB1klR3_GvuUcYZ-DwzW0e3E4rlByDYTjlibiJiPpLGwQaLs9hSUXYtwwDJqkNbOVBEsj3hlQVVK6DW75OvCOc7OHIIzCHT9QjlKs/s640/blogger-image--1151561484.jpg"></a></div><br><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjJm603tJXlfH4oQvnrhkndGhp9-Iyn1i-tTYHOn2RNpiA9t610eQ2Of25RyrU-RNZI7KUQzKvjS3OCg1RmbTL0alLuF0F1vnA-cZRvYOV8iPZodAMoGPhNi_ho_oKXGMpFABPPWlAapCE/s640/blogger-image-135468595.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjJm603tJXlfH4oQvnrhkndGhp9-Iyn1i-tTYHOn2RNpiA9t610eQ2Of25RyrU-RNZI7KUQzKvjS3OCg1RmbTL0alLuF0F1vnA-cZRvYOV8iPZodAMoGPhNi_ho_oKXGMpFABPPWlAapCE/s640/blogger-image-135468595.jpg"></a></div><br><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgKO-vOf7jumaCCDnS_nIe8joFo34Mou9aaE1jwnGATW3FRYbDMHnNaIN6gS7GzLdoyavCF3X_BUE4BZL39_Fzsxjm9znRzpqmu8OZFOFUBL8cgOfLvIrXt-18mZNrk4enDIVYarH40XUM/s640/blogger-image--1784555375.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgKO-vOf7jumaCCDnS_nIe8joFo34Mou9aaE1jwnGATW3FRYbDMHnNaIN6gS7GzLdoyavCF3X_BUE4BZL39_Fzsxjm9znRzpqmu8OZFOFUBL8cgOfLvIrXt-18mZNrk4enDIVYarH40XUM/s640/blogger-image--1784555375.jpg"></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">The hardest part was getting back up the valley...phew! For dinner I had a delicious vegetable lentil pie and finished it off with this delicious double-decker cookie. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhsx1tojkzeuge4oLTnQK4U3cw0i2ZqvUuqeVZ-Y5SYC7avvZ6oFIyLbbTeZ1XJ7Ni7MAxK-Ux9kSKMdlqcAFCr246cpFxTD6jCfbFpAjWD6p7CIlgxrYHZhEzEJOwP0uGJJGZccbwjXrw/s640/blogger-image--982100756.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhsx1tojkzeuge4oLTnQK4U3cw0i2ZqvUuqeVZ-Y5SYC7avvZ6oFIyLbbTeZ1XJ7Ni7MAxK-Ux9kSKMdlqcAFCr246cpFxTD6jCfbFpAjWD6p7CIlgxrYHZhEzEJOwP0uGJJGZccbwjXrw/s640/blogger-image--982100756.jpg"></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">After dinner was my favorite part of the day: hiking this mountain, all the way to the top, with just a few other girls. It was amazing and the views were once-in-a-lifetime. We watched the sun set from the top. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi44xtmo7yOH5AMQ3WKtvWyZCorvYhtIKdfPV2aC6-XO-gZHuBK6aBHMSslzXrl0F4KC-n-aPdXmGQMDn0mr87qu-kJH0hw0GZUfGBPxg_AioECccqSCvAll2X78sZ-sHrF7vv8zQLN2JA/s640/blogger-image-133189751.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi44xtmo7yOH5AMQ3WKtvWyZCorvYhtIKdfPV2aC6-XO-gZHuBK6aBHMSslzXrl0F4KC-n-aPdXmGQMDn0mr87qu-kJH0hw0GZUfGBPxg_AioECccqSCvAll2X78sZ-sHrF7vv8zQLN2JA/s640/blogger-image-133189751.jpg"></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">The mountain I climbed!</div><br><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiU4mcT8WEBT2bHvFMPn5fLfSb-9TLT714oRBj7qgJkldcI2-vn5c1mh-jKXJwfqEjhptH4w-VLKcnz2e02nbsYqWxVQSuNO63oHjcrN3k51xwQuVkeOxk42g0vtabiu7C2eVNnmPs3CfU/s640/blogger-image-276358308.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiU4mcT8WEBT2bHvFMPn5fLfSb-9TLT714oRBj7qgJkldcI2-vn5c1mh-jKXJwfqEjhptH4w-VLKcnz2e02nbsYqWxVQSuNO63oHjcrN3k51xwQuVkeOxk42g0vtabiu7C2eVNnmPs3CfU/s640/blogger-image-276358308.jpg"></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">View of one of the valleys from halfway up. </div><br><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgiCYeH_mDUARwBV8ZnJCsOsfed_gsimuZ6mtBIyFmHqJZoPvR80sfMbrMLTAHBATKoerx8qwSXk0y0yNMrM4l1yKDcv6fb4TrG7CxVx-gry6AZQKSrFJtQcm5hX8XSxr5QPYIdciDE_0w/s640/blogger-image--1023876484.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgiCYeH_mDUARwBV8ZnJCsOsfed_gsimuZ6mtBIyFmHqJZoPvR80sfMbrMLTAHBATKoerx8qwSXk0y0yNMrM4l1yKDcv6fb4TrG7CxVx-gry6AZQKSrFJtQcm5hX8XSxr5QPYIdciDE_0w/s640/blogger-image--1023876484.jpg"></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">The second valley, from near the top of the mountain. </div><br><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhVL6HhhSJ2AbJkRAOCzFIGV_tEAi4Dm-ev60wZI-fHNqU6bH71vUoZEqdv1kQck2fqjxX2LcVLN1p7KJG2f6dvILptI7Ht9XoG7IOqkdHoYNdTyZq_gN4flyXPbE3ltTIiEOplV1s5S8Q/s640/blogger-image--2052779427.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhVL6HhhSJ2AbJkRAOCzFIGV_tEAi4Dm-ev60wZI-fHNqU6bH71vUoZEqdv1kQck2fqjxX2LcVLN1p7KJG2f6dvILptI7Ht9XoG7IOqkdHoYNdTyZq_gN4flyXPbE3ltTIiEOplV1s5S8Q/s640/blogger-image--2052779427.jpg"></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">I made it!!</div><br><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjWeOTu9dTQbv-0vt89YnW4-Rs69zF2wHFwL2tAFabupMQp6iMc-5CNNj5na26IOFW8v3ABn3zEXDYvR21LPN6MrjdzIGLNliYgnj0GCTg_xUSNIozxyvicwiSyZgqUqbGKLXnP8utT65I/s640/blogger-image--460327778.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjWeOTu9dTQbv-0vt89YnW4-Rs69zF2wHFwL2tAFabupMQp6iMc-5CNNj5na26IOFW8v3ABn3zEXDYvR21LPN6MrjdzIGLNliYgnj0GCTg_xUSNIozxyvicwiSyZgqUqbGKLXnP8utT65I/s640/blogger-image--460327778.jpg"></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">Me at the top, with the two valleys behind me, one to the left and one to the right. </div><br><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjVHjAiTIwmryCA-V4W6qUsUE3mx6Fh0jWRsI8Y2rQNt03lwrl7nVrgW3oOLM36rtdIqju4SA5wHFY_OA66i320BeqU3dfmdUxDyG-RBJn8jcZNXqSYdfTAjqCPLpgbHiAt6APgq6ZsqBI/s640/blogger-image-589667847.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjVHjAiTIwmryCA-V4W6qUsUE3mx6Fh0jWRsI8Y2rQNt03lwrl7nVrgW3oOLM36rtdIqju4SA5wHFY_OA66i320BeqU3dfmdUxDyG-RBJn8jcZNXqSYdfTAjqCPLpgbHiAt6APgq6ZsqBI/s640/blogger-image-589667847.jpg"></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">Panorama shot of me on the highest point of the mountain. </div><br><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhuYWochq_gnaxPGiUKSwY7vJlMFf9dsKSfy8YYVYfNxud_fixjpm6IumwaHy7br8dmsPlh90cO_dlG3JCwdY4pmHz7uV0W-MyIWxI4AKwEjyd8Ldpt_EOvNp22Z4QMxV9j6l7WzQ860rk/s640/blogger-image-337330535.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhuYWochq_gnaxPGiUKSwY7vJlMFf9dsKSfy8YYVYfNxud_fixjpm6IumwaHy7br8dmsPlh90cO_dlG3JCwdY4pmHz7uV0W-MyIWxI4AKwEjyd8Ldpt_EOvNp22Z4QMxV9j6l7WzQ860rk/s640/blogger-image-337330535.jpg"></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">Me, watching the sunset. So beautiful. </div><br><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br></div>Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12718080853225070627noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4136472509198588246.post-14557330273072252622014-06-10T23:43:00.001+01:002014-06-10T23:43:02.388+01:00Day 9: Road Trippin' through Wales<div class="separator" style="clear: both;">Today has been my favorite day so far! It began with a short two-hour train ride (aka nap) from Shrewsbury up to Llandudno in North Wales. Here's a picture of a typical small town train station (they all remind me of Thomas the Tank Engine!):</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiQ-55sytwwBI5rsT0MsJ3_x4vES0B0mPnRaj4ldp95qdf9hwy7b6u1zTWJNkulXVwrDrxL_knfJKo-_rsuAPC9H_DEk0yd_Pv-6MoqIpb6hyphenhyphenS-iW7MndbI6Wqt2LI2ZD9KkWTEuuPArHA/s640/blogger-image-1759002031.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiQ-55sytwwBI5rsT0MsJ3_x4vES0B0mPnRaj4ldp95qdf9hwy7b6u1zTWJNkulXVwrDrxL_knfJKo-_rsuAPC9H_DEk0yd_Pv-6MoqIpb6hyphenhyphenS-iW7MndbI6Wqt2LI2ZD9KkWTEuuPArHA/s640/blogger-image-1759002031.jpg"></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">About 20 minutes from our destination, I was awaken by my professor telling me to wake up and look outside (he knew I'd never seen the ocean); and there it was. The Irish Sea: my first-ever glimpse of the ocean. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjZZpxD2oMp1mFY08KzlrsIdF60f_UvowGEd9pfsDBqhW3fPdUacLoUdmpvvGP_27fiy76PdIaFhvy1yYBha8vVkCQRPK5l-gxE8K3GDYsuXKoUX3JjFfn3cXjGReQlhK7_wkPKs1LR0Qs/s640/blogger-image--1923691013.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjZZpxD2oMp1mFY08KzlrsIdF60f_UvowGEd9pfsDBqhW3fPdUacLoUdmpvvGP_27fiy76PdIaFhvy1yYBha8vVkCQRPK5l-gxE8K3GDYsuXKoUX3JjFfn3cXjGReQlhK7_wkPKs1LR0Qs/s640/blogger-image--1923691013.jpg"></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">Now I was awake: I marveled at the breathtaking scenery from the train. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhIeIZwlqCc6k5wHlK15e_reu6DjYkmdYGb4jyxF6kT9B8MLDPzMHqM_k__GzyL9OswTOIj6BC15gvE29mUN-qp8RLS60LwPhi1cJs2lRhu4cj3Q9qOvL6TtabPN6QM-n3jYLg36Kyeyos/s640/blogger-image--658159674.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhIeIZwlqCc6k5wHlK15e_reu6DjYkmdYGb4jyxF6kT9B8MLDPzMHqM_k__GzyL9OswTOIj6BC15gvE29mUN-qp8RLS60LwPhi1cJs2lRhu4cj3Q9qOvL6TtabPN6QM-n3jYLg36Kyeyos/s640/blogger-image--658159674.jpg"></a></div><br><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiKrMPIppGP8c2Riz1VVNPhN-n_sQ3oR8H8vKsXZHB2FLQKvXn3BXlT8Dw9Nk5wPvnlUGsLiORW8OXztYOFhUkaQPoiiIVA7NedO6yvKUmZ1ZOePWPBDwJiKfYoYaUYcgeJ09qQmvebb3g/s640/blogger-image--980022540.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiKrMPIppGP8c2Riz1VVNPhN-n_sQ3oR8H8vKsXZHB2FLQKvXn3BXlT8Dw9Nk5wPvnlUGsLiORW8OXztYOFhUkaQPoiiIVA7NedO6yvKUmZ1ZOePWPBDwJiKfYoYaUYcgeJ09qQmvebb3g/s640/blogger-image--980022540.jpg"></a></div><br><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg9j-NMgQF7FE7cF93brCSOj1YV25kAWsHGuZcUYJj99fQNKykrq8bnhGilAmHYUwKhEnY-uSwDzIiqtPam1fPP7aY03frm5hvVU5LH7XfCFUFwxuVAohr8vKq3SanxVBU4xoUSUIIcMsU/s640/blogger-image--328998454.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg9j-NMgQF7FE7cF93brCSOj1YV25kAWsHGuZcUYJj99fQNKykrq8bnhGilAmHYUwKhEnY-uSwDzIiqtPam1fPP7aY03frm5hvVU5LH7XfCFUFwxuVAohr8vKq3SanxVBU4xoUSUIIcMsU/s640/blogger-image--328998454.jpg"></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">We arrived in Llandudno, rented cars, and drove down to Conwy. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiGMH5gHpjoCnlHYNJkpJvtcug1VM0HyG6mrIe-WarpRwKjBN0Cnu4zJ0wJMRKE_b9YWHmqE_9_npNxpMSnhc8Xlc6H7LXjAYB7l1jG-5Ss5OiZ01EsfbG4VSE-5Wu_BiaunMlArrNu4rQ/s640/blogger-image-1852624313.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiGMH5gHpjoCnlHYNJkpJvtcug1VM0HyG6mrIe-WarpRwKjBN0Cnu4zJ0wJMRKE_b9YWHmqE_9_npNxpMSnhc8Xlc6H7LXjAYB7l1jG-5Ss5OiZ01EsfbG4VSE-5Wu_BiaunMlArrNu4rQ/s640/blogger-image-1852624313.jpg"></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">Llandudno, a resort town in North Wales, just outside of the train station. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">In Conwy, we spent the rest of the morning exploring and climbing through a ruined castle!! It was quite literally jaw-dropping (in fact I don't think my mouth ever closed today from the second until I saw the ocean until, well, now, while I'm blogging). The pictures can't even do the views justice. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgvwqHx_nAqoMKU9YhI_tV2tOaGNmC5lIsB21sNnChHyhn7vAK3sax1Dn1XVYSbhMovOHpoYJrwfU7hcMoiTtQdl_pw3RwAzbPdGnsoAR6nBm2QHqL2tdwuG1fp31RiyRuKe43StkPb50Q/s640/blogger-image-290698554.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgvwqHx_nAqoMKU9YhI_tV2tOaGNmC5lIsB21sNnChHyhn7vAK3sax1Dn1XVYSbhMovOHpoYJrwfU7hcMoiTtQdl_pw3RwAzbPdGnsoAR6nBm2QHqL2tdwuG1fp31RiyRuKe43StkPb50Q/s640/blogger-image-290698554.jpg"></a></div><br><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhQi-rvxOikiYe6Feuvlq48nI8bHF0ENnksh6O8hOsgyXfkidHICsDAYCEAaVKiNKDTHcj6u-aPefZxwF6wQTpQlY6XVYQWOD-yEu1Xxr4tzF6P7vHka2IwaeyV_5wD8tDLgnSbDxpcR0s/s640/blogger-image-626574548.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhQi-rvxOikiYe6Feuvlq48nI8bHF0ENnksh6O8hOsgyXfkidHICsDAYCEAaVKiNKDTHcj6u-aPefZxwF6wQTpQlY6XVYQWOD-yEu1Xxr4tzF6P7vHka2IwaeyV_5wD8tDLgnSbDxpcR0s/s640/blogger-image-626574548.jpg"></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">This was part of the ruined wall that encloses the city. It kind of reminded me of the Great Wall of China! We walked the wall after lunch. </div><br><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgEsTSua_SD4yF93Fzg_6sdw-2eQle-Obu_9KSbvSgrOMciQeMDgCnqfrk1kjxk5OE68UglKQxRNjEOMwf9iuQjJrz6LQREPzTKblqClMZ9FKyQMYAo4Kz4Fbn9gjXrbU1vm74ebwxlcaE/s640/blogger-image--310201334.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgEsTSua_SD4yF93Fzg_6sdw-2eQle-Obu_9KSbvSgrOMciQeMDgCnqfrk1kjxk5OE68UglKQxRNjEOMwf9iuQjJrz6LQREPzTKblqClMZ9FKyQMYAo4Kz4Fbn9gjXrbU1vm74ebwxlcaE/s640/blogger-image--310201334.jpg"></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">The interior</div><br><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjfjW6IamPk-qgwuxV-Bcov3ZhDljcP9QMyx47X1j4RxtWfuzx10pY0cnqhZEk3ix7MyC04r0O0bJRXhgLTORjPt3DHYIHCoIdPq_N7WgYKUwPuezoU0h8gqiz1IyUcmvU7dSxsMVvNOIg/s640/blogger-image--1612763955.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; 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I touched the ocean for the first time and had some delicious berry-flavored gelato. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi7J66aX4hENxywsgsm4edduEbl1Nyx6tLVqq-KR8vEtmC-0vCe2UZoyeozdv6Drg0469wFcIj6xSdl9EjJMgJelaaInXis2qmaMKofEn2pDlPIYGe0zZAjES9q7bDXT1jqsqbKMZ0bn4o/s640/blogger-image-468430857.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi7J66aX4hENxywsgsm4edduEbl1Nyx6tLVqq-KR8vEtmC-0vCe2UZoyeozdv6Drg0469wFcIj6xSdl9EjJMgJelaaInXis2qmaMKofEn2pDlPIYGe0zZAjES9q7bDXT1jqsqbKMZ0bn4o/s640/blogger-image-468430857.jpg"></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">Finally, we hopped in our cars and started driving down Conwy valley toward Betsw-y-coed, where we stopped to stock up on groceries before moving on to our remote hostel. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh-3_WfaPi-16vcKheEFktAnHexm1nfrmvEZHlbpfqoFWxfbHme4hcbmYJdp9A345iVDa41Miu-brNYsUhZRuiUOQlC6tDjXQwtQHyfH7HnGJvlxhqFVXxb5ijzH_KwcKHHgIt4WiVAMkk/s640/blogger-image-241970791.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; 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It's a beautiful place to stay, the only 5-star hostel in the United Kingdom!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhpeR94g8yl5COaeCa8PoPizAB9RdhWSlxudfDQ8x6OBvhYCTR5HEbigzsBURysDXL5ki6JjdT3ejORXKh9MJt_e8cf2b2VY-zi3K-_579cSdemqxnRoDofj8IoqgtifdE14BrmrJ24J08/s640/blogger-image--1049366168.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhpeR94g8yl5COaeCa8PoPizAB9RdhWSlxudfDQ8x6OBvhYCTR5HEbigzsBURysDXL5ki6JjdT3ejORXKh9MJt_e8cf2b2VY-zi3K-_579cSdemqxnRoDofj8IoqgtifdE14BrmrJ24J08/s640/blogger-image--1049366168.jpg"></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">The view from my bunk</div><br><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgfKhUN1idhNG8Nnrd2Q21_U6fUSQC7BVDz7LBIImn5_wVTJQdp4lfZLcFYabsrqHgg_TykTaTVRia2hHV_dgfbHVCf077X_-GJz5kSkKSTmfgEfx5fFMmky1-ypbQCCBxQbW1wRcxV83o/s640/blogger-image-1829727350.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgfKhUN1idhNG8Nnrd2Q21_U6fUSQC7BVDz7LBIImn5_wVTJQdp4lfZLcFYabsrqHgg_TykTaTVRia2hHV_dgfbHVCf077X_-GJz5kSkKSTmfgEfx5fFMmky1-ypbQCCBxQbW1wRcxV83o/s640/blogger-image-1829727350.jpg"></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">Our bunk room! It's so adorable!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">Before dinner, a few of the girls and I went on a short hike exploring the area. Here's some shots of the scenery:</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjV7GJMAT9WbC8p7OSi0GYPLpW98fSBny4pZc2CC9ifaeJ3_6ZqjAlXG9xJe8jm__vc0DxvcTpLzABkgE72h-AHw5fEamQnpyija8TfTAzX_6JUmpWdqdXtubonE7TmVbMEJPqK3RS-m48/s640/blogger-image-1928675934.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjV7GJMAT9WbC8p7OSi0GYPLpW98fSBny4pZc2CC9ifaeJ3_6ZqjAlXG9xJe8jm__vc0DxvcTpLzABkgE72h-AHw5fEamQnpyija8TfTAzX_6JUmpWdqdXtubonE7TmVbMEJPqK3RS-m48/s640/blogger-image-1928675934.jpg"></a></div><br><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEju4rUqgCfV8rFd2tnifKEYvp6stjUTcmuFeLQwIvX_sj4-dmfmcEElgIueks9Q0JSMJ3xTyRw5nZAg9I2KqWJ7rSVL2O8DBvIhBY6ux33jMb4HTI7w2d247TBsctdqngumUZZi3cQTPo0/s640/blogger-image--518027392.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEju4rUqgCfV8rFd2tnifKEYvp6stjUTcmuFeLQwIvX_sj4-dmfmcEElgIueks9Q0JSMJ3xTyRw5nZAg9I2KqWJ7rSVL2O8DBvIhBY6ux33jMb4HTI7w2d247TBsctdqngumUZZi3cQTPo0/s640/blogger-image--518027392.jpg"></a></div><br><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh3tSuoJn__Pd8sbwWZxJEGkxPRzY9BVz1Dfv2VWGXYNMR-MPJA1iSbY0KbTLC_qmo8_DN0SkEywQqDpsrRE6CCdAVxhvRPYG-ANqkNdGJj3gtJyFdYHU_5HRwy6KW_JhEV_UR60AAt44c/s640/blogger-image-1869533294.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh3tSuoJn__Pd8sbwWZxJEGkxPRzY9BVz1Dfv2VWGXYNMR-MPJA1iSbY0KbTLC_qmo8_DN0SkEywQqDpsrRE6CCdAVxhvRPYG-ANqkNdGJj3gtJyFdYHU_5HRwy6KW_JhEV_UR60AAt44c/s640/blogger-image-1869533294.jpg"></a></div><br><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEifRZbBIrY8GyiVUPe2ZjgzsvrGJazkxFrzqFs_bpteczcIcOj1P8dsHPyS7CzjAZL7ZMOkpHgKrqYFuacM6BS3scu_y4PnvPfpYh5EiIyAFXlTtgJzMqBzccZ94XzecCClOAsZOvzRx94/s640/blogger-image-1212149938.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEifRZbBIrY8GyiVUPe2ZjgzsvrGJazkxFrzqFs_bpteczcIcOj1P8dsHPyS7CzjAZL7ZMOkpHgKrqYFuacM6BS3scu_y4PnvPfpYh5EiIyAFXlTtgJzMqBzccZ94XzecCClOAsZOvzRx94/s640/blogger-image-1212149938.jpg"></a></div><br><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiYB5sadQWbQSMSQYPiNpPaezrgjadxQ7h54Ccvnu2Sodth1Vyn6qikOXcBcTipc0XeHMR-25FQDYnmiuJMTXZ7XWRj3-aw27V2GljmTm3JLCgnHN-ge2L5rns6s3ucYOx0dTlL4M3zbTE/s640/blogger-image-1671268271.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiYB5sadQWbQSMSQYPiNpPaezrgjadxQ7h54Ccvnu2Sodth1Vyn6qikOXcBcTipc0XeHMR-25FQDYnmiuJMTXZ7XWRj3-aw27V2GljmTm3JLCgnHN-ge2L5rns6s3ucYOx0dTlL4M3zbTE/s640/blogger-image-1671268271.jpg"></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">There's only a couple places to eat dinner in Capel Curig, and tonight we tried the Bryn Tyrch Inn. I had an appetizer platter of hummus, blue cheese, and eggplant ganoush!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjmdBKf4cKWR51jLTdHQQEvrvfNzr4fEIrWI_7uf5GVV8R2vJGSHlZjuNz2KOnRClEgQw2Jlvwdkl5Vwg2TGhCII7jyMPOD8h5eNRABaIX5kLwBuse5rXQ7nz4M2EyW7lpITB2__NSp0_I/s640/blogger-image--832146843.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjmdBKf4cKWR51jLTdHQQEvrvfNzr4fEIrWI_7uf5GVV8R2vJGSHlZjuNz2KOnRClEgQw2Jlvwdkl5Vwg2TGhCII7jyMPOD8h5eNRABaIX5kLwBuse5rXQ7nz4M2EyW7lpITB2__NSp0_I/s640/blogger-image--832146843.jpg"></a></div>Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12718080853225070627noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4136472509198588246.post-25811246799202019742014-06-09T22:27:00.001+01:002014-06-09T22:27:04.729+01:00Shrewsbury Part 2This morning started out with a delicious raspberry smoothie for breakfast followed by a walking tour of Shrewsbury, Darwin's childhood village. The tour started out with a visit to his high school (more or less), which is today the village library. In the upstairs classroom, many of the students' names are carved (as graffiti) in the wood paneling. <br><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgIdK-fSJ-GBLTaZdVMzlwOyGNj_tjXkTrRxGSrsSxMjx9Ye7Bu2xzmF8moVPVSiAiZ94bVmLZ31bGSJVXOGJWfW3UBS4C1fa-ty30iAvO88JtUoizjcvfw8BwYCYscogRQNHpPNfusXVc/s640/blogger-image--173282423.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgIdK-fSJ-GBLTaZdVMzlwOyGNj_tjXkTrRxGSrsSxMjx9Ye7Bu2xzmF8moVPVSiAiZ94bVmLZ31bGSJVXOGJWfW3UBS4C1fa-ty30iAvO88JtUoizjcvfw8BwYCYscogRQNHpPNfusXVc/s640/blogger-image--173282423.jpg"></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">Statue of Darwin outside of the school. </div><br><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhcEWhdn7HT5DosZDsfW6vGbLg6FpIAXiurxMAgyrl7FThgWrl_MYpUfytyg681IIBBwEDCkch15vB4_X85mFovSB5bWO8AZjilpIrA8NHCEnecFhyphenhyphena-Cyyj7aW51vv2f0CE4LXuD6nnQs/s640/blogger-image--2093540700.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhcEWhdn7HT5DosZDsfW6vGbLg6FpIAXiurxMAgyrl7FThgWrl_MYpUfytyg681IIBBwEDCkch15vB4_X85mFovSB5bWO8AZjilpIrA8NHCEnecFhyphenhyphena-Cyyj7aW51vv2f0CE4LXuD6nnQs/s640/blogger-image--2093540700.jpg"></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">Bell tower</div><br><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhVwox-5EuOEQhzGmiPd2LJio6AjE_5JmdOFGG4EuFevwDVYbF_p8qKM0VcnIaPR4nEY9LiJVJ4NNkrT4J9CxP-FntTlmVJTQ8cBG-vss8tD-roNfi_qwcx7TsMRQpHf4fkODvvP2Tv2aA/s640/blogger-image-1356015798.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhVwox-5EuOEQhzGmiPd2LJio6AjE_5JmdOFGG4EuFevwDVYbF_p8qKM0VcnIaPR4nEY9LiJVJ4NNkrT4J9CxP-FntTlmVJTQ8cBG-vss8tD-roNfi_qwcx7TsMRQpHf4fkODvvP2Tv2aA/s640/blogger-image-1356015798.jpg"></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">Founded in 1552!</div><div><br></div>The next stop was St. Chad's church, where Darwin was christened. His family wasn't very religious, but Darwin was baptized as more of a social norm than for religious purposes. One couldn't be accepted into prestigious universities such as Cambridge or Oxford unless he was baptized in the Anglican Church. <br><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEidE3ukXRSPmHQ886u_SURJ5EegFKGbwBsDcMMyp6_bceqk5OEBcsMeOQUH3P_tsZ-16CvjCXeGY7eBKTCmICB_7L2FKsuvNUH5HBMJDzMRUhCAZmuspUssBUXnNRrb6EgmJhDPtDdV-R4/s640/blogger-image-1044541344.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEidE3ukXRSPmHQ886u_SURJ5EegFKGbwBsDcMMyp6_bceqk5OEBcsMeOQUH3P_tsZ-16CvjCXeGY7eBKTCmICB_7L2FKsuvNUH5HBMJDzMRUhCAZmuspUssBUXnNRrb6EgmJhDPtDdV-R4/s640/blogger-image-1044541344.jpg"></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">St. Chad's Church</div><div><br></div>Next up was the village park where Darwin began collecting rocks and bugs as a young boy. Across the river, you can see the Shrewsbury School, the local primary school. <br><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjIa86oL1zwFXJV1gotbIkyUzuiiUVPxvF08riEEn2OYxl_A-ypEdeieKqKDAUxUx0FsR_wDPDXGfopmqVpkM8T2QbAqimyKIkHmxbnXKUddB4BRAHdd_YDz9b4b7dIVmXQuUzuxUQcnqE/s640/blogger-image-1403335842.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjIa86oL1zwFXJV1gotbIkyUzuiiUVPxvF08riEEn2OYxl_A-ypEdeieKqKDAUxUx0FsR_wDPDXGfopmqVpkM8T2QbAqimyKIkHmxbnXKUddB4BRAHdd_YDz9b4b7dIVmXQuUzuxUQcnqE/s640/blogger-image-1403335842.jpg"></a></div><div><br></div>Inside the park is an enclosed garden called the Dingle. It was beautiful!<br><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh1oXkO2GZWOlvNqxRK34tJsZHI16xExnzNZXc-vMH3FHdaJAlNBWKoPn2cvtBGcpE6jnIMZJ8T_VuPx7TXATiONQG2Pyoj63aWLtJrJZ4WxSQlrmR8sF7NLxvNRck70DfRyEEuxTcKWP8/s640/blogger-image-59441736.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh1oXkO2GZWOlvNqxRK34tJsZHI16xExnzNZXc-vMH3FHdaJAlNBWKoPn2cvtBGcpE6jnIMZJ8T_VuPx7TXATiONQG2Pyoj63aWLtJrJZ4WxSQlrmR8sF7NLxvNRck70DfRyEEuxTcKWP8/s640/blogger-image-59441736.jpg"></a></div><br><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj_Cqva3Y03wOIhvXCqwU56J7gxGzfaoQvBcfRH8pFI7o0DdSiJOso-bi_Ze70p5_-I1h5er6gwSzc8KHIA7pqMZWVEjv5U6yMI9LlS8q9HpcH8axHDoEwkR7i7BqzdEIdUIhhTToEZWLQ/s640/blogger-image-670955096.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj_Cqva3Y03wOIhvXCqwU56J7gxGzfaoQvBcfRH8pFI7o0DdSiJOso-bi_Ze70p5_-I1h5er6gwSzc8KHIA7pqMZWVEjv5U6yMI9LlS8q9HpcH8axHDoEwkR7i7BqzdEIdUIhhTToEZWLQ/s640/blogger-image-670955096.jpg"></a></div><br><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhOG9OxQ_nVZog1vsk85PT2RV1b7IRwz2QPPkfhvLdr-IxSpLhomY1WnHlvspbcFgAOogvwTuOJJR51wPsBpxS8f5Z2sjaAWwlcyG0h1-284WFK6Epc3UYu_kHw1EyeXArseG6k2G4wB8A/s640/blogger-image-1262986530.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhOG9OxQ_nVZog1vsk85PT2RV1b7IRwz2QPPkfhvLdr-IxSpLhomY1WnHlvspbcFgAOogvwTuOJJR51wPsBpxS8f5Z2sjaAWwlcyG0h1-284WFK6Epc3UYu_kHw1EyeXArseG6k2G4wB8A/s640/blogger-image-1262986530.jpg"></a></div><div><br></div>Last stop was the house in which Darwin was born: The Mount. The estate was gorgeous (although today it is used as government offices). I would love to live on such a beautiful estate someday!<br><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhY9WygPrGrBfhEdvT5IOGi5vg94cjJJudT1vYmNCMkkSxbUQsr_qmZ5tIXMJMKaq-4DiZqeCk4tC85VPZssxJpTPRK0BAi5B7erhSj8nzq80U7pelngzjWVz-VP0CeSI2KgziZFe0lgnI/s640/blogger-image--317850191.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhY9WygPrGrBfhEdvT5IOGi5vg94cjJJudT1vYmNCMkkSxbUQsr_qmZ5tIXMJMKaq-4DiZqeCk4tC85VPZssxJpTPRK0BAi5B7erhSj8nzq80U7pelngzjWVz-VP0CeSI2KgziZFe0lgnI/s640/blogger-image--317850191.jpg"></a></div><br><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj4MIP5YmsbG2LTJsXofD4Fx8Wuta-NzqLeClt8VsGeZfYFhXxmThUUoC9_U77WjEurWJWp2s8eMlE2-TFFRxWHgJq0HBqx8QXC4CFEVWU8RjMKAB2gsIhRrkBd_a0eseyadggo7p_Ysi8/s640/blogger-image-565298290.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj4MIP5YmsbG2LTJsXofD4Fx8Wuta-NzqLeClt8VsGeZfYFhXxmThUUoC9_U77WjEurWJWp2s8eMlE2-TFFRxWHgJq0HBqx8QXC4CFEVWU8RjMKAB2gsIhRrkBd_a0eseyadggo7p_Ysi8/s640/blogger-image-565298290.jpg"></a></div><br><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjzSxvujsb0N5T6mWXlEzISHEfngvmeCPD7nSsalPDfhSAI1eR-T-qr_MWOxN-pIrgqPaHJrBOz-aOVpdo4c52MM18aA_I5LnfdwYVFfQwbOy3bLB3ZXGbc8Ig99ILJVgxvYityuL_444g/s640/blogger-image--966098764.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjzSxvujsb0N5T6mWXlEzISHEfngvmeCPD7nSsalPDfhSAI1eR-T-qr_MWOxN-pIrgqPaHJrBOz-aOVpdo4c52MM18aA_I5LnfdwYVFfQwbOy3bLB3ZXGbc8Ig99ILJVgxvYityuL_444g/s640/blogger-image--966098764.jpg"></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">After lunch, we had the day to ourselves. I wandered around the cute little shops; I came across a candy shop that sold "American foods" like Fruit Loops, Reese's Puffs, Jif peanut butter, Pop-Tarts, and more! It was so funny (and quite expensive!). </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">Dinner was at a riverside pub called the Armoury with a beautiful view of the river and the weeping willows on its bank. I had a delicious local-recipe quiche and finished it off with a warm waffle with ice cream and chocolate sauce. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgMp1T01sk-BN90pMItZIqLW_uoEenny0vyMFPrZp7b9diJ_tTI3rf2RfWWxRfjyThXV2qT7S_nw05SWsbKyjdism9xl6kVsnWHl0WtIVvNJC2tdalW8V1of0vUAG9TAppmkHaFAKhTf0I/s640/blogger-image-2012028379.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgMp1T01sk-BN90pMItZIqLW_uoEenny0vyMFPrZp7b9diJ_tTI3rf2RfWWxRfjyThXV2qT7S_nw05SWsbKyjdism9xl6kVsnWHl0WtIVvNJC2tdalW8V1of0vUAG9TAppmkHaFAKhTf0I/s640/blogger-image-2012028379.jpg"></a></div>Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12718080853225070627noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4136472509198588246.post-9115366485225905772014-06-08T22:35:00.001+01:002014-06-08T22:35:39.424+01:00Day 7: Out and About (And Up and Down) in Shrewsbury, Chapter 1Well, after a five-hour long train ride (and a nice long nap), I finally arrived in Shrewsbury today. Shrewsbury is in northwestern England right on the border of Wales. <br><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjQldjTXLHyBSFnHdc7EpxFurfF1QDCr7hVaGXZiIIhssskK9giFlDex6VfayfoxTnnOk_-f36kba6ovCv92xg4sFerIbbyD8fJn5qoerK0ZV21qRze8XTwqSoTLWtGIxxDCFUWX7H5yJA/s640/blogger-image--710818321.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjQldjTXLHyBSFnHdc7EpxFurfF1QDCr7hVaGXZiIIhssskK9giFlDex6VfayfoxTnnOk_-f36kba6ovCv92xg4sFerIbbyD8fJn5qoerK0ZV21qRze8XTwqSoTLWtGIxxDCFUWX7H5yJA/s640/blogger-image--710818321.jpg"></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">Beautiful train station at Shrewsbury</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">After a very short walk, we came upon our quaint little hotel, called The Vaults. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEimD10TKF-a_KLhQ-AQWe5cFamHf2uUpluZCxB3E7jAH_vt2c5yAlravCHUT_OPBfb-nkM1RircI4R6Q0HaDWyZlN21m3r7lZpsrGj2vxjI06Eu86bJ3XHf-CrV_ghKxl07lXkJFWJx7Lc/s640/blogger-image-281704512.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEimD10TKF-a_KLhQ-AQWe5cFamHf2uUpluZCxB3E7jAH_vt2c5yAlravCHUT_OPBfb-nkM1RircI4R6Q0HaDWyZlN21m3r7lZpsrGj2vxjI06Eu86bJ3XHf-CrV_ghKxl07lXkJFWJx7Lc/s640/blogger-image-281704512.jpg"></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">Walking to our hotel; the streets are so cute!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">Immediately after checking in, we all decided we were very hungry, so we set out to find some dinner. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiDQm7eQQ8b8k5irETswh1jHpTt0ycx15lTXdhWRH9xwS324A_bPX7tuiDLDGDf1kT4YHpaBWx03cWsC-DtwvNFWZrnCcflnQbOY-Hq9_dVjws-i2wzZ7QyrvjqpXdM6oexXX4fyZCl4ZQ/s640/blogger-image-1743621576.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiDQm7eQQ8b8k5irETswh1jHpTt0ycx15lTXdhWRH9xwS324A_bPX7tuiDLDGDf1kT4YHpaBWx03cWsC-DtwvNFWZrnCcflnQbOY-Hq9_dVjws-i2wzZ7QyrvjqpXdM6oexXX4fyZCl4ZQ/s640/blogger-image-1743621576.jpg"></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">"The Square" of Shrewsbury. Lauren and I ate in a little Patisserie off of the square. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">After dinner, we returned to our hotel to relax for a while. Our hotel has a rooftop garden; it's adorable and the views are great!!!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEizkMBFCdylu4DAL4asGzKYMc3C7AC4qDZgDJgMy6eiQjx3OULbeC_yhG_INR6PRBGpSfXXmj6GzP7lYkA4hhXzHv2JnGETHG9Gpnxo3EGBcnYmhcdYZWAhw3pp0rK1zBzHpC_KLNxDrbg/s640/blogger-image--1353401474.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEizkMBFCdylu4DAL4asGzKYMc3C7AC4qDZgDJgMy6eiQjx3OULbeC_yhG_INR6PRBGpSfXXmj6GzP7lYkA4hhXzHv2JnGETHG9Gpnxo3EGBcnYmhcdYZWAhw3pp0rK1zBzHpC_KLNxDrbg/s640/blogger-image--1353401474.jpg"></a></div><br><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhiq9xzmZlOKuPwrNqB4fUQdhHVokxeNvc9pEDCy5OfE_AbdSfqlZeiAxZMHKxVxh-8OFxE2FB_74CfqfKJYufEGI-9zOCP6gUKLLicBe5QznTZLtkLYQtd7ZhA3pP5GUfMqdL2b6gUyII/s640/blogger-image-1269189326.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhiq9xzmZlOKuPwrNqB4fUQdhHVokxeNvc9pEDCy5OfE_AbdSfqlZeiAxZMHKxVxh-8OFxE2FB_74CfqfKJYufEGI-9zOCP6gUKLLicBe5QznTZLtkLYQtd7ZhA3pP5GUfMqdL2b6gUyII/s640/blogger-image-1269189326.jpg"></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">Later, Lauren and I went for a walk around Shrewsbury. It's a very hilly town and the streets are mostly cobblestone. We walked along the river and through the park before coming back to our hotel!!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj-TUxI1Q9tsAlPr2c46NS8fwIwpy9uX3_Ts7JLNOYU8E6lat6YBc8Y9FWx5KTZ5LiflqcY-KyiFuHtYZM965FyMKe1tOSudwOqXsRoreUzYxzAUVPNEDmEJKuKJHRifH_B8WM2_siUkPM/s640/blogger-image-819264689.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj-TUxI1Q9tsAlPr2c46NS8fwIwpy9uX3_Ts7JLNOYU8E6lat6YBc8Y9FWx5KTZ5LiflqcY-KyiFuHtYZM965FyMKe1tOSudwOqXsRoreUzYxzAUVPNEDmEJKuKJHRifH_B8WM2_siUkPM/s640/blogger-image-819264689.jpg"></a></div><br><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiU6FfkWLKIZLltEmscpWKTnlk9pzwOPzvmUbrjiN4KdVDyEkhFOO51Bi2KBWeXGLYWfUYZbn2DzeNVRM4m37p-1zL0pmHZZ5AcULL59Sc-cH3YSNWRHI3b9mvVonRo1bCunDGZf4w8wLI/s640/blogger-image--194739899.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiU6FfkWLKIZLltEmscpWKTnlk9pzwOPzvmUbrjiN4KdVDyEkhFOO51Bi2KBWeXGLYWfUYZbn2DzeNVRM4m37p-1zL0pmHZZ5AcULL59Sc-cH3YSNWRHI3b9mvVonRo1bCunDGZf4w8wLI/s640/blogger-image--194739899.jpg"></a></div><br><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgGEeeCK0KbHxsw3Jy92UsmPI8E5nRXgRQGbrQlGWWAFufqMqRH9ZhFJwB0wrASVVIT5LS94g3t0rQ2H68j9vNC9_D4M4xbkdS2OvQSz16PrMPhnIK8nZRLFdTqt4676LhurPhuH-iiS7I/s640/blogger-image-1512324944.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgGEeeCK0KbHxsw3Jy92UsmPI8E5nRXgRQGbrQlGWWAFufqMqRH9ZhFJwB0wrASVVIT5LS94g3t0rQ2H68j9vNC9_D4M4xbkdS2OvQSz16PrMPhnIK8nZRLFdTqt4676LhurPhuH-iiS7I/s640/blogger-image-1512324944.jpg"></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">Shrewsbury High School</div><br><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg7AHroJVFHDsj8vfIQeZ2rBm9XCsURN5bToIrsfZ_x_RNqrsEo-bDUfZqsi4qMxqmxd_eSfngaodKili8oU2_dwK8oEIV8Gji-bmb-8PpBP-CVk9oORwoZAP2SR45DBmdoqPHxlI1rVy0/s640/blogger-image-694197633.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg7AHroJVFHDsj8vfIQeZ2rBm9XCsURN5bToIrsfZ_x_RNqrsEo-bDUfZqsi4qMxqmxd_eSfngaodKili8oU2_dwK8oEIV8Gji-bmb-8PpBP-CVk9oORwoZAP2SR45DBmdoqPHxlI1rVy0/s640/blogger-image-694197633.jpg"></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">St. Chad's Church</div><br><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjw8uNnzFpLUmbWgVH9g4y_Y-txS4JGUplhplPKHbVM5lrqxWHOBtjYrkOFo0J6ygn-tJSNdY9KOCnBpkSGNlVs6fEm-OH6FFK1JG90zl5UA4CIxlJIwFH2onj6Pulu0xJUMuIEFHqiw2g/s640/blogger-image-1183720881.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjw8uNnzFpLUmbWgVH9g4y_Y-txS4JGUplhplPKHbVM5lrqxWHOBtjYrkOFo0J6ygn-tJSNdY9KOCnBpkSGNlVs6fEm-OH6FFK1JG90zl5UA4CIxlJIwFH2onj6Pulu0xJUMuIEFHqiw2g/s640/blogger-image-1183720881.jpg"></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">Statue of Hercules (a copy of the real one from Ancient Greece)</div><br><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg4HZ7JqsVXNMqDo48Bj1d_PKsRF_YRRY5hsU8tyYgpQIu7ZLRXPMo8fN6NKHjWaRzI01vhPC8f0xwQh2LSAG8vZCHHrNImUZbo0ooCA9v8SAX4bEmQAxFnAQ2f8U8rEYR_Hed4UKvXTmg/s640/blogger-image--560882740.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg4HZ7JqsVXNMqDo48Bj1d_PKsRF_YRRY5hsU8tyYgpQIu7ZLRXPMo8fN6NKHjWaRzI01vhPC8f0xwQh2LSAG8vZCHHrNImUZbo0ooCA9v8SAX4bEmQAxFnAQ2f8U8rEYR_Hed4UKvXTmg/s640/blogger-image--560882740.jpg"></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">That's me, on a footbridge. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">We found a playground!! THEY HAD A TEETER TOTTER!!!!! Words cannot even describe how excited I was. I haven't seen a teeter totter in the States in years!! This one was high-tech because your seat never hit the ground!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiwKOshfzTud2l_dn6jBlUj9-r85UFdf7jDJP6qyZj3CLSxO060yxPZsiCAlEM8d-YUgAXkeQeDP08vfVPP_83JhEQ_SN7GrDnEMVy6ZwAgk6Ht6UTl05vmJ05NIK2d3GH7IDp4NDElEu4/s640/blogger-image--40315756.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiwKOshfzTud2l_dn6jBlUj9-r85UFdf7jDJP6qyZj3CLSxO060yxPZsiCAlEM8d-YUgAXkeQeDP08vfVPP_83JhEQ_SN7GrDnEMVy6ZwAgk6Ht6UTl05vmJ05NIK2d3GH7IDp4NDElEu4/s640/blogger-image--40315756.jpg"></a></div><br><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjDMKBqYri13XVKkQI5kf2TS9-qpRlN9_iIb-MUi1OAa-Q3T5sin4VnSutHfJSAOWz3u1P88zd-azVL4cbHD5Da4xOEKdhlKKFiUh21f_Kyc7JGYzxNq8gW0IPj_XFnZonQP17dXRtziMk/s640/blogger-image-164483762.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjDMKBqYri13XVKkQI5kf2TS9-qpRlN9_iIb-MUi1OAa-Q3T5sin4VnSutHfJSAOWz3u1P88zd-azVL4cbHD5Da4xOEKdhlKKFiUh21f_Kyc7JGYzxNq8gW0IPj_XFnZonQP17dXRtziMk/s640/blogger-image-164483762.jpg"></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">Playing in the playground</div><br><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiM81xWe-YE1fuEqPtL-7rZWg-N0MlTmsDaViF_c_o3fe0ckWlyRPn1ThB1vDTFE5hhE6CMq60jqZ9Q-cFiVNgfrXdCmZHSXuRYOUl8NFkQ0K8Minn4SEcs24MlymNtsp2I_z6rXXWZYiQ/s640/blogger-image-74619946.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiM81xWe-YE1fuEqPtL-7rZWg-N0MlTmsDaViF_c_o3fe0ckWlyRPn1ThB1vDTFE5hhE6CMq60jqZ9Q-cFiVNgfrXdCmZHSXuRYOUl8NFkQ0K8Minn4SEcs24MlymNtsp2I_z6rXXWZYiQ/s640/blogger-image-74619946.jpg"></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">Cute streets again :)</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">On the way back, we stopped inside a McDonald's to see if it was different, and if was! They have all different kinds of sandwiches (much healthier, it seemed) and I tried the raspberry chocolate brownie McFlurry. Delicious!</div>Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12718080853225070627noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4136472509198588246.post-13747916051274442082014-06-08T00:01:00.001+01:002014-06-08T00:01:04.841+01:00Cambridge: Part 2Today was (mostly) a free day!! I had a quick breakfast consisting of bananas and shortbread that I bought last night at the local co-op. We had a quick stop first at the Sedgwick Museum of Earth Sciences. It was pretty cool; it was located inside a quad on Cambridge University's campus so that was awesome!! After we looked around a little (and after I did some sweet kids' puzzles), we walked across the quad to the Museum of Anthropology and Archaeology. This one was super cool--they had cases of artifacts from all different cultures all over the world! I love learning about other cultures so I really enjoyed this museum. <div>For lunch, we went to the Eagle pub in Market Square. This was a hot spot for American soldiers in World War II, in one room they had written their names with their lighters on the ceiling and you can still see them!!</div><div>After lunch, I walked around Market Square and bought some really cool souvenirs!</div><div>Everyone decided that they then wanted to walk up to the park where Cambridge's annual Strawberry Festival was taking place! They also had a lot of cool vendors and shops. It's surprising to me to see how much Indian culture is still present on British society even though it has had its independence for nearly 65 years! Many of the vendors had an Indian style to them. Here's the strawberry tart I had:<br><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjgemUvu5yR8qK7auJujiwe7jQU2uHh_FKwUg7umcY91GOoAQX62voovfZ7qY0mMLDTleFe-rqHa8p90E0y6ibgUTnz6CycwZIqEP1r_1w28mPhbf8iOxKhNrzG5aeKiabKu8pqbw5TB0Q/s640/blogger-image-2019214039.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue Light', HelveticaNeue-Light, helvetica, arial, sans-serif; margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjgemUvu5yR8qK7auJujiwe7jQU2uHh_FKwUg7umcY91GOoAQX62voovfZ7qY0mMLDTleFe-rqHa8p90E0y6ibgUTnz6CycwZIqEP1r_1w28mPhbf8iOxKhNrzG5aeKiabKu8pqbw5TB0Q/s640/blogger-image-2019214039.jpg"></a><br><br>On our way back from the festival, we walked back through another park where there was a game of cricket going on! We sat and watched for a while and munched on some snacks. The nine of us girls were lined up on the sideline watching the game and a little boy walked by with his mother and we overheard him say "That is quite a lot of ladies, mum." It was adorable!<br><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiekEmsUzKuXrpASKavuXggFF4N9e1Fx2fmCYiPkWfxZf5KsCIEqs-0iuru9_op7M99eZPf9inRqrUObUCXeQ2NeIw3-LJrBdziPQop6YixmYq2yNs0Gop9ITKcBiBKA3nYTnpfrE9p0mo/s640/blogger-image--588261078.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiekEmsUzKuXrpASKavuXggFF4N9e1Fx2fmCYiPkWfxZf5KsCIEqs-0iuru9_op7M99eZPf9inRqrUObUCXeQ2NeIw3-LJrBdziPQop6YixmYq2yNs0Gop9ITKcBiBKA3nYTnpfrE9p0mo/s640/blogger-image--588261078.jpg"></a></div><br><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh6G_QLwrJ327m02dVLgjg_FqcDVnlFkWNw7gC1iwn0hZT5ljTlTSKNPSmD0PYpWy6JyM3NwdGAY_qS22tvDm6E-KWK38ssB_JKeBDOWKRFROeovqYk5anAhpRevitP6wbtrSAbI32vMuk/s640/blogger-image--2086744978.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh6G_QLwrJ327m02dVLgjg_FqcDVnlFkWNw7gC1iwn0hZT5ljTlTSKNPSmD0PYpWy6JyM3NwdGAY_qS22tvDm6E-KWK38ssB_JKeBDOWKRFROeovqYk5anAhpRevitP6wbtrSAbI32vMuk/s640/blogger-image--2086744978.jpg"></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">Cricket in the park</div><br><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiRtFPTlaslUcYt2yFH_O572qdmPWx5BdlSPbUt8Az5CSlQ4wg4vT94UbADyjc0g7Ls4Lb5ETtEGWeyDAKcH-rcdJ0gM9yYQdBowh67iT3O7Naw9_CLXVuOfTh8WZ8BvylI8CwAKKSlBtw/s640/blogger-image--1259069173.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiRtFPTlaslUcYt2yFH_O572qdmPWx5BdlSPbUt8Az5CSlQ4wg4vT94UbADyjc0g7Ls4Lb5ETtEGWeyDAKcH-rcdJ0gM9yYQdBowh67iT3O7Naw9_CLXVuOfTh8WZ8BvylI8CwAKKSlBtw/s640/blogger-image--1259069173.jpg"></a></div></div></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">Beautiful downtown Cambridge</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">After a late afternoon of relaxing in the hostel and doing some laundry, we headed to the co-op again for a quick, cheap dinner. It was fun to eat it in the big park on the grass with all of the girls and relax in the sun! (We're lucky to get some sun!!)</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">After dinner, one of the other girls and I went to see Maleficent at the movie theater. This was my first experience where I really felt like a local! Some things they do differently (at least at this theater in Cambridge):</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">1. They give you assigned seating in the theater</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">2. When you order popcorn, they ask if you want sweet or salty</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">3. They won't even seat you until the time your movie is supposed to start, then they wait until everybody is I'm the theater to start showing the commercials</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">That's it for today!! Sorry for the lack of pictures! Not a ton of things to see today, just experiences and stories!</div>Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12718080853225070627noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4136472509198588246.post-71578725785652065162014-06-07T00:40:00.001+01:002014-06-07T00:40:23.994+01:00Day 5: Cambridge, Part 1After a delicious breakfast overlooking the English countryside this morning in Tring (I had a delicious, authentic English muffin th strawberry jam), we boarded the train for Cambridge. <br><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiRl95UBgsWhBPAesipu_HsT8cw_Mdaj2rTGpn4ijJKUEDTc1aJfbapjOBwd1TjjaYgaFzIJar6lfJs6c47CvyPfE0lvWZwRtT5X-duWL8OnhwsBF4sTXz-qG8WnE-p7PNrDulE8VDO2rI/s640/blogger-image--967327779.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiRl95UBgsWhBPAesipu_HsT8cw_Mdaj2rTGpn4ijJKUEDTc1aJfbapjOBwd1TjjaYgaFzIJar6lfJs6c47CvyPfE0lvWZwRtT5X-duWL8OnhwsBF4sTXz-qG8WnE-p7PNrDulE8VDO2rI/s640/blogger-image--967327779.jpg"></a></div><div>Beautiful King's Cross Station in London (where we switched train lines)</div><div><br></div><div>Upon arriving in Cambridge and checking in, we ate a pretty typical pub lunch (for me, a goat's cheese and bruschetta wrap) and then headed for the Cambridge Botanical Gardens, where we did our first lab study. In one section of the gardens, plants are grouped according to genus and/or family. We had to observe the characteristics of the plants in each group and see what traits they had that categorized them in the same grouping. Then, we compared these traits to plants in other families to see if they shared or lacked any of them. Here are a few of the beautiful flowers I studied:</div><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhholTh3MKjVAFBaCa5APkIIEicF1MfRrpGexsw-LrtGnhfG5eE0fxC4-hDe5hPIFFE9Fcf9KfNpU-kGkjLA_W0dLqQ4fOWaJo36SHc_2bjmR9eWNxZYFIq-LYN51ROHE8m0yQv2IzTDF4/s640/blogger-image-525824660.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue Light', HelveticaNeue-Light, helvetica, arial, sans-serif; margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhholTh3MKjVAFBaCa5APkIIEicF1MfRrpGexsw-LrtGnhfG5eE0fxC4-hDe5hPIFFE9Fcf9KfNpU-kGkjLA_W0dLqQ4fOWaJo36SHc_2bjmR9eWNxZYFIq-LYN51ROHE8m0yQv2IzTDF4/s640/blogger-image-525824660.jpg"></a></div><div><br></div><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgFl2eC6OU6AzLvSaj1aocp_2eTTXy34hOfyLmSMn5XbhWiVt6B4utplL8OL0hP7KJU6V9MQzXsdJFiCX1guLH0bBX1ihvSk55J15ngKD-U_B2JfhMQ1r-DSJBY3xuLgrhQzh-c1enQdfA/s640/blogger-image--310913499.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue Light', HelveticaNeue-Light, helvetica, arial, sans-serif; margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgFl2eC6OU6AzLvSaj1aocp_2eTTXy34hOfyLmSMn5XbhWiVt6B4utplL8OL0hP7KJU6V9MQzXsdJFiCX1guLH0bBX1ihvSk55J15ngKD-U_B2JfhMQ1r-DSJBY3xuLgrhQzh-c1enQdfA/s640/blogger-image--310913499.jpg"></a></div><div><br></div><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgiuN2kwqK00w6gb0Y5zZPRc4A_p7ukZ8_3xJUo10HdG8cyGRwmwCN7KXWmwpNU4_7538CoNZkzCUvo186QTIzJ5qQG1CyF92ecG4gWIEoKjOYkWFk27xhGr3v7VXyaYFftkdO2JrZ1sXs/s640/blogger-image-293107899.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue Light', HelveticaNeue-Light, helvetica, arial, sans-serif; margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgiuN2kwqK00w6gb0Y5zZPRc4A_p7ukZ8_3xJUo10HdG8cyGRwmwCN7KXWmwpNU4_7538CoNZkzCUvo186QTIzJ5qQG1CyF92ecG4gWIEoKjOYkWFk27xhGr3v7VXyaYFftkdO2JrZ1sXs/s640/blogger-image-293107899.jpg"></a></div><div><br></div><div>After our study, we walked the huge complex!</div><br><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjS86hNg32c9MsMme7jklfEhkngoMrD25TSdKvrPv1pgcrw0X72POEEv4uU8d3cIsMoBkyNG1f0b_-8DRdR3dwv_1oxjToaqQ332uLTNCQY_s07H00d3nBAwJbR9KNwDoVBVYy1PP_KzkY/s640/blogger-image-257654038.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjS86hNg32c9MsMme7jklfEhkngoMrD25TSdKvrPv1pgcrw0X72POEEv4uU8d3cIsMoBkyNG1f0b_-8DRdR3dwv_1oxjToaqQ332uLTNCQY_s07H00d3nBAwJbR9KNwDoVBVYy1PP_KzkY/s640/blogger-image-257654038.jpg"></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">The whole group :)</div><br><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhtOafiO4le56zNL_qDXinQDbpLPi1xAtk6JbXpQc95GSjPU0Mn3V-9RUgJIynMV-Ub42X3PpLWq-jxTUUfx7oPxzOYuC70QqRwzR4Feawo6Vx4unyj5UQ1t9uBpIs9ISQa0bxlZOGcv2s/s640/blogger-image-423108016.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhtOafiO4le56zNL_qDXinQDbpLPi1xAtk6JbXpQc95GSjPU0Mn3V-9RUgJIynMV-Ub42X3PpLWq-jxTUUfx7oPxzOYuC70QqRwzR4Feawo6Vx4unyj5UQ1t9uBpIs9ISQa0bxlZOGcv2s/s640/blogger-image-423108016.jpg"></a></div><div><br></div><div>We split off into small groups for dinner, and I had a typical veggie burger and fries. The best part, though, was the bottomless frozen yogurt for dessert that the three of us shared!! (Mango flavor. Mmmmmm.....)</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi0BdEPUJjQedPvWz_y3EtyS1uFTeqPWkEVfTV-wlelY7IlNQYu0FJdXWlXIhbDXgYz9qJVAXixxAWBefK7ZpcODabFpOqSURHNKDxS7gyKXJcmvS8pjy5XGqCpKJSAFKCBBSVss0fCe28/s640/blogger-image--1123490902.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi0BdEPUJjQedPvWz_y3EtyS1uFTeqPWkEVfTV-wlelY7IlNQYu0FJdXWlXIhbDXgYz9qJVAXixxAWBefK7ZpcODabFpOqSURHNKDxS7gyKXJcmvS8pjy5XGqCpKJSAFKCBBSVss0fCe28/s640/blogger-image--1123490902.jpg"></a></div>Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12718080853225070627noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4136472509198588246.post-44538695430657079352014-06-05T21:17:00.001+01:002014-06-05T21:17:42.614+01:00Day 4: TringOur hotel's breakfast was amazing! (It was all free!) I ordered scrambled eggs and toast (I felt like such an American), but it was interesting because they brought it with the eggs on top of the toast and the eggs were very creamy, but it was still delicious! After breakfast, we walked to the train station and began our journey to Tring, which took about 3 hours total travel time. Upon arriving, we called cabs and headed for our hotel. Not wasting any time, we walked into town (about a mile walk) to head to a branch of the Natural History Museum. <br><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhi8V3fT0_t_M7bPs-Fqvg2pOGpvMJn_40lUjnj2MesMd5k6ni5b8GamNvHZi7r2AlZJStBc-Thizl_AW9yF4vaZdwR_TDvsWMlx9EkDoRYgFkVcHee9Pq8LAQw-nga_zeRnzv9bOgd9kg/s640/blogger-image--1243897649.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhi8V3fT0_t_M7bPs-Fqvg2pOGpvMJn_40lUjnj2MesMd5k6ni5b8GamNvHZi7r2AlZJStBc-Thizl_AW9yF4vaZdwR_TDvsWMlx9EkDoRYgFkVcHee9Pq8LAQw-nga_zeRnzv9bOgd9kg/s640/blogger-image--1243897649.jpg"></a></div><div>View of the English countryside on our walk (minus the highway....)</div><br><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjIsvKvdicAzw6x3t9a7owo8e5EQueRAosTdxbKrKPrmNeDv1_gDu6SVjqfz7Jd7ekZ1Tv0dPOg6_GK8hyphenhyphenZXiEeU3XBMGTS7sMTf4J00tPmX7I2Wh22A29p6Yo712zgR3ODrsvDdZY4yyo/s640/blogger-image--888096579.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjIsvKvdicAzw6x3t9a7owo8e5EQueRAosTdxbKrKPrmNeDv1_gDu6SVjqfz7Jd7ekZ1Tv0dPOg6_GK8hyphenhyphenZXiEeU3XBMGTS7sMTf4J00tPmX7I2Wh22A29p6Yo712zgR3ODrsvDdZY4yyo/s640/blogger-image--888096579.jpg"></a></div><div>Natural History Museum specimens on display (they were all real!)</div><br><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi-0LdKKpbRadlWz3EOdya_plgssqGfmBoZQ7c5tTm7OT1cCxF40jwQhbMqEAmtpJrOc_SQVUkEQb48BoLi2FD7YBEYdiYY6MFArfL5gNACJUakDNA9wtpF-fZu1dUZgu4yon-I_Y3ySO4/s640/blogger-image-384497874.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi-0LdKKpbRadlWz3EOdya_plgssqGfmBoZQ7c5tTm7OT1cCxF40jwQhbMqEAmtpJrOc_SQVUkEQb48BoLi2FD7YBEYdiYY6MFArfL5gNACJUakDNA9wtpF-fZu1dUZgu4yon-I_Y3ySO4/s640/blogger-image-384497874.jpg"></a></div><div>A water buffalo. Look at the horns! I had to post because it reminded me of the VeggieTales song about water buffaloes. </div><br><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhacmL3yQohT-i7ClDo_9lPFRHxlQdN1mP7UAyg17knmb6tnOauT3r0DdPUzemSIMdhZVKsAP-OZh8Me1rxPgaDYtTaXw4_JXuhWtY2v3pkHDjyB3CB2LfuxYSYFIgnQnB7k55YLQX_9Ok/s640/blogger-image-1118534556.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhacmL3yQohT-i7ClDo_9lPFRHxlQdN1mP7UAyg17knmb6tnOauT3r0DdPUzemSIMdhZVKsAP-OZh8Me1rxPgaDYtTaXw4_JXuhWtY2v3pkHDjyB3CB2LfuxYSYFIgnQnB7k55YLQX_9Ok/s640/blogger-image-1118534556.jpg"></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">I found Jenna Marbles' dog! </div><br><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhifhz-espjNoUpYen-H893shrE95G8344Ln6eaFIIX9B-juyX0IPbmIY7YvShOYRVLoBy47EGaGsSCR8_bbvn-aJym7trWfWXry29tojG4aDovBu8Q0v2R_kqZymNp0Jxp7fitmLDK4rA/s640/blogger-image-1062516550.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhifhz-espjNoUpYen-H893shrE95G8344Ln6eaFIIX9B-juyX0IPbmIY7YvShOYRVLoBy47EGaGsSCR8_bbvn-aJym7trWfWXry29tojG4aDovBu8Q0v2R_kqZymNp0Jxp7fitmLDK4rA/s640/blogger-image-1062516550.jpg"></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">This wall kind of looked like the walls at my cabin or in my garage. Very cool to see all of the different kinds of deer!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">After exploring the museum, we didn't get a chance to eat lunch as a group. So, I grabbed some Walker's shortbread and a KitKat from the vending machine (very nutritious). Walker's is a Scottish brand of shortbread that I remember my grandpa raving about while I was growing up, so I had to try it, and it was delicious!! The KitKat was great; they have a different kind of chocolate here in the UK than we do in the US. It's delicious!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjFH9Gu7gu-aJBebogFYHFaReBHBAZ_aTBZXpxbvlmwoq_K6ONM4jyn7vGzEpEMatRhzBVITJkmS5EsTvGbH1yNd59gWcLl7ba-b64RtWb2mZpXwxHKEEaun_QZU3UdmPsWQ8D9MeEBzvE/s640/blogger-image--1227971684.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue Light', HelveticaNeue-Light, helvetica, arial, sans-serif; margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjFH9Gu7gu-aJBebogFYHFaReBHBAZ_aTBZXpxbvlmwoq_K6ONM4jyn7vGzEpEMatRhzBVITJkmS5EsTvGbH1yNd59gWcLl7ba-b64RtWb2mZpXwxHKEEaun_QZU3UdmPsWQ8D9MeEBzvE/s640/blogger-image--1227971684.jpg"></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhQS4nQGf_NtjB2zGNGfl5LfYKBLseGwpg2IHGgacFE4h4-8l6fCjY5UIym9mD_dk_j23ULL2izWIHo8xc1zAp7LNh4KheYuQDClclG9XQZFN39kH5ivXwf9hq2zhASWdkmRjqM8dk1uhA/s640/blogger-image--1798502764.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhQS4nQGf_NtjB2zGNGfl5LfYKBLseGwpg2IHGgacFE4h4-8l6fCjY5UIym9mD_dk_j23ULL2izWIHo8xc1zAp7LNh4KheYuQDClclG9XQZFN39kH5ivXwf9hq2zhASWdkmRjqM8dk1uhA/s640/blogger-image--1798502764.jpg"></a></div><div><br></div>At 2 PM, we had an appointment with some of the curators of the Natural History Museum who took us behind the scenes. They showed us all of their collections that scientists from all over the world use for research, including an on-site library, egg collection (with over 5,000 species of eggs), skeleton collection, and most of all, their bird collection. Their bird collection is comprised of bird skins covering nearly 95% of all of the world's bird species. We were even shown some of Darwin's own specimens that he himself collected and studied from the Galápagos Islands!<br><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjPS3RP3gTWBmGdz_B0G3kSX3GjoJpClGGgRVoGvIbaw3ZfDdZteCUgdtigw1J0r0ZGYkXuyuZqA_ytZc7PL2648nZbwzaLhEk2c5UFgiL1x5o9ypSMshbHpkGetSP-rQGYX96eLNcxs7k/s640/blogger-image--1556355946.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjPS3RP3gTWBmGdz_B0G3kSX3GjoJpClGGgRVoGvIbaw3ZfDdZteCUgdtigw1J0r0ZGYkXuyuZqA_ytZc7PL2648nZbwzaLhEk2c5UFgiL1x5o9ypSMshbHpkGetSP-rQGYX96eLNcxs7k/s640/blogger-image--1556355946.jpg"></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">Darwin's pigeons</div><br><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjbqsPKMouQ9YYXpCSoi_SyYMLftK8QwLS-BW8YKtf4KhTQzn9BNN123uBDIMJs41jJ-fZL4zNr8MX3Phj6JDoSldypTfcUcZnQLCWgEAyPPPvBuWmNEfpcyvriE54bXEz2jDO8Tq5JSbE/s640/blogger-image-143058158.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjbqsPKMouQ9YYXpCSoi_SyYMLftK8QwLS-BW8YKtf4KhTQzn9BNN123uBDIMJs41jJ-fZL4zNr8MX3Phj6JDoSldypTfcUcZnQLCWgEAyPPPvBuWmNEfpcyvriE54bXEz2jDO8Tq5JSbE/s640/blogger-image-143058158.jpg"></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">Darwin's mockingbirds </div><br><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjISI7SpRy6uZmMB4Ys3_y5_dYSTSPY6NfdEK3CrbtIuFKZj279Uk2tAFmjomtc1DS18xSvStmek0Yii7oInG9wF0Ozr7xPx7xhZVmIyx0-T-cd1Cq_t2O4Iyy84JF62I9NDyC3fQfhG78/s640/blogger-image--1676502870.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjISI7SpRy6uZmMB4Ys3_y5_dYSTSPY6NfdEK3CrbtIuFKZj279Uk2tAFmjomtc1DS18xSvStmek0Yii7oInG9wF0Ozr7xPx7xhZVmIyx0-T-cd1Cq_t2O4Iyy84JF62I9NDyC3fQfhG78/s640/blogger-image--1676502870.jpg"></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">Darwin's finches. </div><br><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgk3DAbNkp90qmngaN8Di1bBoAuLuOQYLIYfeE65Ruh289Yt4ZEUpGjeNgew7Sk-WG8iWNSWBmMiUBQ6i_A9c8mjSDF_SKnVqa8swc_G6Kjk43K6SeHjmtcMgbwafHcL8yNiK-mMKqE6iM/s640/blogger-image-1541600712.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgk3DAbNkp90qmngaN8Di1bBoAuLuOQYLIYfeE65Ruh289Yt4ZEUpGjeNgew7Sk-WG8iWNSWBmMiUBQ6i_A9c8mjSDF_SKnVqa8swc_G6Kjk43K6SeHjmtcMgbwafHcL8yNiK-mMKqE6iM/s640/blogger-image-1541600712.jpg"></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">Some of Alfred Wallace's collected bird specimens. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">When we were done with the curators, we headed down the street to a pub for dinner, where I had the best veggie burger of my life. The pub was adorable! It was a beautiful day too; our first sunny one!</div>Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12718080853225070627noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4136472509198588246.post-68209329829507722922014-06-05T00:14:00.001+01:002014-06-05T00:14:29.192+01:00Day 3: Chiselhurst and DowneAfter starting the day off with some delicious English breakfast tea and toast, we took the national rail out to the London suburb of Chiselhurst, where we checked into our adorable hotel called the Bull's Head. Soon after dropping our luggage off, we hopped on the bus headed for Downe. We had a short layover in Bromley, where I grabbed some more caffeine at the local coffee shop and walked around the shopping center for a few minutes (with a brief stop in the Disney store of course!). We eventually arrived in Downe, a very, very small town consisting of a couple pubs, a church, a town hall, and many beautiful English country estates. <br><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgjqayf1tgeBNXnjf6yeGti-BTJQJfu-EhGz0PGyMAagk5ccuM7mnMP3hrsDU0eERUyXEWvnjGoesgn-3Af6KZhCvn755LtN1xej0utzem2D7gGvLRPVATlA98uBst04yTsJ7YTBqjs_BI/s640/blogger-image--385131553.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgjqayf1tgeBNXnjf6yeGti-BTJQJfu-EhGz0PGyMAagk5ccuM7mnMP3hrsDU0eERUyXEWvnjGoesgn-3Af6KZhCvn755LtN1xej0utzem2D7gGvLRPVATlA98uBst04yTsJ7YTBqjs_BI/s640/blogger-image--385131553.jpg"></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">The church at Downe, where Emma Darwin is buried. </div><br><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh77DZ-3AslXHwcOrT_MSremCwa20bwR5SEEx4cPzM0nkAaxJ7EFGdORso4ke2d5LO_6Dw1L45RfL3S3x7xqRKjiCk6MRYlAlSMGJ19otcGDDS5MkJecV-yC71dyLtWqQAHl2pOB8c4YXM/s640/blogger-image--661504698.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh77DZ-3AslXHwcOrT_MSremCwa20bwR5SEEx4cPzM0nkAaxJ7EFGdORso4ke2d5LO_6Dw1L45RfL3S3x7xqRKjiCk6MRYlAlSMGJ19otcGDDS5MkJecV-yC71dyLtWqQAHl2pOB8c4YXM/s640/blogger-image--661504698.jpg"></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">We ate lunch at The Queen's Head pub. United States World War I soldiers (Eagle Squadron) would come here to drink beer, as their airport was only a few miles away. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEguyvUx3PaJHThDKKognbnY0AAssjiGeDw9A9iyNw1QG3sHvsK_pkFyl7nRtsu5ct4yj2JtPlRKZXwfEdZlxdKj90cUluZb8m-FJe2N1kt-2R4JBMrVrv5JLl_wE3OpS7LAwc3xoBhGl68/s640/blogger-image-530639.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue Light', HelveticaNeue-Light, helvetica, arial, sans-serif; margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEguyvUx3PaJHThDKKognbnY0AAssjiGeDw9A9iyNw1QG3sHvsK_pkFyl7nRtsu5ct4yj2JtPlRKZXwfEdZlxdKj90cUluZb8m-FJe2N1kt-2R4JBMrVrv5JLl_wE3OpS7LAwc3xoBhGl68/s640/blogger-image-530639.jpg"></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">After lunch, we hiked a half a mile to Orchid's Bank, where Charles Darwin did his pollination studies of plants. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgi-60DD6eTV0BxQh5DR57mGMv6AiGF5N-8Wbz7iX_odN1uwrVsRiwTv4S3lqNLdqs9PizIVHf4PHbFT02CFzpXZQ9IXDNAmrWLujDBxIkuTMxsZ-ESgb-jC9SohKI-F1FS-JH3ZEulEaA/s640/blogger-image--792986594.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgi-60DD6eTV0BxQh5DR57mGMv6AiGF5N-8Wbz7iX_odN1uwrVsRiwTv4S3lqNLdqs9PizIVHf4PHbFT02CFzpXZQ9IXDNAmrWLujDBxIkuTMxsZ-ESgb-jC9SohKI-F1FS-JH3ZEulEaA/s640/blogger-image--792986594.jpg"></a></div><br><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEish9mFzlAllPQaJmB1SyiXAZw_HxQCTP2xlVg5U-ipEb2fHfqfK2e18LUHdGZbLC17DUW9UwPiGSY_R-Ip631eAAKr5Es-JodHlx_CZ3e4YsiLp199lKa2KiBxyPxYDWVEUnMEdjqukT4/s640/blogger-image-1053461740.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEish9mFzlAllPQaJmB1SyiXAZw_HxQCTP2xlVg5U-ipEb2fHfqfK2e18LUHdGZbLC17DUW9UwPiGSY_R-Ip631eAAKr5Es-JodHlx_CZ3e4YsiLp199lKa2KiBxyPxYDWVEUnMEdjqukT4/s640/blogger-image-1053461740.jpg"></a></div><div>(We got distracted by the horses along the way)</div><br><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgMBs_v5qlfhrHTsFVFCyaPKUon5JpA3tYmxn3v9vFhyphenhyphenEqrb9_ic6jNvSBYY4z28CL2Cif286Yk5bzEkq5KHFIDgaKBMUQjmovbPeCmQCUbDM6vlxpdor6-fQwpNFtEpNq5k3C9D6TlG84/s640/blogger-image-2002991436.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgMBs_v5qlfhrHTsFVFCyaPKUon5JpA3tYmxn3v9vFhyphenhyphenEqrb9_ic6jNvSBYY4z28CL2Cif286Yk5bzEkq5KHFIDgaKBMUQjmovbPeCmQCUbDM6vlxpdor6-fQwpNFtEpNq5k3C9D6TlG84/s640/blogger-image-2002991436.jpg"></a></div>Our wonderful guide, Irene Palmer, teaching us about all of the different plants. This one had a particular adaptation that made it wind itself around other plants to grow taller so it could reach sunlight. <br><div><br><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh7z-Fp-6IRvTdiTAPGnHIaQcZUo6KBcd8m_lZsf9IePBO6NQ7VjsPheb3Rc2jIGHte6xDwXx5fP807-QqTeUkLzdp39iAnd-82j6VAgSndVRbhCBWTOgrpCjD0BzB5m9bhjBoVmBTFHJ8/s640/blogger-image-813076463.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh7z-Fp-6IRvTdiTAPGnHIaQcZUo6KBcd8m_lZsf9IePBO6NQ7VjsPheb3Rc2jIGHte6xDwXx5fP807-QqTeUkLzdp39iAnd-82j6VAgSndVRbhCBWTOgrpCjD0BzB5m9bhjBoVmBTFHJ8/s640/blogger-image-813076463.jpg"></a></div><div>Bees pollinating the flowers!</div><br><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgsQTeFc_QpvhHDHksIJhdECPAZv1pWAQpLMAXozqgTaKTI9ZzP-0oNZCe8Fk_9bSusa1-LhidXE4LK-8AGnnZ9VvYy8IRrlKF_RjiVKwFud_QmGKmkkGKB-QC6N5ULA0XYvQUi6jjuAQQ/s640/blogger-image-973746920.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgsQTeFc_QpvhHDHksIJhdECPAZv1pWAQpLMAXozqgTaKTI9ZzP-0oNZCe8Fk_9bSusa1-LhidXE4LK-8AGnnZ9VvYy8IRrlKF_RjiVKwFud_QmGKmkkGKB-QC6N5ULA0XYvQUi6jjuAQQ/s640/blogger-image-973746920.jpg"></a></div><div>The treacherous path we climbed down into the valley and Orchid's Bank. </div><br><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg35YoWjL0Jghg9iay_Ks5jYEowQQxsEmAqAvsPAJP90D7mO9OcC_AgtJYPXEC1qb2KXHH3u0d7hE-kH99mRPUkNjSJGEAO1cG-_VBrr-xbjM7kaxU7kpjL8UWXC1hP81CjchyIdilgHZ0/s640/blogger-image--1449982325.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg35YoWjL0Jghg9iay_Ks5jYEowQQxsEmAqAvsPAJP90D7mO9OcC_AgtJYPXEC1qb2KXHH3u0d7hE-kH99mRPUkNjSJGEAO1cG-_VBrr-xbjM7kaxU7kpjL8UWXC1hP81CjchyIdilgHZ0/s640/blogger-image--1449982325.jpg"></a></div><br><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiY089L6gNTkmcc-4o8vN8f_FMVvosZ-iyBB1-nfTeUv_q4snBqqaOBmUbFoGrpeJce_vaNlZXAakwWTAfww7JIYaXBwloC9QPYdCSrD8pxPhBoAeb7oQ98jMIuY7A0-tp2hOxufXsTYAE/s640/blogger-image--992961279.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiY089L6gNTkmcc-4o8vN8f_FMVvosZ-iyBB1-nfTeUv_q4snBqqaOBmUbFoGrpeJce_vaNlZXAakwWTAfww7JIYaXBwloC9QPYdCSrD8pxPhBoAeb7oQ98jMIuY7A0-tp2hOxufXsTYAE/s640/blogger-image--992961279.jpg"></a></div><br><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjv7IHEp_dQpqoxtKO8WAbqDHosFjzSBFUCvE-qVFuUsYCIo0QsoVtZKNsEqsBvMkvGTJ-Ka7WILjqWmTS8FeS9J-aY_T4vvvYDlEVqvzsA0dJokJ48zxHPhltGqIfU7P9yTmDuMGxjhXA/s640/blogger-image-2030647740.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjv7IHEp_dQpqoxtKO8WAbqDHosFjzSBFUCvE-qVFuUsYCIo0QsoVtZKNsEqsBvMkvGTJ-Ka7WILjqWmTS8FeS9J-aY_T4vvvYDlEVqvzsA0dJokJ48zxHPhltGqIfU7P9yTmDuMGxjhXA/s640/blogger-image-2030647740.jpg"></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">Bee Orchid. It has adapted itself to look like a bee! (That's not a bee on the flower, that's the actual flower)</div><br><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjOY5yqo8egXfKQ_oZmNZhWqqMdGz6fviHJgEspbNVXqn2et40653Qd_-Yx6ksDO0LDAeXXitbmCCgZx0eB1FiOAHocUef5Ec4j56FSNAl5iTXkO6HiDKSc-q5aXBMXgUaA6ccuoFpU0Vs/s640/blogger-image-1459184150.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjOY5yqo8egXfKQ_oZmNZhWqqMdGz6fviHJgEspbNVXqn2et40653Qd_-Yx6ksDO0LDAeXXitbmCCgZx0eB1FiOAHocUef5Ec4j56FSNAl5iTXkO6HiDKSc-q5aXBMXgUaA6ccuoFpU0Vs/s640/blogger-image-1459184150.jpg"></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">This one is a fly orchid. It adapted to fit the shape of a digger wasp perfectly (this is the only insect that pollinates them). </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">After the Orchid Bank, we hiked around to the Down House, Darwin's adult home. It was a beautiful home. His wife, Emma, was a very accomplished pianist and her original piano is still at the house! It is an English-built Broadwood grand piano built in the 1800s and it was a very beautiful piano. His gardens were also gorgeous!</div><br><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEidjpWyXX-IxaAeMAakOnvs2smCtXCSZe0xcw678o65uaAapteFyFppaGcZDlSOD_aVjXLuXgm-n4QXxV9E13meQGSsPhx6HDnedVj2Sj9Xd8ZNQDrmKQ9yPIbCwnlvMXQB3gh3auSk_nI/s640/blogger-image--1880626797.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEidjpWyXX-IxaAeMAakOnvs2smCtXCSZe0xcw678o65uaAapteFyFppaGcZDlSOD_aVjXLuXgm-n4QXxV9E13meQGSsPhx6HDnedVj2Sj9Xd8ZNQDrmKQ9yPIbCwnlvMXQB3gh3auSk_nI/s640/blogger-image--1880626797.jpg"></a></div><br><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjDCV9tfCCt2ygNiFN_ltuw4SPodZDN8bMmXhuRYh_DSZmIG349bl5tjZaJwQHAX9Sb8OXSIOoXZPhMZe34q2g4fMBKNpnKrOfa1TVeZz-VctQEuQzQB8xjDrPf4BfiX3ABBbQ4UXggD-g/s640/blogger-image-1223260174.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjDCV9tfCCt2ygNiFN_ltuw4SPodZDN8bMmXhuRYh_DSZmIG349bl5tjZaJwQHAX9Sb8OXSIOoXZPhMZe34q2g4fMBKNpnKrOfa1TVeZz-VctQEuQzQB8xjDrPf4BfiX3ABBbQ4UXggD-g/s640/blogger-image-1223260174.jpg"></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">Beautiful English countryside meadow on Darwin's estate. </div><br><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgjbwl_t2CkIyruEm443WQaninXUJ2MVeh3GCfWj1luTArXTZ6XuILkJyoD4AF1X9Cc51phD6oT2QZ5sZISwlXzH03hzQ5M91ptV2LRqoFhO8HNLHcFqW1_5TsaWq-HEMVpIDx0WhS3ajE/s640/blogger-image-1074713521.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgjbwl_t2CkIyruEm443WQaninXUJ2MVeh3GCfWj1luTArXTZ6XuILkJyoD4AF1X9Cc51phD6oT2QZ5sZISwlXzH03hzQ5M91ptV2LRqoFhO8HNLHcFqW1_5TsaWq-HEMVpIDx0WhS3ajE/s640/blogger-image-1074713521.jpg"></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">Front of the Down House</div><br><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjlrCWwyblvwh9kUfxu3rUGby0Hs9hC3RX0ai_bTvQeEIuosdN99SPozH2ZMTXXiiv-WWjuuvx9O7A3PRsjSbnG9-zULU4ac0VD7eqSfbkpMKGyzr9br_7E7niFQrgmMQzF_yDGRgCU98k/s640/blogger-image-28469086.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjlrCWwyblvwh9kUfxu3rUGby0Hs9hC3RX0ai_bTvQeEIuosdN99SPozH2ZMTXXiiv-WWjuuvx9O7A3PRsjSbnG9-zULU4ac0VD7eqSfbkpMKGyzr9br_7E7niFQrgmMQzF_yDGRgCU98k/s640/blogger-image-28469086.jpg"></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">Rear of the Down House</div><br><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhFgjE_RUzFmIedP4mPtromWveaMuhif3Pjhed-VHDbInAYQgR3VnbazmNCr8Tj0_emGmEnXXCGGF7rmcM5U8Lklin9fpSDq2TQotLPDnx4XCAkKcHxDbStlRHHtuu90FpmvSXiMs8W6UA/s640/blogger-image-1695967199.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhFgjE_RUzFmIedP4mPtromWveaMuhif3Pjhed-VHDbInAYQgR3VnbazmNCr8Tj0_emGmEnXXCGGF7rmcM5U8Lklin9fpSDq2TQotLPDnx4XCAkKcHxDbStlRHHtuu90FpmvSXiMs8W6UA/s640/blogger-image-1695967199.jpg"></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">We took a double decker bus back to our hotel for the night where we had dinner in a pub. It was so good! I ordered what I thought was grilled cheese, but it was actually just a cheese sandwich not grilled. Still very good though! I sampled a few delicious cheeses and chutneys as well. </div><br><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br></div></div>Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12718080853225070627noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4136472509198588246.post-75218836696725068702014-06-03T22:50:00.001+01:002014-06-03T22:50:40.872+01:00Touring LondonToday was an excellent day of touring London!<div>It all started out with a simple English breakfast (complete with English breakfast tea of course...).</div><div>After breakfast, we headed for Westminster Abbey. This was definitely my favorite part of the day! Directly after exiting the tube at Westminster, we saw the London eye!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj1C4azTUsilP2NmbMr7jCaNPAwubWDSAemk_9J68vKDEoAQTu23N3Y1mXcC7_q2LnwWbz3vafThl7JA1rffTRQS5p5_afs34U2Yaz0-2z2g9FyO4IQOHI0zsGIWV-H2dL41x0G1sGGfeE/s640/blogger-image-1688068838.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj1C4azTUsilP2NmbMr7jCaNPAwubWDSAemk_9J68vKDEoAQTu23N3Y1mXcC7_q2LnwWbz3vafThl7JA1rffTRQS5p5_afs34U2Yaz0-2z2g9FyO4IQOHI0zsGIWV-H2dL41x0G1sGGfeE/s640/blogger-image-1688068838.jpg"></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">Then, right after turning around, I caught my first glimpse of Big Ben. I felt like Hallie in the Parent Trap when she arrives in London for the first time and is driving through the city....very excited and trying to take it all in!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjawubU1j7r5OidI6popx0WK0A00DRx_1TegY05kcDA3IjTqOOYFTEFj6Do5RqsQd08fMekWhWP-7K5Nqf7HEzP5MlWEyiloPgFTCeyc8PeiycDjqjOlk659fldoIqukUeVxN9cUs1DXPE/s640/blogger-image--1226693121.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjawubU1j7r5OidI6popx0WK0A00DRx_1TegY05kcDA3IjTqOOYFTEFj6Do5RqsQd08fMekWhWP-7K5Nqf7HEzP5MlWEyiloPgFTCeyc8PeiycDjqjOlk659fldoIqukUeVxN9cUs1DXPE/s640/blogger-image--1226693121.jpg"></a></div><br><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgWWac7Ghwa5ZQR_y3oEAAE2-kMcTOTVJN2S7HvYqQF7jZhNwQiHRT0fsXdmPw8CPbGMMRVYkDUBIuCPKqoNuRGT0U5B-JzvJFqbXzDOFcY0weZyZGKbGnCozL8z6TKncN0x4J1_oMWhLQ/s640/blogger-image--335755792.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgWWac7Ghwa5ZQR_y3oEAAE2-kMcTOTVJN2S7HvYqQF7jZhNwQiHRT0fsXdmPw8CPbGMMRVYkDUBIuCPKqoNuRGT0U5B-JzvJFqbXzDOFcY0weZyZGKbGnCozL8z6TKncN0x4J1_oMWhLQ/s640/blogger-image--335755792.jpg"></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">(Yes, I got photo bombed....the guy even yelled "bomb!" as he walked by....)</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">As we walked around the Parliament building we quickly approached the Abbey. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">Fun fact: the Parliament building and Westminster are built out of the same exact type of stone. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">Also, I was able to save 10 pounds on admission to the Abbey because I was still considered a "schoolchild" at 18 years old....hey, I'll take it!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj23qYgzrfQYnH6dvnQQjMRkEE9KHs8xjULP2FfcNstFVaGG7JzFAWSVgQ3e3MVHU7g-iga1SWLUEuFeFRdBjUoOMbgMCJFjCoHuHwhVaNTNYf6pGNSO3Oeh2nrvzXkRBR2hTk04nh44vA/s640/blogger-image-118779579.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj23qYgzrfQYnH6dvnQQjMRkEE9KHs8xjULP2FfcNstFVaGG7JzFAWSVgQ3e3MVHU7g-iga1SWLUEuFeFRdBjUoOMbgMCJFjCoHuHwhVaNTNYf6pGNSO3Oeh2nrvzXkRBR2hTk04nh44vA/s640/blogger-image-118779579.jpg"></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">Parliament building....beautiful architecture and ornate lamppost (sorry about the random truck...haha)</div><br><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhA3fJlm5x1L_RqeAP8pW8-738mH1JnFz0xyQj7ywig1zfgWuSB1Bkvdw_XcumAEXOoGAISKUpCoHus7_XDNTz1gTQfccvINGOC04z2ESqM13aTkK-T87C_oC4skMgmmvSRcLVR9cuCuU8/s640/blogger-image--139225728.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhA3fJlm5x1L_RqeAP8pW8-738mH1JnFz0xyQj7ywig1zfgWuSB1Bkvdw_XcumAEXOoGAISKUpCoHus7_XDNTz1gTQfccvINGOC04z2ESqM13aTkK-T87C_oC4skMgmmvSRcLVR9cuCuU8/s640/blogger-image--139225728.jpg"></a></div><br><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjy2x4vQ9gMCRl72H7aPmaBVQTzLVuaJCQaOHZWqVUJd2ORgbXC8dKErHI5yNScKkS0WqusMYyZqbu71CN6_AfVHogPZCrz_4BOKma9HLO4DLydLZQe2aT8ZmRXw1tWpHG8tlIQlGJRkpg/s640/blogger-image-1465354344.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjy2x4vQ9gMCRl72H7aPmaBVQTzLVuaJCQaOHZWqVUJd2ORgbXC8dKErHI5yNScKkS0WqusMYyZqbu71CN6_AfVHogPZCrz_4BOKma9HLO4DLydLZQe2aT8ZmRXw1tWpHG8tlIQlGJRkpg/s640/blogger-image-1465354344.jpg"></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">Entrance (or, as they say here, "way in") to Westminster. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiWsuG-NLLLWG-wYfmG0N7md48n9KscGeHBq-e-zaH5SddTuMF7ORf67hTuzqvKu9Fez6DbM5zd7CVLeF7iAVkO9kYT7coPvSz2fnuZ8P5J5rdlfrr24hB1VodWV-MSFW52WoTVxGaMnKw/s640/blogger-image-893754531.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue Light', HelveticaNeue-Light, helvetica, arial, sans-serif; margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiWsuG-NLLLWG-wYfmG0N7md48n9KscGeHBq-e-zaH5SddTuMF7ORf67hTuzqvKu9Fez6DbM5zd7CVLeF7iAVkO9kYT7coPvSz2fnuZ8P5J5rdlfrr24hB1VodWV-MSFW52WoTVxGaMnKw/s640/blogger-image-893754531.jpg"></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">The iconic towers at Westminster</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">I loved listening to the audio tour as I walked through the church. I learned a lot about the history of it, like how the first church that was built on this site was built in the 1050s. That's incredible! It was awesome and humbling to see all the tombs of famous people like Isaac Newton and all of the kings and queens and listen to the stories of their lives on the audio tour. I spent a while at C.S. Lewis's memorial, on which an inscription read "I believe in Christianity as I believe that the sun has risen, not because I see it but because by it I see everything else." Lewis is one of my all-time favorite authors. I also spent a considerable amount of time at George Frederick Handel's grave. There was a huge memorial for him and as I looked at it, his body was buried beneath my feet. It was so incredibly humbling. What an amazing musician. Speaking of musicians, the organ was INCREDIBLE. I wasn't able to go upstairs and look at it up close, but from what I could see, they were awesome. There's actually two of them opposite each other in the balcony! Also, I learned that the Westminster boy choir has their own private school! Anyway, after I finished the guided tour, I wandered through the other rooms and halls. I found Muzio Clementi's grave! (Clementi is an incredible pianist, he wrote many pieces for the piano, mainly for educational purposes. I played his sonatinas growing up, and this upcoming semester I will be learning one of his etudes.)</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhNfGVYPcOIbFLUVSL6ZNTONDC0wzu5BfeGTUaw1luATBaSKewKYXhmCkB4re_RJX9V5fSBPohuaGkZvSyZpXNXAQf6W4s9RKUwF5tkF1e3M9smdmmzdH6ijrfpiVhOIxxFS9nfKpj8D80/s640/blogger-image--1896104989.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhNfGVYPcOIbFLUVSL6ZNTONDC0wzu5BfeGTUaw1luATBaSKewKYXhmCkB4re_RJX9V5fSBPohuaGkZvSyZpXNXAQf6W4s9RKUwF5tkF1e3M9smdmmzdH6ijrfpiVhOIxxFS9nfKpj8D80/s640/blogger-image--1896104989.jpg"></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">After finishing up at the Abbey, we walked through St. James's Park down to Buckingham Palace! (By this time, it was pouring, but that's typical here!)</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgHIXCguubYDspXpe4FbhDmH8dbmj2lw4aUdntzZ6Mu_Cfkaz_V4kEtkRZlsGgAEK-oeG3h60SLaTVIOZ_FRJVpG28qrWrhlpXql8zvgHdwuB2uF7MPfR9WmJWjWYz_VQhxaQrEU5G6Mkk/s640/blogger-image-221072300.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgHIXCguubYDspXpe4FbhDmH8dbmj2lw4aUdntzZ6Mu_Cfkaz_V4kEtkRZlsGgAEK-oeG3h60SLaTVIOZ_FRJVpG28qrWrhlpXql8zvgHdwuB2uF7MPfR9WmJWjWYz_VQhxaQrEU5G6Mkk/s640/blogger-image-221072300.jpg"></a></div><br><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj9QacqmgUtr66vyK9z76uEFFjhsj0ry-uARGzAOBEDuuYEGD1zb8z8TFPAz08D3Jt1TvHNB24nzznkHrxR0DPab2xLhgbF1bPSCcZVbTRDzkXpVIDdgJGCqjgzaVn-ECjShT3UL6WLJAs/s640/blogger-image--1660518988.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj9QacqmgUtr66vyK9z76uEFFjhsj0ry-uARGzAOBEDuuYEGD1zb8z8TFPAz08D3Jt1TvHNB24nzznkHrxR0DPab2xLhgbF1bPSCcZVbTRDzkXpVIDdgJGCqjgzaVn-ECjShT3UL6WLJAs/s640/blogger-image--1660518988.jpg"></a></div><br><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiHhOYXFDZcuNE1hD4Q__HL-LuEJUJd7oZaTcGhf9FP_cgozrIeDvKpSjoc4gUfbJMVU7cHFcIJtLyXakIGf5LDecOtk-AZnwava2elHHlFu7SWbQGF1ms_-recb01sQJa4XGovbwajKyI/s640/blogger-image--2058922835.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiHhOYXFDZcuNE1hD4Q__HL-LuEJUJd7oZaTcGhf9FP_cgozrIeDvKpSjoc4gUfbJMVU7cHFcIJtLyXakIGf5LDecOtk-AZnwava2elHHlFu7SWbQGF1ms_-recb01sQJa4XGovbwajKyI/s640/blogger-image--2058922835.jpg"></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">Queen Victoria's memorial</div><br><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj1PXSbgh3EM_qJf4O3UihSSKJy2Pg8AA-UU-_5zkmSS2W6VhlB-4eRipsqwaLKVqqs_p3JIh-yi1RNzwuha_A7TETQGKoGuD05gkRC1yg-jPeqC1Rf5XzTJaklOFsAy-rL5oAmB6nH4_o/s640/blogger-image--779960226.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj1PXSbgh3EM_qJf4O3UihSSKJy2Pg8AA-UU-_5zkmSS2W6VhlB-4eRipsqwaLKVqqs_p3JIh-yi1RNzwuha_A7TETQGKoGuD05gkRC1yg-jPeqC1Rf5XzTJaklOFsAy-rL5oAmB6nH4_o/s640/blogger-image--779960226.jpg"></a></div><br><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhYJsomqCndlB6cr8ZSRwDzSfPvXNiaT-5DgWviQdKYVyb_d6fsrL2xBnfJ95r212S8aQHA5Z8u6v4_AbHk75IRyMyPOBx8jED_q0tBboGxYmVNRI_a6JTR0UFwRW3OomZcfA9H3UyyoRk/s640/blogger-image--806552998.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhYJsomqCndlB6cr8ZSRwDzSfPvXNiaT-5DgWviQdKYVyb_d6fsrL2xBnfJ95r212S8aQHA5Z8u6v4_AbHk75IRyMyPOBx8jED_q0tBboGxYmVNRI_a6JTR0UFwRW3OomZcfA9H3UyyoRk/s640/blogger-image--806552998.jpg"></a></div><br><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjuoJj_momNL3S1r_vmVX25DOObAzhRbIENX0F7g3fwSXBM69WN-X7k9Rivb19JrQs1sJ7ygsHmm6smnNuoIJBJvBtrPn1VJW2q4CfDrJTq9eiYcMtiY42XTx8NF8KpIsHFNiTPey0m7sM/s640/blogger-image--1360408963.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjuoJj_momNL3S1r_vmVX25DOObAzhRbIENX0F7g3fwSXBM69WN-X7k9Rivb19JrQs1sJ7ygsHmm6smnNuoIJBJvBtrPn1VJW2q4CfDrJTq9eiYcMtiY42XTx8NF8KpIsHFNiTPey0m7sM/s640/blogger-image--1360408963.jpg"></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">The queen's carriage</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">For lunch, I went to a French bakery and had a sandwich with goat cheese and lettuce on a sesame baguette. It was quite delicious. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">After lunch, we headed to the Natural History Museum! It was HUGE. We spent four and a half hours there and hardly made a dent. It was so cool though!</div><br><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEihAuhbChzlFwqFrHnjRRBaxphGabqvNQ5LO8xeMrzctSUDOZ_z8Qr-oj3AakjrOk8DqTgG-oUtieLuUYrQZzWnMQfTLcBfEck8eExwVqPUYsXTKWWx5Xp6g6zDHvkQzk2DsWaEHgFgkS4/s640/blogger-image--1207490555.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEihAuhbChzlFwqFrHnjRRBaxphGabqvNQ5LO8xeMrzctSUDOZ_z8Qr-oj3AakjrOk8DqTgG-oUtieLuUYrQZzWnMQfTLcBfEck8eExwVqPUYsXTKWWx5Xp6g6zDHvkQzk2DsWaEHgFgkS4/s640/blogger-image--1207490555.jpg"></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">The outside of the museum. Richard Owens, the man who was influential in the building and opening of the museum, wanted the building to look like a cathedral because he believed that science was for the glory of God. </div><br><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjYvNiIs0b872hQ8qZ-2jDJ5fv6bolLmC7SE53SeaGQt5q76dUHzZD-TMNSaGPiMDb5UPN4A71ZsSJzfadK97pwWCGt0tFrtS8gtbO8Aw2LePKAtDGbpAO2HnBLyXeT3UqDhvhlU8GNPGk/s640/blogger-image--1184053617.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjYvNiIs0b872hQ8qZ-2jDJ5fv6bolLmC7SE53SeaGQt5q76dUHzZD-TMNSaGPiMDb5UPN4A71ZsSJzfadK97pwWCGt0tFrtS8gtbO8Aw2LePKAtDGbpAO2HnBLyXeT3UqDhvhlU8GNPGk/s640/blogger-image--1184053617.jpg"></a></div><br><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhqUyKSxs-g-gTqrnzqOyaxDk8CIbL-ICAlgCxrjrAvnOzezs_kMdpruAfeZciZlnPVakjB74r2DniBrRnAPXk-AC7mFW9y3sOJuQ66O6U6qYbRpdasU6Rrkt0yT_6IzUgnxYBcZuvDoZ8/s640/blogger-image--1675918300.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhqUyKSxs-g-gTqrnzqOyaxDk8CIbL-ICAlgCxrjrAvnOzezs_kMdpruAfeZciZlnPVakjB74r2DniBrRnAPXk-AC7mFW9y3sOJuQ66O6U6qYbRpdasU6Rrkt0yT_6IzUgnxYBcZuvDoZ8/s640/blogger-image--1675918300.jpg"></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">The skeleton of a giant deer (This one is for you, dad. See it in comparison to the elephant in the background?)</div><br><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi9PhgNUBgpUXzOUvcMQj8w2n0ERqm5Z4kxHCho9wv1WWMLpUNBBw_xcTyDELgD_m8vTqBrI1A0UmNwcYtBH2U9iaR8aKmnr3OnAaFemnsqmIBrjisbUun9Ivgr3cBJcPUp-7eX0Aj38iU/s640/blogger-image-1509604532.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi9PhgNUBgpUXzOUvcMQj8w2n0ERqm5Z4kxHCho9wv1WWMLpUNBBw_xcTyDELgD_m8vTqBrI1A0UmNwcYtBH2U9iaR8aKmnr3OnAaFemnsqmIBrjisbUun9Ivgr3cBJcPUp-7eX0Aj38iU/s640/blogger-image-1509604532.jpg"></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">Triceratops skeleton</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">For dinner, I headed to the shopping district (Covent Gardens/Soho). I had a delicious Italian meal at the Spaghetti House and walked around the shops a little while before heading back to the hotel after a great (and long) day!</div><br><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhq0XC2fBc-0lNd_L2nfktX-0lOjNSOoUAnFmQLHhv9crCJMxHJPrXtXdt8puQjDxp5Ep93LbFmew4D2RYdkpZYkLQ46733ThPAv20QnaksT2Q1UZ7-wHa6y5WW_v7w80KO-kwfYRFQgyo/s640/blogger-image-385028825.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhq0XC2fBc-0lNd_L2nfktX-0lOjNSOoUAnFmQLHhv9crCJMxHJPrXtXdt8puQjDxp5Ep93LbFmew4D2RYdkpZYkLQ46733ThPAv20QnaksT2Q1UZ7-wHa6y5WW_v7w80KO-kwfYRFQgyo/s640/blogger-image-385028825.jpg"></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">(Apparently here it's not T.J. Maxx, but T.K. Maxx....)</div>Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12718080853225070627noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4136472509198588246.post-45727633872261051822014-06-02T20:49:00.001+01:002014-06-02T20:49:16.061+01:00The First Day!<div><span style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue Light', HelveticaNeue-Light, helvetica, arial, sans-serif;">The day started out like this at London-Heathrow:</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhTZH0gU7e0tEsXOGD2P-E1ErRr2ZiWLSbYiyhvIn81O3HzdKYuQl0bjhyphenhyphen4jeKH93xXYcDej3iumv7CvJNZEtcJLljlSfHCzroFfbRl0aiuTZVLfjwxAiW2zDQYb9PYijkpomkfmDTGuhM/s640/blogger-image--1393089112.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhTZH0gU7e0tEsXOGD2P-E1ErRr2ZiWLSbYiyhvIn81O3HzdKYuQl0bjhyphenhyphen4jeKH93xXYcDej3iumv7CvJNZEtcJLljlSfHCzroFfbRl0aiuTZVLfjwxAiW2zDQYb9PYijkpomkfmDTGuhM/s640/blogger-image--1393089112.jpg"></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">(10 am London time, after only getting 30 minutes of shut eye on the plane-I was too excited!)</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">By the time we had collected everyone though, we didn't have enough time to go to the Natural History Museum today, so we are hoping to squeeze it in tomorrow!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">Instead, we took the underground to our hotel, The Montana and checked in.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgz2CheePMk9HoE2cvZlOhbfEVMp5fJpiulgoA0L6jbviKm1iBSR1YfW840tEZbIwUii2a-xdGiJViEhjPwd-CLsVGMoxCrcpVVwl_hgpxiExs0GJg64wbQGGEVt5YwJuFXF_EYIQTRcP4/s640/blogger-image-527106048.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue Light', HelveticaNeue-Light, helvetica, arial, sans-serif; margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgz2CheePMk9HoE2cvZlOhbfEVMp5fJpiulgoA0L6jbviKm1iBSR1YfW840tEZbIwUii2a-xdGiJViEhjPwd-CLsVGMoxCrcpVVwl_hgpxiExs0GJg64wbQGGEVt5YwJuFXF_EYIQTRcP4/s640/blogger-image-527106048.jpg"></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">After freshening up, we decided to explore the area we were staying in! The neighborhood is aptly named "The Royal Borough of Kensington and Chelsea"</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiJB2Y3muLhl1199nIayIYP4vBvIMGexdb7BbBJ977Yk99WbSHHJAeVStkAFlN3iXQLZTetTGRILZCmyfAI1WtUsGG7mqN-Y4O2rJaDqEUSW1p61hDK7hItKtqUwo6bUIOCS-F-osPVtNk/s640/blogger-image-1902960234.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiJB2Y3muLhl1199nIayIYP4vBvIMGexdb7BbBJ977Yk99WbSHHJAeVStkAFlN3iXQLZTetTGRILZCmyfAI1WtUsGG7mqN-Y4O2rJaDqEUSW1p61hDK7hItKtqUwo6bUIOCS-F-osPVtNk/s640/blogger-image-1902960234.jpg"></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">The architecture of this area is incredible!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhtCUYOlPOpaOrQfCC0N9AH9F3y7MFR3PtsbGECPAcLpHJylsV-j3Rcir_9RWXtrjMI9A45THsBB41YfPqkaIjthTF-w3kHzID5OcZf3hFLmdiQTFmmZhKflXZxMS2hFNmn9grNh1dGrCQ/s640/blogger-image--1716337447.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhtCUYOlPOpaOrQfCC0N9AH9F3y7MFR3PtsbGECPAcLpHJylsV-j3Rcir_9RWXtrjMI9A45THsBB41YfPqkaIjthTF-w3kHzID5OcZf3hFLmdiQTFmmZhKflXZxMS2hFNmn9grNh1dGrCQ/s640/blogger-image--1716337447.jpg"></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjJ8ouTAVMbhrIpaKl7CTbXzQNN1FCMisUZyoOTPN88-8cdKtmk4Tqfa8DVfodCy6LMr8jsatVwWVLLpCyad36r2ouhgkEjvDAE2bPfS-Sym1ZRoN2rqfbLhpkEwBusECb8mmzjcGXbEdI/s640/blogger-image-27327899.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjJ8ouTAVMbhrIpaKl7CTbXzQNN1FCMisUZyoOTPN88-8cdKtmk4Tqfa8DVfodCy6LMr8jsatVwWVLLpCyad36r2ouhgkEjvDAE2bPfS-Sym1ZRoN2rqfbLhpkEwBusECb8mmzjcGXbEdI/s640/blogger-image-27327899.jpg"></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">We even saw a few things iconic to London:</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj-Pt1IicDDqnbe21TLjVCm3YdyElrvEizmllwfDNxUil_TJPo9PPFVahDHzYhU8NW5rlm1zJs7q2djGI6yd_MvIdphwjuEhcWb4PT9EoMQRvvcClE8HSE6afJz3Jw_L-_xvU1z0QarqAI/s640/blogger-image--1530518466.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj-Pt1IicDDqnbe21TLjVCm3YdyElrvEizmllwfDNxUil_TJPo9PPFVahDHzYhU8NW5rlm1zJs7q2djGI6yd_MvIdphwjuEhcWb4PT9EoMQRvvcClE8HSE6afJz3Jw_L-_xvU1z0QarqAI/s640/blogger-image--1530518466.jpg"></a></div><br><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgDbXfOUxR1BNXKJzVzgLU8r6v58DgN7aH24OaC3GjYaFKpiUMz0UAWP8vls38Ls97ZJz-27EVjanVli4eduE97O65ECcnQ_Row7gVXXbVhj4IeyhJ3TWr1GjlPA0fceEmTdiSw1nwmD5o/s640/blogger-image--162007831.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgDbXfOUxR1BNXKJzVzgLU8r6v58DgN7aH24OaC3GjYaFKpiUMz0UAWP8vls38Ls97ZJz-27EVjanVli4eduE97O65ECcnQ_Row7gVXXbVhj4IeyhJ3TWr1GjlPA0fceEmTdiSw1nwmD5o/s640/blogger-image--162007831.jpg"></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">And to top it all off, we finished with an authentic Indian dinner with our professor, Dr. Swanson. I tried the vegetable curry!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh2UPy4kULmpfv4nzc3RS6lPE7MX6RyBt9G6owHJbavwuBeDniYRV3Z3O1pPhOz6LbZnltqxtMh_SNlkGi-Z-AydZcb27RhAS8NM02bZ-vBKrR_26OWBf1uYuLCyVe9FeXQls_2gGs6waA/s640/blogger-image-1283376399.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh2UPy4kULmpfv4nzc3RS6lPE7MX6RyBt9G6owHJbavwuBeDniYRV3Z3O1pPhOz6LbZnltqxtMh_SNlkGi-Z-AydZcb27RhAS8NM02bZ-vBKrR_26OWBf1uYuLCyVe9FeXQls_2gGs6waA/s640/blogger-image-1283376399.jpg"></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">PS-A few lessons learned today: in Britain, you walk on the left side of the sidewalk (or the airport terminal...), not the right. Also, remembering to learn to look to the right first (instead of the left) when you cross the road is definitely a hard habit to break!</div>Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12718080853225070627noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4136472509198588246.post-49438826931538649372014-06-02T12:28:00.001+01:002014-06-02T12:28:51.388+01:00Take off!Currently, I am sitting in London-Heathrow airport. I made it! My flights were incredibly smooth and quite enjoyable, actually!! (Despite my lack of sleep....). I made it through customs and even rode the tube! After we collect the final members of our group, we are heading to The Montana hotel to check-in, and then we're off to the Natural History Museum!<br><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjJUgFPLS2EpLjzFE1QVn6rmtXn_tD3y6_nlr5lmdIPNmvVwlYiUF4tzbCMtCATWbDqvmV51byHd6bLCsP4pepU4GUL8rxmtm8DFzKXLgFLo943zI7rfDlzWbRNZVogGC6A8al0nHKseN8/s640/blogger-image--420577283.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjJUgFPLS2EpLjzFE1QVn6rmtXn_tD3y6_nlr5lmdIPNmvVwlYiUF4tzbCMtCATWbDqvmV51byHd6bLCsP4pepU4GUL8rxmtm8DFzKXLgFLo943zI7rfDlzWbRNZVogGC6A8al0nHKseN8/s640/blogger-image--420577283.jpg"></a></div><br><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhBPa9sUM89PjANIXVZxcaPs_seegBtaAd_pLwSftgbdVpk52md6Nxv1QV1FCl5Kueh7Rmq9MIxMH3cEbOEVxY-basgUUyvQigOIKFCoECbhZRom2i6fSePaVN37H36e0avhANMEftuEEw/s640/blogger-image-160923356.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhBPa9sUM89PjANIXVZxcaPs_seegBtaAd_pLwSftgbdVpk52md6Nxv1QV1FCl5Kueh7Rmq9MIxMH3cEbOEVxY-basgUUyvQigOIKFCoECbhZRom2i6fSePaVN37H36e0avhANMEftuEEw/s640/blogger-image-160923356.jpg"></a></div><br><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEimEP29sQ6MYF8UgaHTbH1Iv7fYTORBJ5KDeQ2Am81ktbFXB3AefbJCBV8LNiEqfmN3k6O6HDO5O3maEvy5OLSuvCJWdRcEUZe0AJltm5M1oVFsRHneeyLHpP8h_3yJEelL5Rm5f05bn84/s640/blogger-image-1782024536.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEimEP29sQ6MYF8UgaHTbH1Iv7fYTORBJ5KDeQ2Am81ktbFXB3AefbJCBV8LNiEqfmN3k6O6HDO5O3maEvy5OLSuvCJWdRcEUZe0AJltm5M1oVFsRHneeyLHpP8h_3yJEelL5Rm5f05bn84/s640/blogger-image-1782024536.jpg"></a></div>Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12718080853225070627noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4136472509198588246.post-75633119412130470612014-05-31T06:10:00.000+01:002014-05-31T06:10:13.486+01:00Simple Beginnings...
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Chelsea; I just finished my first year as an undergraduate at Central Michigan
University.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>In two short days, I will be
leaving the country for the first time on a faculty-led study abroad trip.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>I, along with nine other girls and two
faculty members, will be studying the history of biology and medicine in Great
Britain and Wales!<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Our trip will take us
all over the United Kingdom, from urban London, Cambridge, and Shrewsbury in
England to the remote Capel Curing in Wales, just to name a few.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>For the first couple of weeks, we will be
studying Charles Darwin’s life and his Theory of Natural Selection, even
replicating a few of his experiments in the same locations that he performed
them!<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>For the last week or so, we will
be focused more on the history of medicine in Great Britain; this will entail
visiting numerous museums, such as the Herschel Museum of Astronomy, the
Hunterian Museum, and the Royal Observatory.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>I am an honors student studying piano performance, but I chose this
program because I want to expand my sphere of learning.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>I am very often focused on music and piano,
but I have a passion for learning in all fields!<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>I believe that taking the time to study
subjects outside of one’s primary sphere is not only enriching and
well-rounding, but also makes one a sharpened and improved global citizen.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>I would love for you to follow me on my
journey around the United Kingdom!<o:p></o:p></div>
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