Week 1! - The Globe!
so yeah we went to the Globe. IT was AMAZING!!!! It looks how it would have looked in Shakespeare's time. The only thing that is wrong it that the original Globe was in a different spot - like 300 yards a way - but there is already a building there in use so the people who were in charge of reconstructing the Globe built it as close as possible. It is made out of oak like the original one and it has the same lime and goat hair wall plastering that was used in Shakespeare's day. This is the only thatched building in London since the great fire. However due to that, on the roof there are automatic water sprinklers should the roof catch fire.... those wouldn't have been there when Mr. S. put on his plays. And for my theatre class, We went and saw A Midsummer's Night Dream. We were groundlings for 5GBP for this performance, which is the best way to see a show there if you ever get the chance
Week 2! - Stonehenge and Bath!
So the next friday we left for Stonehenge and Bath. We drove for about an hour until we arrived at Stonehenge. It was lovely well the structure and the grass not the weather! Gale force winds are not really my thing. The day that we went to Stonehenge was the worst weather in 100 yrs. just my luck! While trying to enjoy the all of wonders that Stonehenge has to offer I had to watch my umbrella. 1) to make sure that i didn't let my grip get to slack and it would fly away! 2) i had to keep my umbrella for flipping inside out! So I finally do the smart thing and give up on using my umbrella! and take in all of the wonders of Stonehenge... oh and keep an eye on my friend from running and trying to steal a sheep.
After we made our way back to the coach we headed for Bath to see the Roman Baths! Once we arrived in Bath we were supposed to take a walking tour around the city. However, due to flash floods and heavy rain, we drove the coach around the city and saw all of the highlights. This city has a thing for pigs! they are everywhere. The pigs are like the cows that invaded Houston a few years back for the Cow Parade. The pigs, however, are permanent members of the community. They actually have something to do with the founding of the city, i just don't remember the story! After we have been all around the city by coach, we alight from it and head to the roman baths! These were exactly like you think - for all who have had latin classes at stes - there is even a statue with SPQR on it!!! The main bath actually still exists and still bubbles from the spring! After spending about an hour with this large cell phone talkie thing glued to my ear, I found my way out and grabbed some lunch - a jacket potato (baked potato) with curry chicken... yummy! Then I had a bit of time to wander about the city. After that I made my way back to the coach, and we left for London!
Week 3! - Kew Gardens!
The Kew Gardens are in London in zone 4... which means that you can get there my the tube, which is always nice! These gardens are on 300 acres of land...it is nearly impossible to see it all in one day, unless you just walk really fast...but even then i don't see how it can be done! there were lots of birds there! I just sort of hung out at the lake in the middle and enjoyed the beautiful scenery!
Week 4! - Brighton!
So this week we went to Brighton - it was for our British Life and Culture class. It was about an hour train ride from Victoria Station. Once we arrived in Brighton we made our way down to the beach and went for a dip. By dip, I mean i stood with the water barely covering my feet! It was super cold! After we took lots of group pictures standing in this freezing cold water, our teacher pointed out which direction Texas was in...i thought about swimming for it! But I don't think that I would make it! We then left the beach in search of the Royal Pavilion, which was George IV's pleasure palace! It really does look like a palace that was thought up after someone had an opium induced dream or better yet it look like the palace was transported out of 1001 Arabian Nights. The only disappointed thing was that only very little was on show. After exploring, as much as we could, we went and had lunch. A group of us went to this little italian restaurant and boy was it delicious!! It was sooooooooooo GOOOD!!!!! It was probably the best Risotto I have ever had with fresh seafood!!!! After a very filling lunch we made our way to meet the rest of the class at the Brighton pier! It has been converted into an amusement park think Kemmah! and after exploring this we left and made our way back to London!
That was the first 4 weeks of all my doings and goings around! Scotland gets its own post! :D
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