ENGLAND

Ashley & I met with a tour group in London. We took an overnight bus from Scotland, and it was not the best of our ideas (but cheap)! We spent our first day in London walking all over. We found platform 9 & 3/4 at the train station. We went to the Florence Nightingale museum, go Nurses! We then saw Big Ben, the London Eye, Trafalgar Square, the National Art Museum, and Westminster Abbey. That afternoon we met our troup group and went to see Wicked that night for 25 pounds ($50). We also rode the "tube" that night for the first time. Taking public transportaion was a different and fun thing to experience during my trip. It was an exciting 1st day in England!

We were lucky enough to see two broadway shows while we were in London. We saw Phantom of the Opera our 2nd night. I had to get a classic picture in the red telephone booth. We had some ice cream that had a chocolate flake on the top, I guess this is a English thing. We rode the underground and walked a ton! We had to get a picture of a smart care because they are everywhere, though I have started seeing them at home.

These pictures are from our cruise down the Thames River, London Tower (Castle), and the Tower Bridge, which I always thought was London Bridge. London Bridge is actually a very plain, normal looking bridge. There is also a picture of Picadilly Circus, Abbey Road, Buckingham Palace, and Ashley and I on the tube.

These pictures are from Bath & Stonehenge. We took a day trip outside of London to see the Roman Baths & Stonehenge. I am a huge Jane Austen fan, so I was looking forward to see Bath. This city is featured in some of her books: Northanger Abbey & Persuasion. She lived here in the later part of her life also. We saw Bennett Street and The Circus. We drank warm water from the baths. The Romans and English believe it has healing powers. The water wasn't as nasty as I thought it was going to be. Stonehenge was super windy. There is a rope surrounding stonehenge so you can't get close. It is amazing that they made this structure so long ago!