![]() ![]() ![]() So after waiting in line forever and having a pretty good casserole-thingy for lunch, we went back to the coach (because it had already been an hour). Honestly, it wasn’t because we didn’t want to the stones, but it was because we were all to dizzy and light-headed from lack-of-food. They told us we had exactly an hour at this location, so as soon as we got off the coach, naturally, all of us found our way straight to the café. The reason they decided to take us to Avesbury is because apparently Stonehenge is too crowded and you’re allowed to touch the stones at Avesbury, unlike at Stonehenge. Avesbury is pretty much a less exciting version of Stonehenge. Someone asked the tour guide how far away it was, and he said “Eh, about 20 minutes.” So an hour later, we arrived in Avesbury, starving because it was already 1:30 and we had gotten up at 7:00. So after Salisbury, we hopped on the bus to Avesbury. Even after having it explained to me from a Brit, I still don’t really understand its significance to British government. But still, the cathedral was really awesome. We had absolutely no time to take things in for ourselves there was only enough time to listen to whatever he had to say. Don’t get me wrong, he was a really nice guy, but it was more than a little frustrating the way he rushed us through things. Unfortunately, we had the same tour guide as we did during the walking tour of Little Venice. And just like every cathedral in Europe, walking in was a little bit overwhelming. It’s phenomenal from the outside, because it looks like every single inch was carved into different shapes, patterns, and statues. Apparently, it’s the biggest cathedral in all of the United Kingdom. I wish we had a little more time to explore it all, but that’s ok. The surrounding town was just adorable, pretty much like every town in England. So, about 2 hours later, we made it to Salisbury Cathedral. Actually, now that I remember, the ride wasn’t so bad! I really couldn’t close my eyes because everything outside the window was just so neat and I really didn’t want to miss anything. So we got up and complained our way onto the bus. The next day, we were supposed to be out of our flats at 7 in the morning (seriously…) on the coach outside of our flats for our day trip out of London. Remind me again why I procrastinated so much in writing this? Unfortunately, its been awhile since I did this, so my memory isn’t very good. Paul’s Cathedral, Harrod’s, Victoria and Albert Museum, Buckingham Palace, London Bridge, Tower Bridge, Tower of London, and tons of other things I’m leaving out. We pretty much hit all the hot spots, Hyde Park, St. Where did I leave you all off? Oh yeah, way back in orientation week! So we went on a bus tour of London one day, it was really enjoyable! Up until that point, we really hadn’t seen much of London above ground, other than when we were driving in on that charter bus from Heathrow. So sorry it took me so long to update this… Life has been hectic, to say the least. ![]()
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