Stonehenge!

Finally!!! STONEHENGE! Today we used our free day to go see Stonehenge. We slept in til' nine o'clock too which was pretty much amazing. Strangely, only six of us went! Everyone else wasn't interested in going to see what they called, "a bunch of rocks in the middle of nowhere"...crazy. I have always been fascinated by Stonehenge so I was super excited to go. We caught an hour train ride to Waterloo and a 15 minute bus ride to Stonehenge. Right when we got there it started down pouring with rain! We were completely soaked to the bone! We ran for cover under the tunnel and listened to our audio tours until the rain let up a bit. It was actually really cool cause after about ten minutes the sun came out for us, which has been pretty rare so far on our trip. It was nice getting home at a decent hour and having time to catch up on some of our homework, pictures, and laundry. Tomorrow we are headed to Edinburgh, Scotland for the rest of the weekend! Our train leaves at six in the morning though so I'm off to get some sleep..

Thursday, June 14th: Cambridge

Today we went to Cambridge! It's a college town that has been around for seven centuries and I'm pretty sure it is the most beautiful place I have ever seen! I'm honestly contemplating on getting Master's there :) ..haha I wish. Our tour guide, Sally, was a cute elder lady who took us around and told us the history of the town and also a few stories of her own. Kings College Chapel was my favorite of the buildings that we visited. The flying buttresses, stained glass windows and fan vaulting where unbelievable. I really enjoy having tour guides take us around and tell us more about the places we are visiting rather than just walking through. Personally, I think everything has a story of its own and I want to learn as much as I can! The best part of the day was when we punted down the Cam river! It's a hundred year old activity that's done here in England and is much like rowing. It was so much fun! We floated down the river and learned more about the old buildings and bridges and what they were used for. We also got some great pictures :)