God Save the Queen!

Westminster Abbey, the resting place of so many famous kings, queens, and famous British citizens. My favorites were the graves of Geoffrey Chaucer and Elizabeth I.

Westminster Abbey

We also walked down to take a peek at Buckingham Palace! The flag was up today, which I think means the queen was home. Sadly, we had to decline her invitation to join her for a cup of tea because our schedule wouldn't allow it, but we were charmed and flattered by her offer all the same.

I've also loved all of the beautiful parks and greenery scattered throughout the city. Here I am with one of my classmates in St. James' Park, just down the street from Buckingham Palace and Trafalgar Square. If you look closely, you can see the London Eye in the distance behind us.

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Punting on the Thames

Today we were in Oxford! We went to a pub called The Three Goat Heads for dinner, and I tried liver. :) But first, a few group pictures that I've missed from past days. This is from last Sunday in Bath. This is our whole group at the Cliffs of Dover. This is our classroom. :) We stopped along the trail in Cornwall to have a class and do some travel writing. A fun view from Stourhead. And here's Oxford! A pic of some of our group in the punting boats. One of the girls learning how to use the punting pole. An Oxford bridge. Some of the cool buildings in Oxford. This is the pub where J.R.R. Tolkien and C.S. Lewis would meet and talk about their books together. That's all from Oxford. Love you all!

A Rocky Weekend Recap

We saw Stonehenge today! But first, a quick recap of the "rocky" weekend... :) On Friday we visited Jane Austen's home in Crawton, which was awesome! Here's a view of the house... And Jane's very own writing desk!!!!! I felt much more in the spirit of Austen when I wore this bonnet. Afterwards, we got to explore the ruins of a castle called Old Serum, pictured here. The fields around the ruins were filled with wildflowers. The hostel where we are staying is inside this old house, which is pretty neat! We hiked 2 miles to church on Sunday, and got this awesome view on our way there. Here's another beautiful sight that we saw on our trek to church. And, last but not least, Stonehenge!!! It was a tad windy. :) Here's a picture of our whole group! We also got to hike and visit this large Neolithic burial mound, as well as a tomb pictured below. These rocks mark the entrance to the ...

"Put'em in the wash, they'll be grand"

You know it, you love it: It's... Dublin!!!! (For those who don't know, the title of this post is from the movie "Leap Year," which takes place in Ireland and Dublin.) First, a glimpse of the beautiful green countryside outside of Dublin and a headstone with some classic Celtic decorations. Oh, did I mention that we ended up on the side of the motorway AGAIN? Our coach blew a tire on the way to Dublin, so we chilled on the side of the highway for an hour and a half. So, for the second time in 2 weeks, we played playground games on the side of the highway -- this time, it was just in Ireland rather than in the UK. We're making it a new goal to try and get stranded on a highway in every country we visit. :) We went to an Irish pub for dinner called the Hairy Lemon. The food was DELICIOUS, despite the unappetizing pub name. It must be a requirement that all pubs have weird names. Today we visited Trinity College and saw the library, as well as th...

Abigail Across the Pond

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