So today was our last day and full free day in London. I group of about 20 of us decided to go on an all day guided tour of Windsor Castle, Stonhenge, and Bathe. Our first stop was Windsor Castle after about a 30 minuted bus drive. Windsor Castle was really neat and is the other home of the queen. Windosr is actually the Queen's last name which I didn't know. Once we got there we an audio tour and walked around. It was really pretty and we saw the doll exhibit and when through all the main halls of the castle. London has been plagued by fires is the theme that I have gotten the last couple of days. They pointed out things that had to be rebuilt because of the fire, but still was made to look old. It was a little rushed there because we had to make it to Bathe (a two hour drive), but I really enjoyed it.
So next was Bathe. On the was there we got to go through the countryside of England which was gorgeous. They grow canola there and all you can see for miles is rich yellow fields and hills. of Bathe was settled by the Romans. They found a source of hot mineral water and people came from all across England to come and cleanse their bodies. The water now is nasty and green, but then it was a great refreshment and thought to be good for your body and soul. They also had mineral hot water that you could buy for 50 pence which I got. It was really nasty, but its supposed to be good for your body so I took one for the team. The town had alot of Roamn architecture which I learned about it Art History in high school so alot of what they talked about I recognized and understood.
The last place was went was Stonehenge. I thought it would be like really far away in a distant field, but no it was right off the side of the road. It was not as big as I expected, but it was really neat to see. Supposedly it was made for look at the starts and sun because the sun rises exactly behind one of the stones, but no one is for sure. We took tons of pictures and it was cool that it was one of the 7 wonders of the world and I saw it.
The bus ride back was not too bad because we all mostly slept. The company dropped us off at the hotel and then we ate dinner. Tonight we went to this place called Ice Bar. It seriously was one of the coolest places ever. Everything was made of ice! The walls, cups, tables, and chairs were all just ice. You had to wear a clask thing and gloves to go in and you got a free drink. They had a nonalcoholic drink so my friend Caitlyn and I got that one. Also you could only be in there for 45 minutes or else you would get too cold. Thats pretty much all for today and tomorrow we are headed under the English Channel to France!
So next was Bathe. On the was there we got to go through the countryside of England which was gorgeous. They grow canola there and all you can see for miles is rich yellow fields and hills. of Bathe was settled by the Romans. They found a source of hot mineral water and people came from all across England to come and cleanse their bodies. The water now is nasty and green, but then it was a great refreshment and thought to be good for your body and soul. They also had mineral hot water that you could buy for 50 pence which I got. It was really nasty, but its supposed to be good for your body so I took one for the team. The town had alot of Roamn architecture which I learned about it Art History in high school so alot of what they talked about I recognized and understood.
The last place was went was Stonehenge. I thought it would be like really far away in a distant field, but no it was right off the side of the road. It was not as big as I expected, but it was really neat to see. Supposedly it was made for look at the starts and sun because the sun rises exactly behind one of the stones, but no one is for sure. We took tons of pictures and it was cool that it was one of the 7 wonders of the world and I saw it.
The bus ride back was not too bad because we all mostly slept. The company dropped us off at the hotel and then we ate dinner. Tonight we went to this place called Ice Bar. It seriously was one of the coolest places ever. Everything was made of ice! The walls, cups, tables, and chairs were all just ice. You had to wear a clask thing and gloves to go in and you got a free drink. They had a nonalcoholic drink so my friend Caitlyn and I got that one. Also you could only be in there for 45 minutes or else you would get too cold. Thats pretty much all for today and tomorrow we are headed under the English Channel to France!
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