Through England on a Coach.

This week was another super busy one! But all of the weeks here are busy and crazy, and I don’t think it’s ever going to be any different…which I’m perfectly fine with.

Last Saturday it was our roomie Lisa’s birthday, so we decided to hit up Portobello Road in the morning (amazing shopping), Les Mis during the day (always amazing), and then Nando’s for dinner (really, really yummy food). As many times as I have seen Les Mis, listened to the soundtrack, and read the book, I will always love it and will always be so excited to see at the theater. It was fabulous.

Wednesday was our second day trip, so we set off early in the morning for the two hour bus ride to Bodium Castle, which is beautiful, surrounded by a moat, and is exactly what every little girl imagines a castle to look like. The best part was the view from the top…if only Utah could ever get this green.

Our next stop was Bateman’s, which was Rudyard Kipling’s house—author of The Jungle Book, along with many other books and poems that I am sure I’ll be required to read sometime  in the future. His “modest home” was actually quite large, complete with an amazing library and surrounded by gorgeous gardens.

We're so good at hand stands.

Next we made our way to Battle Abbey, where the Battle of Hastings took place. Once again, why is Utah so incapable of being so green?

Our last stop was Monk’s House, which was the summer home of the author Virginia Woolf, whom I don’t particularly love, and whose house really wasn’t all that impressive. So I’m ashamed to say that I (along with several friends) decided to head back to the bus early. I know, I’m lame. So lame that I don’t even have any pictures for this one.

Today was our field trip to the Tower of London, which is where both Lady Jane Grey and Anne Boleyn were executed, along with lots of other important people. It’s also where you can go to find the crown jewels, the armory, and the torture devices. Needless to say, we spent plenty of time wandering around there.

So immature, but we loved this guy. Look closely.

Tower Bridge

And then we made our way to Borough Market…which is amazing. It’s stall after stall of different kinds of food from all over the world, and everyone passes out samples. It’s like Costco, but fun! It’s completely chaotic and is packed with people eating and yelling at you to try their food. I decided to go with a meat pie, and will be going back next week for some curry and one of the many options of pastries. I love this place.

And now we’re all sitting in our beds, blogging, emailing, and writing papers. Only two more days until France!  Au revoir!