Sorry I haven't posted the last couple of days, but they have been filled with activities.
Monday, we were very touristy and took an excursion to see Salisbury, Bath and Stonehenge! I had not been to any of those places so it was awesome for me to get that opportunity.
Salisbury is a small English town that features a glorious cathedral. Some of the inside features as well as the stain glass windows are modeled after the grand Cathedral in Chartres, France. In any event, the building is spectacular and houses one of the last remaining copies of the Magna Carta, which invoked some of the first ideas of Democratic society.
I doubt I have to say much Stonehenge probably because most of you are familiar with it and because not much is known about it. It is thought to be some type of worship symbol for either the moon or the sun. In any event, the stones took a century to move to that location and are quite famous.
Bath, England was our last stop and is home to the Roman Baths. In the early days of the AD era, England was occupied by the Romans who loved to bathe and made it part of their daily social life. Bath has naturally hot springs so this place was a haven for the Romans. The baths have been conserved now and Bath brings in tons of tourists every day to view them. Bath is also quite charming on its own and I wish we could've had more time to walk around.
On Tuesday, Dad took us on a walking tour of Charles Dickens London. These included spots where Dickens wrote and lived. We were even lucky enough to get to go into an office building where he wrote and read part of A Christmas Carol thanks to lovely little English man.
After that, we made our way to the Bangladesh section of London where we had lunch. I was deprived of this meal because it was finally time for the lovely Emmie Derback to make her appearance in London! Last night, I met up with her and one of her British friends and we had a night on the town. Today, we are going to explore Camden and other hotspots of London before meeting up with Vanessa Dorismond and her sister for the New Year.
More later!
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