Weekend holiday
Totally full weekend:
Saturday
7:20AM-I slept through my alarm and am very grateful that Kelly wanted coffee and woke me up.
8:00AM-Left our house for the tube station
8:25AM-Arrived at International Students House to leave for our trip to Stonehenge and Bath.
11:00AM-Arrived at Stonehenge. VERY cold. My fingers were numb by the time we got close to the stones. Not as impressive as I thought it would be. Incredible that it exists, strange that we don't know what it was used for, but I think a documentary would have been enough info for me. But now I have a picture of me in front of it.
1:30PM-Arrived in Bath. We were starving so we made a beeline to the nearest food-not a great idea. My omlett was cold and the bar girl didn't know how to use the VISA machine. Refreshed, we made our way to the Roman Baths. So amazing that it still exists. We had audio guides that were partially narrated by Bill Bryson and they were great. The water in the springs is around 80 degrees (I stuck my finger in and it was warmer than I expected it to be). Moved on to Bath Abbey which had an amazing gothic ceiling. Walked over Pulteney Bridge (looks like the Rialto Bridge in Italy) which has shops on both sides of the bridge. Wandered around some, got on the bus at 4:30, returned to London at 7:45, went out for drinks with a girl we met on the trip, slept like a baby.
Sunday was a little more relaxed. Dinah and I went for a walk along the South bank and she talked about the sights and we chatted about ourselves a bit. She brought me some banana bread that was excellent. We've made plans for me to help her with her new mobile and iPod. At 4:30 I met Kelly and Frank at the National Gallery where we wandered around till 6. That's a museum that's going to take several trips before I see everything. Kelly and I are going to see one of their special exhibits on Wednesday evening (probably the Velazquez one).
Busy weekend but I feel like I'm seeing the sights that I want to see. Its amazing that I've been here for nearly a month!
Pictures to come soon.

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