These past few weeks have been set aside mainly for the purpose of studying, and therefore much procrastinating on the studying has been done. Upon returning from free travel, I got to meet up with a friend from Germany whom I hadn't seen in five years.. we spent a day flying around London and frolicking around the Queen's house. We spent a week in Shakespeare's birthplace, Stratford-upon-Avon, and were treated to incredible performances of Henry IV parts 1 and 2, and Henry V. Then we made our way around the southern part of England, burning up large quantities of gas. I left part of my heart on the sandy coasts of Plymouth.. meaning I'll have to go back someday to get it back. A memorable part of our trip included being mystified by King Arthur's grave... his castle... his birthplace... his... giftshops... Our group climbed to the top of some hill containing the buried Holy Grail. God was angry that we tried to dig it up, so he blew a bunch of freezing wind and sideways rain at us. We ran back down the hill before he got out the lightning bolts. Of course, it all died down as soon as we hopped back on the coach bus. We had Thanksgiving at Sir Francis Drake's 16th century manor house.. that was neat. Unfortunately, we overestimated our abilities to consume mashed potatoes, and consequently ended up with two extra vats of them. Someone must have forgotten that leftovers take at least a week to consume.. not half a day. Anyways, the whole of it was a great success--spending it in such an idyllic place wasn't a bad trade-off for having to spend it away from our families. Finally, we laid aside a few hours to be dazzled by Stonehenge.. my pictures make it look cooler than it actually is, but the free audio guide you get makes it all worthwhile. Well, I guess this is probably the last blog for England Term '07.. see you all in a couple weeks!
Southern England pictures: http://bethel.facebook.com/album.php?aid=2035196&page=1&id=63804086
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