1. Natural History Museum
On Tuesday, after Anthropology (in London!), we went to the Natural Museum of History. SO. COOL. I wish I could have gotten a full picture of that MASSIVE blue whale but I would have needed a panoramic camera for that because it was actually so gigantic. First we wandered into the dinosaur exhibit, where there was so much cool information and dinosaur models. There was a big t-rex who looked real and moved around and had the tiniest arms ever. After that we went into the mammals exhibit where the blue whale was, along with a bunch of elephants, giraffes, deer.. they were all so realistic. Especially the elephant. We had some serious eye contact going on for a bit.
Before we left we briefly went into the insect section.. yeah, I wasn't in there very long. There was a fake kitchen that showed you what creepy crawlies could potentially be living in your kitchen.. um, thanks but no thanks. The building itself was gorgeous, it was massive and had stone monkies built into it and gargoyles and just really intricate designs.
2. Stonehenge
Today, we got up bright and early and got the Flying Nun bus to Stonehenge. We were pretty rushed but had about forty-five minutes to wander around the circular edge of the field. There was an audio guide I semi-listened to on the way around. It basically said that they don't know how the stones got there but they're pretty sure it was aliens. That's just a brief summary, though. Probably should have listened a little better.
Today, we got up bright and early and got the Flying Nun bus to Stonehenge. We were pretty rushed but had about forty-five minutes to wander around the circular edge of the field. There was an audio guide I semi-listened to on the way around. It basically said that they don't know how the stones got there but they're pretty sure it was aliens. That's just a brief summary, though. Probably should have listened a little better.
3. Bath
After Stonhenge we went to Bath. We drove through sprawling English countryside that eventually turned into narrow, windy roads that barely had room for our tour bus let alone another lane of cars coming in the opposite direction. There were stone walls and hedges and trees everywhere right along the side of the roads. We drove up a big hill and made a turn and there was Bath, which was quite a bit bigger than I imagined. I think I only imagined the town being the Baths, which obviously doesn't make any sense. But there was loads of houses and buildings all with clay rooftops all jumbled on top of one another.
Inside the Baths was beautiful; statues and arches and the bluey-browny-green of the main bath itself.
There was one section where you could look down on steps and a doorway that were from the original structure, and a screen showed what it would have looked like during it's prime. It was pretty amazing to see.
After Stonhenge we went to Bath. We drove through sprawling English countryside that eventually turned into narrow, windy roads that barely had room for our tour bus let alone another lane of cars coming in the opposite direction. There were stone walls and hedges and trees everywhere right along the side of the roads. We drove up a big hill and made a turn and there was Bath, which was quite a bit bigger than I imagined. I think I only imagined the town being the Baths, which obviously doesn't make any sense. But there was loads of houses and buildings all with clay rooftops all jumbled on top of one another.
Inside the Baths was beautiful; statues and arches and the bluey-browny-green of the main bath itself.
There was one section where you could look down on steps and a doorway that were from the original structure, and a screen showed what it would have looked like during it's prime. It was pretty amazing to see.
