WHAT A DAY!!!
Today has been amazing from start to finish. Woke up, had some breakfast, waited for an hour to go to class in my room, when a funny little old man name Richard came in to clean. He was precious. Then classes, then break for lunch (TASTY sandwich on a baguette with brie/tomatoes/cucumber) then off to Stourhead, about 2 hours away, to see the house and gardens. I swear upon my life, I have never been in a more gorgeous place. It was like the Garden of Eden or something. Plus it rained the whole time so it seemed even more lush somehow. It was acres and acres of the most beautiful trees and plants and flowers and grass from all over the world, as well as rivers and ponds and sculptures and temples and EVERYTHING took my breath away! Every picture I took looks like a postcard. It's ridiculous. We walked and walked and walked for miles in the rain through all of these winding pathways, and I can't believe that it was all one family's property at one point- now it belongs to The National Trust. Anyway, being a HUGE fan of the latest film version of Pride and Predjudice, imagine my excitment when we came upon a view of a place seen in the film... the Temple of Apollo. Amazing. AMAZING! I flipped out. In case you've seen it- it's the place where Darcy proposes to Elizabeth for the first time and she refuses. Oh my gosh, it was incredible. ANYway, when we left there we were able to stop by a little place called STONEHENGE. That was incredible as well- I got some good pics, but you can't get real close to it. Funny how close to the highway it actually is! Needless to say, after all that walking in the rain up hills and in grottos and etc, I am exhausted. My legs are on fire, but it was absolutely the coolest thing ever. Wednesday we go to London... Oscar Wilde stuff and Victoria and Albert Museum... plus other random sightseeing. I dunno if it's possible to top today tho. We'll see. Tonight is "white trash" night at the pub... i may go for a second just to see exactly what the limeys think that means. :) more to come!
PS: i'd have more pics on here but the computer is being real lame. i'll try it again in the morning! you MUST see stourhead. MUST.