Stonehenge, Salisbury, & Bath

I had the greatest weekend. Firstly, the weather was absolutely gorgeous. My prayers were answered and it was sunny and warm! Early saturday morning I hopped on a bus for the weekend with some of the people in my program and our first stop was Stonehenge! It was really cool seeing it in real life after learning about it in my anthropology class and having only seen pictures. I have all of these pictures of me looking like weirdo and squinting because I didn't even think of bringing sunglasses.

We then ventured to a little town called Salisbury which is only 30 minutes away from Stonehenge. It is always really nice getting out of the city and seeing the towns of England. It is a completely different experience and I really love it. Salisbury is home to the Salisbury Cathedral, which we got a tour of, and some beautiful homes that were filming locations for some Jane Austen movies. During some free time I enjoyed the weather and laid in a park just soaking up the sun. It was fantastic.

Salisbury Cathedral

Pretty homes in Salisbury. Filming location for 'Sense & Sensibility'

Our next stop that day was Bath, England where we all stayed in a YMCA hostel and had dinner together. I decided that I do not like hostels and they really gross me out. My friends and I were all afraid to touch the comforters and didn't want to shower in the bathrooms. We're all divas, basically. We ate at a really nice italian restaurant after settling in and were provided the meal free from our study abroad institution. Full after dinner, we wandered around the beautiful city of Bath and took pictures. It looks like you have stepped back in time and the scenery is just fantastic. Later that night, I stopped in at a pub with some friends for a drink before heading to sleep.

Bath, England

Sunday morning, I went with my group on a trip to see the famous Roman Bath's and it was really interesting and cool to learn about the history and stories behind the baths and their existence. Something that i've really loved about England is the history and how old everything truly is. These baths dated back around 2,000 years and they were still in pretty good condition! After taking a tour of the Roman Bath museum I wandered around the town some more, ate a delicious meal with some friends, and headed back to my residence hall to do some school work that I have been too busy to think about. 

Roman baths with Cathedral in background

That was my very busy weekend! I enjoyed every minute of it. The rest of my week will be dedicated to school work because as I may forget, I actually AM taking classes while I'm here. I am also preparing for my friend Emeri to come visit me from Copenhagen on Saturday and my family is getting here on Sunday! I'm soooo excited :) 

xoxo