Did you know that the word Rome spelled backwards is Amor which means love meaning "To love Rome" which I love Rome!!! It's one of my new favorite places.
Anyways getting to Rome was brutal because I couldn't wait to see Jessie and we have been counting down the days. Jessie was rightfully freaking out since my train was 5 mins late and I didn't have a phone.
So I ran into her outside the train station because I was so excited and wanted to freak her out since she wasn't looking.
It blew our minds that we were both in another country, her Italy, her Roma, and that we were going to be together for about 9 days. She is also my personal guide and has taken me to all the sites and the best gelatterias of course. The best one which I have been hearing about for 3 years Giolitti's which seriously is the best and today we found out the Obamas went there.
So once I got to Jessies apartment, where I stayed for 2 days, we walked over to the Vatican, which is by her house. We just walked over there and the square was packed because .... THE POPE WAS SAYING MASS to welcome all priests into the catholic family. It was AMAZING and I couldn't believe I actually was seeing the Pope. Then we went to sleep for a bright and early day at the Vatican.
At 11:00 Jessie dropped me off at the Vatican so I could take a tour of the Museum, Sistine Chapel, and St. Peter's. The tour was great and probably the best part was I got to skip the whole long as ever line to get into it. Saw great sculptures, Rafael's work leading to the Sistine Chapel and seriously there are no words to describe the chapel unless you have seen it. Throughout the whole time your viewing it you hear Italian guards yelling NO FOTO and shhhhh. Then I went into St. Peter's which was lucky because it was closed since the pope was doing a mass for the new priests. It was so weird seeing St. Peter's because I've seen pictures forever of the outside and not the inside.
Rick Steve's did my audio guide inside St. Peter's where I came across Pope Pius who looks like he could wake up from his sleep any minute because of the preserving of his body. Also around the altar the canopy from left to right has sculptures of a woman going through child birth because at the time the artists sister (Bernini) was pregnant.
After the Vatican we did a whirlwind tour of everything Rome. Saw the Pantheon, Jessie's favorite place in Rome, Spanish steps, Trevi fountain, Castel de Angelo, Piazza Navona, largo di torre argentina also know as the cat monument because of all the cats roaming around it, and via del coral. Most of the big things I remember but there is just so much to see in Rome and when you see a lot in a day some of it blends. All I can tell you is I had a huge smile on my face.
The 3rd day I officially slept at the yellow hostel which was eh. I probably wouldn't stay there again but it was a place to sleep; however it was probably the worst hostel i have been at so far. Anyways Jessie picked me up at the train station and to me to Santa Maria Maggiore which is a church that Mary said where it snows it Rome build a church there. It was a beautiful place with a ceiling full of gold. Then we got pizza where I proceeded to not see all the oil drip onto my shorts to if course make an oil stain that looks like male genitals. After pizza, Jessie and I met up with some UD students to watch the US vs England game. We went to a restaurant first which had one side US and the other England. We didn't stay long because the waiter who we named Loco Luca wouldn't pay attention to us and because we ordered beer originally but then we ordered after a new waiter. Luca got in trouble which I liked but after dinner we dashed to a near by bar which had incredibly good looking waiters. One who particularly couldn't take his eyes off Jessie. After the game I was not in a good mood because England tied and in my opinion they should of won.
On Sunday we met @11 and saw the mouth of truth which was cool but not all its cracked up to be. I really wanted to see it though because of Roman Holiday :D. Then we sat by Circus Maximus where they used to do chariot races. Then we had pizza (you can see a theme here) and Jessie dropped me off at the Colosseum since she had a date ;) but also because it was extremely hot. The Coloseum was massive and again had a lovely tour guide of Rick Steve. It is crazy how the Coloseum was the 1st arena and how much a spectator sport it was pinning animal vs animal or human vs animal. After the Colosseum I went to cool off at the capital museum which was if i remember correctly by Michelangelo or Caravaggio. The museum had great pictures and marble structures. The best room was the bust rooms which had busts of Homer and other famous well known people. After the museum I found my way back all by myself to Campo di Fiori which I was very proud of since this was my first time without Jessie guiding me. After I got to Campo we went to the good looking men bar to celebrate Allie's birthday and to watch the Germany vs Australian game. The waiter gave us his four favorite drinks and 4 shots on the house since it was Allies bday.
Then we went to a bar that was full of American students and had karaoke night. Sadly I was to tired and didn't stay long so missed out on the singing.
My last final full day I went to the Forum and Palatine hill. The forum was amazing and I could of spent hours there but the heat got to me so I sat for some time after my guide Rick Steve's gave me a tour around. After the forum I went to Palatine hill which was where Cesar and royalty lived however due to an earthquake that ruined most of Rome many years ago there are pretty much ruins which to me all looked the same. After that it was laundry time which cost me more than I'd like but hey you got to smell good from time to time unless I'm over here too long and start smelling like some Europeans. After laundry made it over to Jessie's place with the UD girls where we had a full out pasta meal. After dinner we hopped on a bus to go see the Italian game which thankfully they tied 2-2 but the Italians were not as crazy as I thought they would be but again it is just the round of 32. After the game I called it a night because I had a bright last day in Italy.
My last day was a little hard getting up for because all the adventure was starting to wear me out. I had a 9am appointment at the Borghese Gallery but I had to have breakfast before I left because if I don't i feel awful. This decision I came to regret because the apple at breakfast seemed off and not ripe but I ate it anyways. Breakfast also made me a little late to the museum because I thought I could walk it but I was 50 steps from my hostel and I knew I was doomed so took a taxi from the train station. Got to the Borghese 10 til 9 and saw a line which I thought was for people without tickets but no it was only for advanced tickets because the museum was booked. FINALLY I got my audio guide and was in the front door and was blown away. The gallery is amazing. The marble statues are so unbelievable that you didn't know that could be done to marble. So I'm walking through the gallery and come to gallery 8 the so called Hefertiti room known for being half man half woman and start feeling my stomach churn that I dash out of the gallery in fear that I will pull a Charlotte from Sex and the City Movie. No worries I made it but missed the whole second floor of the exhibit because the museum has a time slotted time. However the good thing is most people say the 1st floors the best or they are lying to me to make me feel better. After the gallery I was down so walked through the park to go to the top of the Spanish steps chapel which really isn't anything compared to the other churches I've seen. Then I finished off the day with what I call "if you go to Rome you have to do this-Jessie Ciraldo wish style" Meaning I had to go to Giolites for the last time which I was very proud I found on my own. And the scooper man gave me the free cream on top since we had a little convo on how I mispronounced a gelatto. Then I headed to the Vatican to climb the dome because it has the best views of the city and it's a must. I waited in a short line to get into St. Peters and another for the dome where I cheated and took the elevator to skip 200 plus stairs to take you right to the mosaic dome which when you're in St. Peters you don't realize people are up there. It's also cool to see the mosaic up close. Then we climbed 300 plus stairs narrow stairwells to the point where your body is on an angel to get to the top where there are 360 degree views of the city and major landmarks stick out. I stayed up there for about 20 minutes because I had to make a mad dash home to catch our flight to Berlin and we had to take many forms of public transportation to get there. Needless to say we arrived at the airport and were one of the firsts to be in the Berlin airplane line.
So yeah that's Rome. I'm currently in Madrid on the way to Barcelona and am trying my best to keep you guys updated. If not I'm home soon July 1st :/. I have been having a blast just don't want it to end.
Til next time and hope all is well with you
Friday, June 25, 2010
Monday, June 14, 2010
Florence
So i got to Florence around 6:00pm after taking a 9 hour train ride and connecting on 3 trains. I had a little difficulty finding the hostel but no biggie eventually found it. Once I got there I had amazing spaghetti and Caresse salad from the hostel. The spaghetti was with olive oil and then some ground meat which was delicious and the tomatoes here are so fresh and delicious I want to have one every day. Then since everything closes at 6 and was the time I got in I just chilled out at the hostel. Met two English girls Kristin and Sarah who I got on splendidly and ended up chatting till we went to bed.
The next morning I woke up early and checked out to go to the Academia which is where the David is. I overhear some of the tours that were going through to get some information. This is what I got- can remember so it might be totally true.
-The statue iof David is right before he takes on Goliath and you can hardly see the rock or sling shot on the statue
-His hands and feet are bigger than normal because it was suppose to be viewed from below
- The David statue you can literally see his vains and it took him just 3 years to finish
- On his left leg there is something that looks liek a tree but it is actually to support the statue
- His ass is fine and I just started at it for hours hahaha
Overall the statue is amazing and indescribable.
Since Ive never been to Florence and I was seeing Jessie in a few hours she suggested on what to see. So I stopped by the San Lorenzo market and got some things for people (markets are a bad place for me.... Things are so cheap and cute) I then walked by the Duomo but didnt go in, although its free because A. Rick Steves said it wasnt that intersting(the girls said the same thing too) B. its full of statues and C. By the time I saw it I had seen so many churches however I did overhear tour groups talking about the building right across from the Duomo where there are gold gates called the Gates of Paradise which was the first artwork of the Renaissance and depicts stories from the Bible. After the Duomo I went to the Ufitzi Gallery.Jessie's favorite museum and full of Renaissance artwork. I saw a line when I got there but then there was a sign that said entrance. So I went in there and must of paid a little extra but hey I got in right away. Then something crazy happened.....After the first Gallery I turn the corner and hear someone yell OH MY GOD MARIN HOAG!!!!I freaked out for like 2 secods because come on who do I know in Florence and how often do you run into someone you know IN EUROPE. Anyways it was my friend Kaities sister Greta who has a twin so when I first saw her called her, her sisters name. Greta was in Florence doing a summer session there. So the two of us walked through the galleries and caught up. Then we went and got some Paninis and some amazing gelato. She then showed me the Ponte Vechio which is the only bridge that wasnt destroyed during WWII becuase it was old and beautiful. Back in the day it used to be a bridge that sold meat but today it sells gold and jewlery.
After the bridge went to Gretas apartment to see it but ended up staying longer and chatting with her roommate. After awhile she led me back to the Ponte Vechio which from there I went back to my hostel on the way to Rome.
SO Ill write about Rome soon but i have been having less and less time to do journal and blog. So keep checking here . :)
Until next time
Ciao
The next morning I woke up early and checked out to go to the Academia which is where the David is. I overhear some of the tours that were going through to get some information. This is what I got- can remember so it might be totally true.
-The statue iof David is right before he takes on Goliath and you can hardly see the rock or sling shot on the statue
-His hands and feet are bigger than normal because it was suppose to be viewed from below
- The David statue you can literally see his vains and it took him just 3 years to finish
- On his left leg there is something that looks liek a tree but it is actually to support the statue
- His ass is fine and I just started at it for hours hahaha
Overall the statue is amazing and indescribable.
Since Ive never been to Florence and I was seeing Jessie in a few hours she suggested on what to see. So I stopped by the San Lorenzo market and got some things for people (markets are a bad place for me.... Things are so cheap and cute) I then walked by the Duomo but didnt go in, although its free because A. Rick Steves said it wasnt that intersting(the girls said the same thing too) B. its full of statues and C. By the time I saw it I had seen so many churches however I did overhear tour groups talking about the building right across from the Duomo where there are gold gates called the Gates of Paradise which was the first artwork of the Renaissance and depicts stories from the Bible. After the Duomo I went to the Ufitzi Gallery.Jessie's favorite museum and full of Renaissance artwork. I saw a line when I got there but then there was a sign that said entrance. So I went in there and must of paid a little extra but hey I got in right away. Then something crazy happened.....After the first Gallery I turn the corner and hear someone yell OH MY GOD MARIN HOAG!!!!I freaked out for like 2 secods because come on who do I know in Florence and how often do you run into someone you know IN EUROPE. Anyways it was my friend Kaities sister Greta who has a twin so when I first saw her called her, her sisters name. Greta was in Florence doing a summer session there. So the two of us walked through the galleries and caught up. Then we went and got some Paninis and some amazing gelato. She then showed me the Ponte Vechio which is the only bridge that wasnt destroyed during WWII becuase it was old and beautiful. Back in the day it used to be a bridge that sold meat but today it sells gold and jewlery.
After the bridge went to Gretas apartment to see it but ended up staying longer and chatting with her roommate. After awhile she led me back to the Ponte Vechio which from there I went back to my hostel on the way to Rome.
SO Ill write about Rome soon but i have been having less and less time to do journal and blog. So keep checking here . :)
Until next time
Ciao
Wednesday, June 9, 2010
The hills are alive in Salzburg
I took a sleeper train from Paris to Munich and from Munich to Salzburg I took a regular train. The sleeper train was so weird and somewhat nice. My car was for 6 people and I had the bottom bunk which sounds like it would suck but I only had to share the car with one other person. Meaning I could push the bed above me up and have enough room to sit up. Since I've never been on a sleeper train I had no idea the sheet they gave you was like a sleeping bag so I had to ask the lady to help make my bed. :/ kind of embarassing but just being the only person it wasn't to bad. Had some decent zzzzs but kept waking up when we would stop to get gas or when we were moving to hear the clanking of the rail tracks.
When I got to Munich had 10 mins to get on my next train which luckily was right next to the train I departed. Although the trip was suppose to take 45 minutes it ended on being an hour and a half because the train on the next track parallel to us hit what I believe was a body.
There were 3 sheets held down with rocks and outside one of the sheets I saw an organ. Who knows if it was an accident or attempted suicide the whole train car made a collective aaaaa in horror.
Once I got to Salzburg I made it to my hostel all by myself!!! It made me miss Katie though because she was my map girl and got us from place to place. I got lost twice trying to get back to the hostel but I figured it out:). The hostel I stayed at was probably one of my favorites so far. It had amazing shower pressure to the point where you felt like you were at home, it was very clean, and it had sound of music pictures all over the hostel. They also play the movie every day which sadly I watched some of it because of the time I got in and when the sound of music tour started. Yes!!! I went on the sound of music tour where I saw the gazebo, the back of the house where they fall in the water and play outside, the street where the children are in the trees, and the church where they filmed the wedding scene. From afar we saw what the front of the house which is now a school of music and the Abbey but they couldn't film inside because the order didn't want them to. Also the house that was the back is now for Harvard students :p and the gazebo was on the house grounds but they moved it to a park. Overall the tour was good and the bus itself played the Sound of Music soundtrack.
When I got back wandered the city for awhile and went to the castle on top by gondela to get amazing views of the city. While wandering the city came across a street game of chess and street dancers who looked like they were doing more of an interpretive dance. I then wandered the streets looking for a place that has schnitzel. I decided I would have the Salzburg schnitzel and have the local grub since when will I ever have it again and Katie would try all the local food wherever we went; so i thought I'll do the same. It really wasn't bad it was like fried chicken breast with ham cheese bacon mushrooms and some sauce inside.
Then I returned to by hostel where I met Jayme, Jenna and an Aussie who I never got her name but we chatted a lot. Anyways that night all of us had a rough time sleeping because one of our roommates had the longest and loudest snore I ever heard. I seriously never new you could snore every breath for like 20 minutes.
The next morning I went to the salt mines with 4 other people from the
hostel: Connor, Ashely, Ariel, and Sophie while everyone else from our tour bus went to Eagles Nest which I had no idea was Hitlers hang out spot so I just asked what it was instead of vocalising that I thought it was a legit Eagles nest. Anyways the salt mines were awesome! The 5 of us all stuck together and would slide down the slides to the different parts of the mine. The slides themselves are like a long stick that dips (ok didn't mean to make that sound dirty) with 2 places for your feet and you just slide down. The salt mines themselves are one of the oldest working mines in the world. In the mine we came to what looked like a huge sheet of glass where below you could see the salt rock but in actuality it was water. So we took a little boat across to the other side and witnessed a " salt explosion" aka a light show that reflected in the water. Haha.
After the tour I went and visited Salzburg's most famous person, Mozart. I first started off in the family apartment where they lived when Mozart was in his teens. There you saw the pianos and organs he played on along with letters and sheet music he wrote. The museum also had things about Mozarts father who wrote a famous how to play the violin and had a musical background as well as Mozart's sister Nanner who back in the day received high praises for her musical gift; but obviously Mozart was a prodigy. He masted the violin and piano by the age of 6. By the age of 8 he wrote his first symphony and for 3/4 of his life he traveled all over the world with his father and sister and would preform in front of royalty. You would think this would being in a lot of money but most of the rime the Mozarts were payed in cigarette cases or match stick boxes which didn't translate to money.
After their apartment I went to Mozart's birth place where both he and his sister were born. His mother stayed there most of the time when they traveled a d sadly had 7 children with only Mozart and Nanner surviving.
Overall Salzburg was a beautiful city and 2 days was definitely the right amount of time to spend there. Now I'm on a train to Florence :D. I have to take 3 trains to get there but on the 1st one Jayme came with me since she wanted to visit Innsbruck??? All I could fell you is it's surrounded by more of the Swiss alps and I saw a Swarkosvki factory. Oh did you know that a little town outside Salzburg was where red bull was created/ started.
Til next time which will be WORLD CUP time!!! You all should be excited although I will be anti-American and root for England and Spain. June 12 people USA vs England will be an excellent game. I'll be with Jessie which I can't wait for and will probably be crazy as ever.
So excited and the idea that I only have a couple more weeks left makes me sad since I've been having so much fun. Wish I could explore/ be in Europe forever. ;);)(mumsy) Ive run into so many Aussies who are taking trips for like 4 months and some more. There is this bus that goes on a consistent route throughout Europe and is hop on hop off really cool idea.
Ok didn't mean to blabber on will talk to you from Italy.
When I got to Munich had 10 mins to get on my next train which luckily was right next to the train I departed. Although the trip was suppose to take 45 minutes it ended on being an hour and a half because the train on the next track parallel to us hit what I believe was a body.
There were 3 sheets held down with rocks and outside one of the sheets I saw an organ. Who knows if it was an accident or attempted suicide the whole train car made a collective aaaaa in horror.
Once I got to Salzburg I made it to my hostel all by myself!!! It made me miss Katie though because she was my map girl and got us from place to place. I got lost twice trying to get back to the hostel but I figured it out:). The hostel I stayed at was probably one of my favorites so far. It had amazing shower pressure to the point where you felt like you were at home, it was very clean, and it had sound of music pictures all over the hostel. They also play the movie every day which sadly I watched some of it because of the time I got in and when the sound of music tour started. Yes!!! I went on the sound of music tour where I saw the gazebo, the back of the house where they fall in the water and play outside, the street where the children are in the trees, and the church where they filmed the wedding scene. From afar we saw what the front of the house which is now a school of music and the Abbey but they couldn't film inside because the order didn't want them to. Also the house that was the back is now for Harvard students :p and the gazebo was on the house grounds but they moved it to a park. Overall the tour was good and the bus itself played the Sound of Music soundtrack.
When I got back wandered the city for awhile and went to the castle on top by gondela to get amazing views of the city. While wandering the city came across a street game of chess and street dancers who looked like they were doing more of an interpretive dance. I then wandered the streets looking for a place that has schnitzel. I decided I would have the Salzburg schnitzel and have the local grub since when will I ever have it again and Katie would try all the local food wherever we went; so i thought I'll do the same. It really wasn't bad it was like fried chicken breast with ham cheese bacon mushrooms and some sauce inside.
Then I returned to by hostel where I met Jayme, Jenna and an Aussie who I never got her name but we chatted a lot. Anyways that night all of us had a rough time sleeping because one of our roommates had the longest and loudest snore I ever heard. I seriously never new you could snore every breath for like 20 minutes.
The next morning I went to the salt mines with 4 other people from the
hostel: Connor, Ashely, Ariel, and Sophie while everyone else from our tour bus went to Eagles Nest which I had no idea was Hitlers hang out spot so I just asked what it was instead of vocalising that I thought it was a legit Eagles nest. Anyways the salt mines were awesome! The 5 of us all stuck together and would slide down the slides to the different parts of the mine. The slides themselves are like a long stick that dips (ok didn't mean to make that sound dirty) with 2 places for your feet and you just slide down. The salt mines themselves are one of the oldest working mines in the world. In the mine we came to what looked like a huge sheet of glass where below you could see the salt rock but in actuality it was water. So we took a little boat across to the other side and witnessed a " salt explosion" aka a light show that reflected in the water. Haha.
After the tour I went and visited Salzburg's most famous person, Mozart. I first started off in the family apartment where they lived when Mozart was in his teens. There you saw the pianos and organs he played on along with letters and sheet music he wrote. The museum also had things about Mozarts father who wrote a famous how to play the violin and had a musical background as well as Mozart's sister Nanner who back in the day received high praises for her musical gift; but obviously Mozart was a prodigy. He masted the violin and piano by the age of 6. By the age of 8 he wrote his first symphony and for 3/4 of his life he traveled all over the world with his father and sister and would preform in front of royalty. You would think this would being in a lot of money but most of the rime the Mozarts were payed in cigarette cases or match stick boxes which didn't translate to money.
After their apartment I went to Mozart's birth place where both he and his sister were born. His mother stayed there most of the time when they traveled a d sadly had 7 children with only Mozart and Nanner surviving.
Overall Salzburg was a beautiful city and 2 days was definitely the right amount of time to spend there. Now I'm on a train to Florence :D. I have to take 3 trains to get there but on the 1st one Jayme came with me since she wanted to visit Innsbruck??? All I could fell you is it's surrounded by more of the Swiss alps and I saw a Swarkosvki factory. Oh did you know that a little town outside Salzburg was where red bull was created/ started.
Til next time which will be WORLD CUP time!!! You all should be excited although I will be anti-American and root for England and Spain. June 12 people USA vs England will be an excellent game. I'll be with Jessie which I can't wait for and will probably be crazy as ever.
So excited and the idea that I only have a couple more weeks left makes me sad since I've been having so much fun. Wish I could explore/ be in Europe forever. ;);)(mumsy) Ive run into so many Aussies who are taking trips for like 4 months and some more. There is this bus that goes on a consistent route throughout Europe and is hop on hop off really cool idea.
Ok didn't mean to blabber on will talk to you from Italy.
Monday, June 7, 2010
London Triangle and Beyond
Ok if you're ready this will probably be the longest blog post there ever was. Sorry haven't written but our hostel which, I have been waiting forever to visit and was written up in a new York times article 4 years ago ( yes I've been planning that long and dreaming about it for so long) charged us for Internet which is why I have been so far behind.
So to start out Katie and I did what we refer to as the London triangle and successfully did it. So what does the London triangle consist of you might ask well all of this in a day on May 31....
Edinburgh--> London: Megabus (10:30 pm --> 7:30 am)
London --> Chesterfield: Megatrain (9:00-11 am) Chesterfield -->London: Megatrain (7pm-10pm) London --> Salzbury; RailEurope (11-1am)
Salzbury-->London: Megatrain (7-10pm June 1st)
Yes we were crazy but got everything we wanted out of it. The bus ride was about 8 hrs and probably not the most comfortable ride you would want but I got around 5-6 hours. Once we got to London we took the tube stop to King Cross/St. Pancras (their connected) so we did platform 9 3/4 which was actually between platforms 8-9 which upset Katie and probably any die hard Harry Potter fan.
Then we went to chesterfield because it was the closest town to Chatsworth hose. When we got to chesterfield,although I had bus instruction but was confused how to use them we decided to take a cab.
But ended getting stuck in traffic due to it being a bank holiday and a Tudor festival on the grounds. Anyways we took the tour of the house which had the most beautiful entrance and artwork. Many of you might know this house as Pemberly from the new Pride and Prejustice or if you've seen the Dutchess both with Kiera Knightly and shows the inside of the house. The house was just amazing you couldn't believe it was real and that people still live in it. So the house had the veiled woman (if you seen P&P you know what im talking about when shes in the hall with all the statues which by the way that hall really does exisit). The house also had modern artwork which was cool except they had a Andy Warhol type of pic that just kept changing colors of a daughter in law. We explored the grounds which had beautiful flowers and of course the beautiful fountain. Then we also visited the farmhouse which was like a mini zoo with no joke chickens and hens walking amoung the people and the biggest pigs you will ever see.
Currently this chickens have given the current dutchess prize winning eggs. Katie and I also had a pasty which I wasn't a huge fan of but it tasted like chicken noodle soup in a pastry. Then when it was time to leave we saw we had missed our bus by 15 mins so we asked for an alternative root to see our bus pulling away. No worries folks it was for the better. We walked through the sheep poo grounds till we found a path which led us to the new bus station where we met a nice old couple who take walks every Sunday around the grounds and showed us to our train which we had to wait for an hour since we were early and everything closed at 6. Oh almost forgot to tell u the best part on the way to chesterfield a family was stopping at Derby to pick blueberies however this cute little kind in an English accent kept saying over and over "I don't want to go to Derby I don't want to go"
however when the dad said don't you want to pick blueberries he said I want to pick blueberries bur not go to Derby. Ok maybe it was a had to be there moment
Finally get into London and are taking the train to Salzbury where we had an adventure. We got in at 1am and took a taxi since it wasn't walking distance. We get to our hostel and we were locked out. So now it's 1:20 2 girls now walk the lone streets on Salzbury til we run into a car which points us in the right direction of a hotel which was 3 minutes in front of us. We get to the citylodge and ask if they have a room which they do. Thank God!! Wait it gets better; we got the discounted deal since it was a holiday and we get a full breakfast with ceral, toast, tea and fruit plus it's the first time we have a shower to ourselves. We slept like babies which is why the next day they had to knock and sound 2 alarms.
We checked out and went on a tour bus for Stonehedge which felt so weird to finally see it in person. Thankfully they had an audio guide because I would have been just staring at rocks for an hour. We learned how the rocks that are standing are at least 5 feet in the ground and have groves on the top of them so they fit like a jigsaw puzzel. It also acts as a calendar where each month the sun shines through each pillar and how on the summer soltice it hits the middle one perfectly. Although it is an amazing structure the reason for it is still unknown. What is known is around the structure and throughout Salzbury there are burial grounds that look like hills.
After Stonehenge we went to Old Serum which was included in our ticket and where there used to be a castle of one of the Kings but William the conquerer took over it and destroyed it. It was a fun place to see however the most enjoyable part were two groups of children. One group was just brothers playing hide and seek which the others had army gun, army hats, and swords. Seriously felt like you were back in a messed- up middle ages with Army men surrounding you. Was to funny.
After old serum we went to Salzbury Cathedral where we caught the last tour however it was given by an old lady who talk. e. D. Like. T. H.
I. S.... Although the cathedral was interesting like how they painted over everthing and knocked down all the saint statues and how the spire is somewhat on the verge of falling on the catedral if our tour guide spoke faster we would have gotten the opportunity to see 5 magna cartas. Oh well till another time or another museum that had it. I thought it was at the British library too but I can't remember plus we didn't go there on this trip. Then we got our bags and went to the train station where we thought there would be a waiting area but no.
So we sat on grocery bags and had our dinners(I had mediterranean Chicken with cous cous from tesco!!! --> I was excited about the grocery stores cuz of watching xfactor uk and other british things. ) We finally got to London to our hostel however our room was a sauna/ penitentiary because we had white walls and no windows. Here we met Heath, Ashley, and Brittany. We all bonded over the hotness of the room and since we were all from the states-weird I know. But Heath Katie and I bonded over the other girls after they left because they rushed through London and wanted to see the zoo. Really, hello there are zoos back home haha.
So I'm gonna summarize London the best way possible by telling you everything we did. Katie and I became masters of the tube thanks to the lovely touch application. Well when we arrived we went to the Bloody Tower of London where we had a beefeater tour where the guy was very funny. (In order to become a beefeater you need to have served for your country and depending on your rank you had a different uniform at the tower. )He asked where we were from and we told him Chicago and he said I love Lsd which we replied we did too and everyone looked confused. So he told them the Chicago secret of Lake Shore Drive.
We then saw the crowned jewels which were spectacular and then went to the white tower. The white tower used to house kings and queens and this time when I was there, there was an exhibit. It housed some of the same things but added more content. We also went to the bloody tower where bloody Mary stayed when she was in the prison. Inside the tower they had a mystery who done it exhibit which talked about 2 princes who were found in the tower who were in line to the throne before king Richard took over. Both Katie and I guessed him and to treat ourselves we had delicious macaroons. After the tower we went to St. Paul's which we couldn't tour fully because they were having evening song. Katie and I both had a little tiger snooze there but the ceiling was beautiful. For those who don't know, st Paul's is where Diana and Charles got married. From there Katie and I went to Trafalgar square and Piccadilly circus where we just stood and looked at it. We were both tired and it was approaching 7 so I suggested let's see a play which we chose well I guess I chose Hair since we were supposed to see it for my 21st birthday but it was sold out cuz it was free. That's another story. Anyways we got cheap tickets £39 each and were in row L at the aisle which ended up being Katie's seat where she got her hair stroked multiple times and the main character tried to get her on stage with all the other audience members bur we denied him which made him do the awkward smile/ok laugh like he's never been denied. Anyways the show was so upbeat, brilliant, and covered the 60s. I loved it.
The next day we did a split day. Katie saw the cabinet war rooms while I went to Stamford Bridge where my football team Chelsea plays and where I want to work in the future. (skip this paragraph if you don't want to hear footy or my obsession with the team/the sport)We saw where the WAGS (Wives and Girlfriends) sit during matches. The away locker room/ loser room( called loser room because not that many people win at Stamford) where they have the lockers below the seats, dry erase board behind the door which has to stay open during matches and crappy madage chairs. Then we went to the home locker room where everyone's jersey was out and displayed by what language you spoke meaning you'd sit by your friends. All the English players were together and Jt and Lampsys lockers were next to each other :D. German speaking African speaking etc. Then we saw Jts personal massage chair which is next to Lampsy where the hold hands while getting their messages. We went to the press room where I got a picture from behind the desk and then we walked down to the pitch which we couldn't walk on because they are putting down new grass. Finally we sat where the Chelsea players sit and where the crazy fans sit. Then we went to the megastore where I was overwhelmed and spent about an hour. During which my suntan lotion exploded in my purse, my picture taken with the Premier league trophy, Fa cup trophy, and Community shield broke the printer that when I finally went around the stadium and did the museum I finally got my pictures And received 3 copies.
After the stadium met up with Katie where we did 10 downing street, although you couldn't see anything, and Buckingham palace to get good pictures because with the changing of the guard you see very little.
The next day we did Westminster Abbey and Kensington Palace.
Westminster was awesome as always. Loved the writers corner and Henry VI chapel. Then we did Kensington Palace but 1st we went to whole foods to get some food and had a lovely mini picnic which involved strawberries, a salad, brownies, and a tart/pasty. Then we went to Kensington Palace thinking it would have stuff of Diana's and previous princesses but unread found a creepy child like museum. So after that Katie and I wandered around the park to find the Peter pan statue and the Diana memorial fountain which is a fountain that everyone can play in; very cute. Then Katie and I made it to Harrods where the French Connection collection sucked us in and although we resisted at first by not trying things on. We eventually did and bought ourselves dresses.
Finally our last day in London we went to Buckingham Palace to see what we thought would be changing of the guard but was in fact practice for the queens birthday next week. It was a blast to see all the different uniforms and horses but after standing for an hr and a half with no action we left because we heard it was going to be the same things we just saw. So we went to Portabello Road which was like a mile long and
where we had paella for lunch homemade bruscetta and I had a crepe.
After walking for so long and being in the sun we thought let's go to covent gardens to relax thinking it was a garden. But no it's a huge shopping area and we took 198 steps to get there because we didn't want to take the lifts since the lines were long. Although we didn't do much here we ate at Nandos :D (a sneakybplot to go there because it's a certain british boybands fav eating spot.) The food was delicious. I had a chicken breast pita with pineapple and cheese. Yes sounds gross but delicious.
After nandos went to see the globe theatre and then went home to pack and have a glass of wine because it took us an hour to get home due to construction work.
It was up early to catch the Chunnel to Paris. We got in around 12 but didn't leave the station til 1. One things for sure everything we wanted to do in Paris didn't happen, but that's ok. We got our tickets to go to Versailles but got on the wrong train so a French man in his 50s helped us get on the right train and our transfer train plus he looked out for us. Told us to stand rather than sit because the pickpocketers get you better. Made sure we had our purses in front of us. Was very nice which was odd since the French hate us and everyone we were in contact with thus far had been rude to us. Besides this man and Versailles Katie and I believe France doesn't like us that much.
When we transferred trains Katie somewhat slipped in the gap and lost her shoe. So for about 5 minutes she was walking in the French station with 1 shoe on and 1 foot barefoot until I gave her 1 of my socks.
Then we got her Eiffel Tower flip flops before heading to Versailles which honestly is a golden palace since gold is everywhere. It was a beautiful palace and the grounds were too. We didn't get to explore much because I had to catch a train to Salzburg. But we did see a fountain show set to music however I couldn't capture it because my camera broke :'(.
Once back in Paris Katie and I had our last supper together before taking a taxi to the station I had to go to while Katie went to the EiffelTower.
So now I'm exploring on my own and going to make more mistakes without my other half near by. So to get to Salzburg I took a sleeper train which was suppose to fit 6 people but it was just to me and an older German Lady. So I got to sleep in a bed and got a decent amount of sleep but the train tracks and refueling stops woke me up sometimes.
However it was definitely the way to travel for me since got a good amount of sleep and it cost only €39.
That's about it. On the way to Salzburg in a commuter train that's going all the way to Budapest crazy. Well til next time and if you read this all in one sitting Bravo !
So to start out Katie and I did what we refer to as the London triangle and successfully did it. So what does the London triangle consist of you might ask well all of this in a day on May 31....
Edinburgh--> London: Megabus (10:30 pm --> 7:30 am)
London --> Chesterfield: Megatrain (9:00-11 am) Chesterfield -->London: Megatrain (7pm-10pm) London --> Salzbury; RailEurope (11-1am)
Salzbury-->London: Megatrain (7-10pm June 1st)
Yes we were crazy but got everything we wanted out of it. The bus ride was about 8 hrs and probably not the most comfortable ride you would want but I got around 5-6 hours. Once we got to London we took the tube stop to King Cross/St. Pancras (their connected) so we did platform 9 3/4 which was actually between platforms 8-9 which upset Katie and probably any die hard Harry Potter fan.
Then we went to chesterfield because it was the closest town to Chatsworth hose. When we got to chesterfield,although I had bus instruction but was confused how to use them we decided to take a cab.
But ended getting stuck in traffic due to it being a bank holiday and a Tudor festival on the grounds. Anyways we took the tour of the house which had the most beautiful entrance and artwork. Many of you might know this house as Pemberly from the new Pride and Prejustice or if you've seen the Dutchess both with Kiera Knightly and shows the inside of the house. The house was just amazing you couldn't believe it was real and that people still live in it. So the house had the veiled woman (if you seen P&P you know what im talking about when shes in the hall with all the statues which by the way that hall really does exisit). The house also had modern artwork which was cool except they had a Andy Warhol type of pic that just kept changing colors of a daughter in law. We explored the grounds which had beautiful flowers and of course the beautiful fountain. Then we also visited the farmhouse which was like a mini zoo with no joke chickens and hens walking amoung the people and the biggest pigs you will ever see.
Currently this chickens have given the current dutchess prize winning eggs. Katie and I also had a pasty which I wasn't a huge fan of but it tasted like chicken noodle soup in a pastry. Then when it was time to leave we saw we had missed our bus by 15 mins so we asked for an alternative root to see our bus pulling away. No worries folks it was for the better. We walked through the sheep poo grounds till we found a path which led us to the new bus station where we met a nice old couple who take walks every Sunday around the grounds and showed us to our train which we had to wait for an hour since we were early and everything closed at 6. Oh almost forgot to tell u the best part on the way to chesterfield a family was stopping at Derby to pick blueberies however this cute little kind in an English accent kept saying over and over "I don't want to go to Derby I don't want to go"
however when the dad said don't you want to pick blueberries he said I want to pick blueberries bur not go to Derby. Ok maybe it was a had to be there moment
Finally get into London and are taking the train to Salzbury where we had an adventure. We got in at 1am and took a taxi since it wasn't walking distance. We get to our hostel and we were locked out. So now it's 1:20 2 girls now walk the lone streets on Salzbury til we run into a car which points us in the right direction of a hotel which was 3 minutes in front of us. We get to the citylodge and ask if they have a room which they do. Thank God!! Wait it gets better; we got the discounted deal since it was a holiday and we get a full breakfast with ceral, toast, tea and fruit plus it's the first time we have a shower to ourselves. We slept like babies which is why the next day they had to knock and sound 2 alarms.
We checked out and went on a tour bus for Stonehedge which felt so weird to finally see it in person. Thankfully they had an audio guide because I would have been just staring at rocks for an hour. We learned how the rocks that are standing are at least 5 feet in the ground and have groves on the top of them so they fit like a jigsaw puzzel. It also acts as a calendar where each month the sun shines through each pillar and how on the summer soltice it hits the middle one perfectly. Although it is an amazing structure the reason for it is still unknown. What is known is around the structure and throughout Salzbury there are burial grounds that look like hills.
After Stonehenge we went to Old Serum which was included in our ticket and where there used to be a castle of one of the Kings but William the conquerer took over it and destroyed it. It was a fun place to see however the most enjoyable part were two groups of children. One group was just brothers playing hide and seek which the others had army gun, army hats, and swords. Seriously felt like you were back in a messed- up middle ages with Army men surrounding you. Was to funny.
After old serum we went to Salzbury Cathedral where we caught the last tour however it was given by an old lady who talk. e. D. Like. T. H.
I. S.... Although the cathedral was interesting like how they painted over everthing and knocked down all the saint statues and how the spire is somewhat on the verge of falling on the catedral if our tour guide spoke faster we would have gotten the opportunity to see 5 magna cartas. Oh well till another time or another museum that had it. I thought it was at the British library too but I can't remember plus we didn't go there on this trip. Then we got our bags and went to the train station where we thought there would be a waiting area but no.
So we sat on grocery bags and had our dinners(I had mediterranean Chicken with cous cous from tesco!!! --> I was excited about the grocery stores cuz of watching xfactor uk and other british things. ) We finally got to London to our hostel however our room was a sauna/ penitentiary because we had white walls and no windows. Here we met Heath, Ashley, and Brittany. We all bonded over the hotness of the room and since we were all from the states-weird I know. But Heath Katie and I bonded over the other girls after they left because they rushed through London and wanted to see the zoo. Really, hello there are zoos back home haha.
So I'm gonna summarize London the best way possible by telling you everything we did. Katie and I became masters of the tube thanks to the lovely touch application. Well when we arrived we went to the Bloody Tower of London where we had a beefeater tour where the guy was very funny. (In order to become a beefeater you need to have served for your country and depending on your rank you had a different uniform at the tower. )He asked where we were from and we told him Chicago and he said I love Lsd which we replied we did too and everyone looked confused. So he told them the Chicago secret of Lake Shore Drive.
We then saw the crowned jewels which were spectacular and then went to the white tower. The white tower used to house kings and queens and this time when I was there, there was an exhibit. It housed some of the same things but added more content. We also went to the bloody tower where bloody Mary stayed when she was in the prison. Inside the tower they had a mystery who done it exhibit which talked about 2 princes who were found in the tower who were in line to the throne before king Richard took over. Both Katie and I guessed him and to treat ourselves we had delicious macaroons. After the tower we went to St. Paul's which we couldn't tour fully because they were having evening song. Katie and I both had a little tiger snooze there but the ceiling was beautiful. For those who don't know, st Paul's is where Diana and Charles got married. From there Katie and I went to Trafalgar square and Piccadilly circus where we just stood and looked at it. We were both tired and it was approaching 7 so I suggested let's see a play which we chose well I guess I chose Hair since we were supposed to see it for my 21st birthday but it was sold out cuz it was free. That's another story. Anyways we got cheap tickets £39 each and were in row L at the aisle which ended up being Katie's seat where she got her hair stroked multiple times and the main character tried to get her on stage with all the other audience members bur we denied him which made him do the awkward smile/ok laugh like he's never been denied. Anyways the show was so upbeat, brilliant, and covered the 60s. I loved it.
The next day we did a split day. Katie saw the cabinet war rooms while I went to Stamford Bridge where my football team Chelsea plays and where I want to work in the future. (skip this paragraph if you don't want to hear footy or my obsession with the team/the sport)We saw where the WAGS (Wives and Girlfriends) sit during matches. The away locker room/ loser room( called loser room because not that many people win at Stamford) where they have the lockers below the seats, dry erase board behind the door which has to stay open during matches and crappy madage chairs. Then we went to the home locker room where everyone's jersey was out and displayed by what language you spoke meaning you'd sit by your friends. All the English players were together and Jt and Lampsys lockers were next to each other :D. German speaking African speaking etc. Then we saw Jts personal massage chair which is next to Lampsy where the hold hands while getting their messages. We went to the press room where I got a picture from behind the desk and then we walked down to the pitch which we couldn't walk on because they are putting down new grass. Finally we sat where the Chelsea players sit and where the crazy fans sit. Then we went to the megastore where I was overwhelmed and spent about an hour. During which my suntan lotion exploded in my purse, my picture taken with the Premier league trophy, Fa cup trophy, and Community shield broke the printer that when I finally went around the stadium and did the museum I finally got my pictures And received 3 copies.
After the stadium met up with Katie where we did 10 downing street, although you couldn't see anything, and Buckingham palace to get good pictures because with the changing of the guard you see very little.
The next day we did Westminster Abbey and Kensington Palace.
Westminster was awesome as always. Loved the writers corner and Henry VI chapel. Then we did Kensington Palace but 1st we went to whole foods to get some food and had a lovely mini picnic which involved strawberries, a salad, brownies, and a tart/pasty. Then we went to Kensington Palace thinking it would have stuff of Diana's and previous princesses but unread found a creepy child like museum. So after that Katie and I wandered around the park to find the Peter pan statue and the Diana memorial fountain which is a fountain that everyone can play in; very cute. Then Katie and I made it to Harrods where the French Connection collection sucked us in and although we resisted at first by not trying things on. We eventually did and bought ourselves dresses.
Finally our last day in London we went to Buckingham Palace to see what we thought would be changing of the guard but was in fact practice for the queens birthday next week. It was a blast to see all the different uniforms and horses but after standing for an hr and a half with no action we left because we heard it was going to be the same things we just saw. So we went to Portabello Road which was like a mile long and
where we had paella for lunch homemade bruscetta and I had a crepe.
After walking for so long and being in the sun we thought let's go to covent gardens to relax thinking it was a garden. But no it's a huge shopping area and we took 198 steps to get there because we didn't want to take the lifts since the lines were long. Although we didn't do much here we ate at Nandos :D (a sneakybplot to go there because it's a certain british boybands fav eating spot.) The food was delicious. I had a chicken breast pita with pineapple and cheese. Yes sounds gross but delicious.
After nandos went to see the globe theatre and then went home to pack and have a glass of wine because it took us an hour to get home due to construction work.
It was up early to catch the Chunnel to Paris. We got in around 12 but didn't leave the station til 1. One things for sure everything we wanted to do in Paris didn't happen, but that's ok. We got our tickets to go to Versailles but got on the wrong train so a French man in his 50s helped us get on the right train and our transfer train plus he looked out for us. Told us to stand rather than sit because the pickpocketers get you better. Made sure we had our purses in front of us. Was very nice which was odd since the French hate us and everyone we were in contact with thus far had been rude to us. Besides this man and Versailles Katie and I believe France doesn't like us that much.
When we transferred trains Katie somewhat slipped in the gap and lost her shoe. So for about 5 minutes she was walking in the French station with 1 shoe on and 1 foot barefoot until I gave her 1 of my socks.
Then we got her Eiffel Tower flip flops before heading to Versailles which honestly is a golden palace since gold is everywhere. It was a beautiful palace and the grounds were too. We didn't get to explore much because I had to catch a train to Salzburg. But we did see a fountain show set to music however I couldn't capture it because my camera broke :'(.
Once back in Paris Katie and I had our last supper together before taking a taxi to the station I had to go to while Katie went to the EiffelTower.
So now I'm exploring on my own and going to make more mistakes without my other half near by. So to get to Salzburg I took a sleeper train which was suppose to fit 6 people but it was just to me and an older German Lady. So I got to sleep in a bed and got a decent amount of sleep but the train tracks and refueling stops woke me up sometimes.
However it was definitely the way to travel for me since got a good amount of sleep and it cost only €39.
That's about it. On the way to Salzburg in a commuter train that's going all the way to Budapest crazy. Well til next time and if you read this all in one sitting Bravo !
Saturday, June 5, 2010
Edinburgh
So sorry I haven't blogged- It costs money for access in London-- but here is my latest:
So if any of you come to Edinburgh I have the hostel for you. It's called the castle rock which is right next to Edinburgh castle but it is definitely a trek up a steep hill because Edinburgh is built on rocks and used to have two active volcanoes before it moved to where it is today.
I really forgot how beautiful Edinburgh was. ( I was here 6 years ago for a youth group trip) It was weird to be back in a European country where things I had seen before were so fresh in my mind and this time it was definitely more enjoyable.
When Katie and I got to our hostel they told us there was a free walking tour which was brilliant. Our tour guide was named Ronnie and was very knowledgeable on Edinburgh. We learned about how at 1 everyday a cannon is shot from Edinburgh castle to tell people that it's 1:00.
Also how in front of a church there us a Scottish heart where people spit on it because in that area people used to go to pay their taxes and of course no one likes taxes. Then being the brave one in the group I acted out a story of a woman who stole carrots for her children and was pinned by her ears to a door where people would throw things on you and ridicule you but if you were brave enough you could unpin yourself and have a bloody ear where everyone would know you were a criminal. I got many laughs and cheers from the crowd which was good.
Then we went by the writers museum where people used to throw there poo out the window and would all end in the river. You may ask why is this important but people would walk through this area and when someone yelled gardey hoe one would move to the side however people back then drank beer and whiskey because it was actually better than water so when people headed back from work in that area they would hear that and were too slow to move that they would get shit in their face which is where the phrase shit faced comes from.
Then I had a freaky dejá vu ever when we were by the same fish and chip shop that I had eaten at when I was there last time. Both Katie and I went in there this time though to have fried Mars bar which we shared and liked but apparently most people don't. In that same area we learned about Maggie Dicken (I think that was her name. I know Maggie's right) who was hung for having a premature baby which she left by the river. However when she was on her way to the cemetery the driver heard banging
Greyfriars Bobby is a dog who is one of the most pictured statues in
Edinburgh because when his master, the man who patrolled the
graveyard, died he visited his grave everyday til he died and his grave is there as well. Also in the graveyard Tom Riddle and the inspiration of Professor McGonigal are buried here.
So as you can see we learned a lot about Edinburgh and we did visit the castle which can be seen practically from all directions of the city. In the castle they have a stone which wherever thevrock was it was considered the one who ruled the UK. Then Katie and I took the megabus to London which was about a 7 hr bus ride where we got very little sleep but we had to make do.
Well I'll tell you about the rest of the trip soon. In London now on way to see Stamford Bridge aka where my favorite football team plays.
Let's hope I make it got like 10 mins to spare and still on the tube.
Eek
So if any of you come to Edinburgh I have the hostel for you. It's called the castle rock which is right next to Edinburgh castle but it is definitely a trek up a steep hill because Edinburgh is built on rocks and used to have two active volcanoes before it moved to where it is today.
I really forgot how beautiful Edinburgh was. ( I was here 6 years ago for a youth group trip) It was weird to be back in a European country where things I had seen before were so fresh in my mind and this time it was definitely more enjoyable.
When Katie and I got to our hostel they told us there was a free walking tour which was brilliant. Our tour guide was named Ronnie and was very knowledgeable on Edinburgh. We learned about how at 1 everyday a cannon is shot from Edinburgh castle to tell people that it's 1:00.
Also how in front of a church there us a Scottish heart where people spit on it because in that area people used to go to pay their taxes and of course no one likes taxes. Then being the brave one in the group I acted out a story of a woman who stole carrots for her children and was pinned by her ears to a door where people would throw things on you and ridicule you but if you were brave enough you could unpin yourself and have a bloody ear where everyone would know you were a criminal. I got many laughs and cheers from the crowd which was good.
Then we went by the writers museum where people used to throw there poo out the window and would all end in the river. You may ask why is this important but people would walk through this area and when someone yelled gardey hoe one would move to the side however people back then drank beer and whiskey because it was actually better than water so when people headed back from work in that area they would hear that and were too slow to move that they would get shit in their face which is where the phrase shit faced comes from.
Then I had a freaky dejá vu ever when we were by the same fish and chip shop that I had eaten at when I was there last time. Both Katie and I went in there this time though to have fried Mars bar which we shared and liked but apparently most people don't. In that same area we learned about Maggie Dicken (I think that was her name. I know Maggie's right) who was hung for having a premature baby which she left by the river. However when she was on her way to the cemetery the driver heard banging
Greyfriars Bobby is a dog who is one of the most pictured statues in
Edinburgh because when his master, the man who patrolled the
graveyard, died he visited his grave everyday til he died and his grave is there as well. Also in the graveyard Tom Riddle and the inspiration of Professor McGonigal are buried here.
So as you can see we learned a lot about Edinburgh and we did visit the castle which can be seen practically from all directions of the city. In the castle they have a stone which wherever thevrock was it was considered the one who ruled the UK. Then Katie and I took the megabus to London which was about a 7 hr bus ride where we got very little sleep but we had to make do.
Well I'll tell you about the rest of the trip soon. In London now on way to see Stamford Bridge aka where my favorite football team plays.
Let's hope I make it got like 10 mins to spare and still on the tube.
Eek
Tuesday, June 1, 2010
Salisbury
We did it! we did the London triangle successfully. Took the bus from Edinburgh from there took tube to st pancras. From St Pancras we took train to chesterfield to see Chatsworth House which was beautiful (took a cab there) walked to nxt town to get the bus since we missed it in front of our eyes. Took train back to London then tube to Waterloo which got us into salisbury. Took cab to our hostel which is the 1st one not open 24 hrs so we are now in a country side inn where we spent the night for only 39 pounds since it was a holiday price and we got breakfast included we just lost deposit for hostel. Tonight go back to London
That's about it. Were off to see Stonehenge and the cathedral
That's about it. Were off to see Stonehenge and the cathedral
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