I'm Back!

Hello all - I'm not sure if anyone is even still reading this, but just in case, here's some of the highlights from my trip to Southern England with Emily! (Who, for those of you who don't know her travelled up from Canada to spend reading week with me):

• Went to Shakespeare's birthplace and his grave
• Saw a Shakespeare play preformed by the RSC in Stratford! 
• FINALLY went on the London Eye
• Walked around Buckingham Palace, Piccadilly Circus, Covent Gardens, Tower of London, Westminster Abbey, the National Gallery and Oxford Circus
• Watched a traditional Pancake Race/had pancakes for Pancake Tuesday
• Went to King's Cross Station to see Platform 9 3/4 
• Went to a Canadian "themed" bar
• Wandered around Oxford University - seen where they filmed the stairs, great hall, library and hospital wing from Harry Potter
• Went to the Eagle and the Child pub where the Inklings used to meet (C.S. Lewis, Tolkein, etc.)
• Went to the Roman Baths 
• Went to Stonehenge 
• Had afternoon tea at the oldest house in Bath 
• Went to Jane Austen's house/museum

Also, it's leap year on wednesday - apparently in Britain it's tradition for girls to propose to guys on a leap year!

Cheers, 

Alexis