Much Ado About Grits...
So I got back from Warwick and Stratford-Upon-Avon last night, and it was a wonderful trip! Unfortunately, I was in a little bit of a hurry to leave so I forgot my camera...sad day. I'm getting all my pictures from friends though (Thanks Alex & Andrea!). We started off the day with the usual Don't Be A Tourist drill and played speed dating to get to know some of the other people on the trip (you're sitting on the bus and the window seat stays seated while they aisle seat moves back or forward one seat and you chat for a bit) and I ended up meeting another history major from Leeds Metropolitan University! So that was pretty cool. Warwick castle was BEAUTIFUL. I loved how touristy it was, however lame that may be. I got to attempt to take the sword out of the stone, but I was not successful. How disappointing. We got a delicious lunch at the carvery in the castle and I got to try what is apparently considered a delicacy...fried fat. If you know me, you must know that I love to eat anything, so the vacuum cleaner I am thought of as totally loved it. After Warwick, we headed off to Shakespeare's hometown of Stratford-Upon-Avon. It was really pretty considering all the architecture was from the Tudor times..so think Britain with those black and white houses. I know that's how I thought of England before I got here! So basically we went to visit Shakespeare's house...we had tea. Just kidding. However, we did enjoy a nice walk through various sites that he would have been at like his granddaughter's house (okay, maybe he would have been dead by the time she was around), his birthplace, his grave, and his church. It was all very exciting! Sunday, we went to the Spiceworld exhibit at the Leeds City Museum, and it was fabulous! We got to dress up and do karaoke and learn all sorts of random Spice Girls facts that I'm sure will show up on Who Wants to be a Millionaire...right?? Anyway, I need to get cracking on that last 2,000 word paper before I go to IRELAND this weekend with some fantastic people.
So I got back from Warwick and Stratford-Upon-Avon last night, and it was a wonderful trip! Unfortunately, I was in a little bit of a hurry to leave so I forgot my camera...sad day. I'm getting all my pictures from friends though (Thanks Alex & Andrea!). We started off the day with the usual Don't Be A Tourist drill and played speed dating to get to know some of the other people on the trip (you're sitting on the bus and the window seat stays seated while they aisle seat moves back or forward one seat and you chat for a bit) and I ended up meeting another history major from Leeds Metropolitan University! So that was pretty cool. Warwick castle was BEAUTIFUL. I loved how touristy it was, however lame that may be. I got to attempt to take the sword out of the stone, but I was not successful. How disappointing. We got a delicious lunch at the carvery in the castle and I got to try what is apparently considered a delicacy...fried fat. If you know me, you must know that I love to eat anything, so the vacuum cleaner I am thought of as totally loved it. After Warwick, we headed off to Shakespeare's hometown of Stratford-Upon-Avon. It was really pretty considering all the architecture was from the Tudor times..so think Britain with those black and white houses. I know that's how I thought of England before I got here! So basically we went to visit Shakespeare's house...we had tea. Just kidding. However, we did enjoy a nice walk through various sites that he would have been at like his granddaughter's house (okay, maybe he would have been dead by the time she was around), his birthplace, his grave, and his church. It was all very exciting! Sunday, we went to the Spiceworld exhibit at the Leeds City Museum, and it was fabulous! We got to dress up and do karaoke and learn all sorts of random Spice Girls facts that I'm sure will show up on Who Wants to be a Millionaire...right?? Anyway, I need to get cracking on that last 2,000 word paper before I go to IRELAND this weekend with some fantastic people.
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