Bath and West Country, England

Below are some of the pictures from my most recent trip to Bath and West country.  My next trip....is to Berlin!  I leave on February 8th

 

Avebury

These are the ancient rock formations in Avebury

Myself standing next to one of the rocks

 

Glastonbury

Some of the remains from what was once the richest abbey in England

Glastonbury Abbey was the earliest Christian sanctuary in Britain

Best preserved area of the abbey, after its' destruction by King Henry VIII

 

Wells

The outside of Wells Cathedral

Inside of the Cathedral

Stained glass windows and altar

 

Bath

Bath Abbey

Entrance to the Roman Baths

View of the main bath from above

 

Stonehenge

Twickenham Rugby Stadium

I have been having a lot of fun in London so far, and this weekend I will be venturing away from the city as I travel to Avebury, Glastonbury, Wells, Bath, and Stonehenge! 

Last weekend I had the opportunity to tour the Twickenham Rugby Stadium, home of the English National Rugby Team.  It was a really cool experience and I was even able to have access to rooms and boxes used by the Royalty.  As you can tell from the pictures below, it was a very snowy morning.

Statue in front of the Twickenham Rugby Stadium



View from inside, up on the bleachers

Snowing down on the field, which I was able to walk out onto from the players locker room

Typical London

Walking by a London phone booth

The London Eye

Big Ben (not the Pittsburgh version)

The Hoop and Toy

Don't worry, Alex is still with us.

My roommates and I at a pub.

The Hoop and Toy, my favorite London pub.  It is right down the street and our plan is for them to know us by name there.

Kensington Palace

We walked around the Kensington area the other day and made our way to Kensington High Street which is near Hyde Park.  It has tons of shops and restaurants.  Here are some pictures from Hyde Park.


Kensington Palace

The gate in front of the palace

My roommates and I in Hyde Park near the palace

The Flat

The kitchen. We did grocery shopping today, so it's finally stocked with food!



Here is the view of the streets of Kensington from my bedroom window.  Kensington is a royal, upper class, borough of London - lucky me!

On the way to the airport

All packed and ready for the airport! Can't believe I fit everything in these three suitcases.