Two Days Down and A Happy New Year!

Well, guys, I am so sorry that I have not posted! It has been a very busy past two days! Yesterday we woke up early to ride in a coach to Stonehenge and Bath. This was really cool. 1. Because we got to see two amazing landmarks in history and 2. because I got to sleep a couple more hours! I have never slept so well on a bus. The countryside was beautiful. It was freezing (actually the coldest it has been here in a long time, of course that would happen while we were here) and there was frost on everything. It was also very foggy and was really beautiful. When I woke up and looked out the bus window, I saw Stonehenge...really cool. :) By the way I know I look like an Eskimo in this picture, but do not make fun of me, for I was the only one in our group that was warm!

After Stonehenge, we headed towards Bath, an ancient city that looks like Rome because the Romans were the first to come to this country. IT WAS BEAUTIFUL! We went to the Roman Baths were the people used to come and bathe for healing and just general purposes in the sulfur water. Yummy. lol. Anyways, it was very pretty and so was the town. Jane Austen used to live there and we met an awesome man who was standing outside of her house who told us that Johnny Depp and Nicholas Cage both had houses there. I decided I wold probably be the 3rd Kentuckian to have a house there. :)

At Garfunkel's in Bath, England. This is Brenton Curry, Me, Cathy Frank, and Darrell my professor. The most normal food I had had yet..lemon and herb chicken, chips (french fries), and vegetables. Chips are served with everything and I am getting pretty tired of them!

On the way back from Bath was some of the best sleep. After we got back we chilled in our rooms for acouple of hours and ordered pizza from Pizza Hut...really funny while we are overseas...oh but no surprise it didn't taste the same. When we got ready to go out, we headed to Trifalgar Square which is kind of like Times Square. The crowds were so crazy, on the Tube and on the streets that we were like sardines. At one point we were walking on a layer of McDonald's fries and boxes. When we ended following the crowds, it had taken us to the Riverside instead of Trifalgar because of overflow. It was so crazy trying to get through but we finally made a mad rush when they released the crowd and got great seats to see the fireworks next to some high school students who were really fun to talk too. The fireworks were the prettiest I had ever seen. When the clock striked twelve, nothing really happened. lol. We wanted cheering and music but the fireworks just kept going, so we circled in a group and sang the new year's song (or at least hummed it) and felt pretty American.

After the fireworks was the most exhausted I had been for it took 2 hours to walk home. No tube or anything. And there was glass and drunk people all over. It was nasty and I was very tired. But after we got back we met up with some people in our class and hung out for a bit and then went to sleep. It was a good fun filled day and a happy new year! Mama and Daddy you would be happy to know that I told every English person I met last night that they should eat cabbage, hog jowl, and blackeye peas for health, wealth, and happiness.

And so this morning we didn't have class until 12:30 which was really nice because of the new year's celebration but after that we set out on our Museum day which was amazing! First we went to Tate Modern Art Museum where I saw Picasso, Monet, Rothko, and Pollock all in one room! Talk about overwhelming! I just told Brett that you would expect those to have a room to themselves but they were all there next to each other! I also got to see some Roy Lichtenstein and Paul Cezanne.

Then we walked to the National Portrait Gallery which made me so happy because I got to see Annie Lebowitz Exhibition was there!! It was so amazing to actually see her potraits up close and in such large form! If you aren't sure who she is, she is a famous portrait photographer who took pictures for Rolling Stone and Vanity Fair for many years..such people as Demi Moore (maternity pics), Arnold Schwarznegger, Johnny Depp, John Lennon and Yoko Ono, and many others are in her pictures, even Richard Avedon whom is another famous photographer of this time period which is really ironic she got pictures of him. It made me laugh. :)

But the best part of the day came after we ate pasta and headed towards the Apollo Theater where I saw Wicked for the first time!!! I LOVED IT! If you are a Wizard of Oz fan at all, you need to see this show! I was amazed at how extravagant the scenes and setting were and also the costumes! Plus I just downright love witch stories! You know I am a witch guru. :) This could have quite possibly beat out Hocus Pocus.And so after that part of the night was over, me George, and Liz headed to Big Ben to take pictures at night. Here is the picture I came over here for and I am very happy to have it now. Anyways, it is very late and I have to get up very early tomorrow! Hopefully going to see Abbey Road and other things such as. Goodnight and I love you all! Happy New Years! Eat some cabbage, hog jowl, and blackeye peas for me!