Amazing Adventure

Our trip to England, Scotland and Ireland was unbelievable. I have shared with you a portion of day 2 of London and those are only 1/4 of the site we saw…on day 2. For the entire trip I took over 600 photos and trying to get those organized is a challenge.

So lets jump to day 3 as it was a little less busy because we went on a tour out of town to Oxford, Stonehenge and Windsor Castle. We were not originally scheduled for Oxford but their were issues at Rosslyn Chapel and Oxford was put in its place.

There really isn’t much to say about Stonehenge other that …WOW. We have all seen pictures of it, know of its mysteries and curiosities but to stand next to those massive structures, unbelievable.

And to prove we were actually there…in the rain. This was the only day we really saw rain and that is amazing in itself.

All around the the area were sheep farms. Beautiful rolling hills were filled with sheep. In the distance you could see the formation of possible other henges which are actually round formations with surrounding mounds of protection.

From Stonehenge we headed to Oxford. Oxford seems like a typical college town but the concept is different that what we think here in the US. This town was created because of the college sometime around 1096. Today it is a massive University with 39 separate colleges and these college are not you typical 2-4 buildings per college, they are each full blown colleges.

My daughter and I main purpose in visiting these beautiful historical towns is to see the ancient architecture and the beautiful churches. Oxford did not disappoint as in the middle of town is the church of St. Mary Magdalen.

As you approached the church that is centered between a split of two streets, you first saw the massive monumental spire on the outmost point.

With closer inspection you see the statues and intricate carvings.

The church exterior at first is somewhat plain until you get behind it on the cemetery side.

Since we were not expected to go here, we did not get a chance to study what all we would see. So I have included some of the more interesting buildings.

It was interesting the fast food place we know here are everywhere there. See the Wendy’s sign? The food in London, because it is a major city of foreign trade, did not have a lot of food that interested us. If you into Mediterranean, Indian, or Thai, you will be fine. I am sure that outside the the city proper, you get more a English fare.

I will finish off day three with Windsor tomorrow. Until then, remember to be kind. While on this trip, we really saw the benefits of kindness.