So this past week was pretty eventful with my 21st birthday on Wednesday! I was a little sad that I was missing it in the States and with all my friends and family but my friends here made it AMAZING! It was the best birthday yet! It is still weird that I am 21- I can't believe it! We had a nice dinner just Chelsea, Lindsay, Fi (one of our British friends we hang out with a lot) and me. We got Italian because it is my favorite and had the best desert ever! Then we went out to this awesome club and had an awesome night!
On Saturday, we woke up bright and early to go on our trip to Stonehenge and Bath. It was a crappy bus ride- trying to sleep on a bus was awful with my bad back and it still is killing me! Stonehenge was really cool to see and interesting to learn about. It is so crazy that they don't even know how all the stones got there! From there, we went to Bath, which is known for the Roman Baths located there it's shopping and a setting for 2 of Jane Austen's books. On Saturday, we went through the tour of the Roman Baths, which was so neat! Everything is so old!! It was cool to think that this was all here 2000 years ago! After that, we of course had to go shopping. I didn't spend that much because I am trying to save all my money for Paris in 2 weeks!! :) We went back to the hotel around 5 and took a nap before dinner. We then went out in Bristol (the town where our hotel was) to see how the nightlife was. We basically just walked around for a couple of hours trying to find a club and gave up around 12:30 and came back to the hotel to sleep.
On Sunday, we went back to Bath and went to the Jane Austen Centre! We learned about her life and the time she lived in Bath. Her parents were married in Bath and they moved there after her father retired. Her mother, sister, and her left Bath after her father passed away and Jane wanted to leave. She was a country girl at heart and disliked the city life. She is Bath's most famous citizen and her two books Northanger Abbey and Persuasion are largely set in Bath. After learning about Bath and Jane's life, we had a tea party in the tea room at the Centre. It was the cutest little tea room and we ate scones, cucumber sandwiches, and little pastries. It was so much fun!!
We got on the bus around 2 for our 3 hour bus ride home. I have decided that I hate buses and would rather be in a car on that long of a journey, but I guess I will have to get used to it while I am here...
This week is going to be fun as well with Chelsea's 21st birthday tomorrow (Tuesday) as well as my friend from home, Allie! Justin Bieber on Wednesday! Then St. Pat's on Thursday! Then, I am missing another 21st birthday on Saturday- Sam! It is going to be another busy week, and I will let you know how it goes....
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