York

Monday afternoon we were in York. We went to the York Minster and walked along Shambles, the midevil part.

Fountains Abbey

Monday we got up at 6 a.m. and began a 5 day bus trip with the students. First we drove to Fountains Abbey, a very old monestary. We walked a lot, but it was very beautiful.

Kew Gardens

Kew Garden is huge. We rode a little train around it and then walked through a flower garden, an alpine garden, a dessert garden.

We had some great fish and chips after and got to ride a real train to the underground.

I love London!

Cambridge

Punting on the river. Ahh, what a life! Cambridge was fun, but I walked, looking at colleges, and all the way through town to the botanical garden, then back to town, till my legs ached.

Being at Stonehenge was amazing. We walked all around it. It was built 5,000 years ago. No one knows why, but we do know that the huge stones align with the stars and sun at Summer and Winter Solctice.

We loved being at Bath. It was used by the Romans. They threw carved curses on metal plates into the water when they were mad at someone. It was also used in the 18th century.

We went to Stourhead Garden. It is one of the most beautiful gardens in the world. I got really tired with all the walking and Mom and D-dad dragging me around. I liked it even though I had to walk up so many stairs after a tiring day of visiting Stonehenge, Bath, and Stourhead.