So it’s been a LONG time since my last post…life gets busy! But boy, has it been fun. I’ve officially wrapped up my first year at Corban and am now officially Junior status, I turned 22, and I went to Great Britain! Traveling to the UK has been a lifelong dream for me, so I was THRILLED the entire time. It was amazing…I want to travel everywhere now! Here are some of the highlights (if I were to post them all, this post would never end…):
This is Highclere Castle, A.K.A. Downton Abbey. The grounds were BEAUTIFUL!
Me in front of the London Bridge…seems pretty sturdy to me… 🙂
One of my favorite moments in London was taking a spin in the London Eye…the views were SO beautiful!
This is Jane Austen’s home in Chawton…I could see how someone could write so many lovely books here.
This is part of Oxford’s famous university. I believe some of Harry Potter was filmed here.
This is Blenheim Palace, located just outside of Oxford. DEFINITELY a highlight of the trip! One of my favorite movies, The Scarlet Pimpernel, was partly filmed here.
See why I love this place? SO beautiful! PS…I totally fried my straightener here, hence the half-straight-half-not messiness…needless to say, make sure to bring the correct power adapter if you travel outside the US.
Loch Lomond…had to hold back from singing the song. Despite the clouds, Loch Lomond was absolutely gorgeous! I can see how so many poets wrote here to gain inspiration.
A guard at Edinburgh Castle…we saw the changing of the guard ceremony, and it was quite the ordeal!
These are the ruins at St. Andrew’s cathedral. Our tour guide told us that historians believe the highest point of the cathedral was three times higher than that tall tower pictured here! What an amazing sight that must’ve been…it’s amazing still, despite its ruin.
My lovely roommate for the trip, Haley, and me as we set out on a boat trip touring the Firth of Forth! A firth, as it turns out, is actually another name for an estuary…this firth connects the Firth River to the North Sea.
St. Giles Cathedral…John Knox preached here! We attended Sunday Service here during Pentecost…quite the experience. It’s about 900 years old!
A panorama of Edinburgh from Holyrood Park…I love this because you can see the entire Royal Mile from top to bottom. The top, being Edinburgh Castle, and the bottom, being Holyrood Palace.
This is the ruins of St. Anthony’s chapel. This chapel dates back to the early 1300s. After the Scottish Reformation, it fell into disuse and disrepair. Quite an amazing view, up here, too!
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