04.04.2018 -
It's only Wednesday, and this week has already been so busy. (It seems like almost all my entries start like that!)
My Stonehenge and Bath trip turned out great! It was rainy, but that's what you expect... I got to explore the stones and learn about the history, and got a great souvenir pin I clipped onto the front of my journal. It was also calming to see some of the countryside - it's nice to get out of London sometimes.
Bath was also gorgeous; the Roman baths themselves were really interesting, and I love the history around them, but honestly a major highlight for me was eating my Passover lunch in the park and getting to explore the Jane Austen Centre. Definitely love my Elizabeth pin! (it’s also on the front of my journal)
I have no class this week (or was able to get permission to make up the ones I did) so was able to make it to the Shire of Kent. Gorgeous, exactly what you imagine small, English villages to be. I spent most of the morning walking all around Canterbury, seeing the Cathedral, Garden, and various churches. I think I can appreciate why there were pilgrimages to it. The day was beautiful, I really lucked out. Since it's Passover still, I brought my matzah for lunch had another little picnic in the park.
Afterward I took a quick train and walked to Chilham, a very small village known for its Victorian thatched roofs and quaintness. I took a long stroll along a winding country road, just getting to take in the beautiful hills and vistas. It reminds me of what I imagine Jane Eyre saw when she ran away from Thornfield Hall.
Today was my internship, and right now I'm at Metrogate House just waiting for my laundry to finish up. Tomorrow I go to Golders Green for the end of Passover!
Best,
-Ruth xoxo
PS. I’ve started to use British slang by accident!
PSS. I keep finding more places I want to see in England. Guess I'll just have to come back.
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