^ready for adventure (can you tell I'm nervous?)
^Waiting to leave for Windsor!
^Waiting in the Windsor airport, my passport and boarding passes, and the view from my seat
First stop was Windsor, Canada. We left Windsor for Toronto, then Toronto to London. Basically, it was a long day of travel!Our first day was the worst, with the time change (we lost six hours!) and being in a new environment. Once we adjusted to the time zone, falling asleep at night was a piece of cake, but it was still hard to wake up at 7 am everyday!
^Our first night-dinner at Brown's in Oxford
Our "home away from home" in England was the adorable town of Oxford. I loved how it was quaint, but still busy because of all the Universities. The buildings were beautiful and the people were friendly. We saw many of the colleges, shops, and cafes in Oxford. We were very busy, and though it was tiring, I enjoyed walking everywhere.One of my favorite parts of the trip was the walks from dinner back to the bed & breakfast each night. The air was cool, the streets were quiet, and some of the funniest stories from the trip came from those strolls. It's the simple things that mean the most :) During that first week we went to Blenheim Palace, Stratford Upon-Avon, and Glastonbury Abbey, among other places. We also got to meet with Walter Hooper, assistant to the late (and great) C.S. Lewis. Lewis is one of my favorite authors, hands down, so it was an honor to meet the one who walked and talked with him in his last months of life. I will admit to tearing up while Mr. Hooper was talking to us ;)
^The whole group after our meeting with Walter Hooper
^The group in front of Shakespeare's birthplace in Stratford Upon-Avon
^ The ruins of Glastonbury Abbey
We had one whole week in Oxford, but it didn't feel like enough--I could have stayed there forever! But alas, it was time to move on to the Lake District, and then to London. But that's for next time ;)
^Afternoon tea at Browns, our last night in Oxford
Stay tuned!xoxo,
Kate
Post a Comment