*Went to London and Tunbridge Wells to visit my favorite European cousins, Jane and Catherine. I scared Jane a little when she asked what I would like to do while in the great city of London, England. "OH! CAN WE GO ON A CAR RIDE?? AND TO A GROCERY STORE WITH ENGLISH LABELS?? AND WOULD YOU COOK DINNER AND I CAN JUST SIT AND WATCH?!!" I am happy to report I got to do all of those things, and more!
Jane and Catherine got to live out their tourist fantasies, forcing me to pose with an assortment of law enforcement agents, some on horseback. Don't worry, I got one with a phone booth.
We took a day to visit Cambridge, just in time to see Nick at school before he finishes in June. I've always been pretty proud of ol' KU, but unfortunately Cambridge's campus blew poor little KU out of the water. However, they did have an unfair start of a couple hu
ndred years. I kept wandering around the campus, quietly murmuring to myself, "We are the national champions of basketball. We are the national champions of basketball," to console my Kansan heart.
ndred years. I kept wandering around the campus, quietly murmuring to myself, "We are the national champions of basketball. We are the national champions of basketball," to console my Kansan heart.After I got home from that trip, I had 5 days of recovery and class before we shipped off to the south of Spain, Andalucia, to visit Ronda and Sevilla. Many group tours were had, as our professors kept reminding us that we were there for class credit. HA! Any field trip that you have to take 2 buses and a plane to get to does not lend itself to educational improvement. Our toga party in the boy
s' hotel room proved that point nicely. Both cities were beautiful, Ronda was beautiful for the landscape and nature, whereas Sevilla had breathtaking architecture in the bigger city of the two, especially in the cathedral.
s' hotel room proved that point nicely. Both cities were beautiful, Ronda was beautiful for the landscape and nature, whereas Sevilla had breathtaking architecture in the bigger city of the two, especially in the cathedral.
^Ronda, a city built on cliffs to protect it from invaders. Also home to the first and one of the most important bullfighting rings in Spain.
>The main alter in the Gothic cathedral in Sevilla. Pictures can't do it justice, it was amazingly ornate, as was EVERYTHING in the cathedral. Christopher Columbus is buried here.
So, I've now returned home, back to the daily grind of life in Santiago. For two weeks. Then I have a day off school and a trip to Switzerland! Oh, how I suffer here...
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