Most of my group had never seen Stonehenge before. I had when I visited London when I was sixteen. However, we all agreed that it actually looks smaller in real life than from what you're lead to believe. Though, no matter, the size the site is amazing. We only had about thirty to forty-five minutes to walk around the entire monument, but despite the time restraint we took plenty of pictures of ourselves. We had visited the gift shop before we got to the actual stone circle, and it was impossible to buy anything because of the crowd and because it was quite pricey. They were selling little black and white lambs and, for the those who are interesting, Sheep Droppings, a chocolate candy. I was tempted, but because of the price and the crowd I settled for a picture of them instead.
Salisbury is only thrity minutes away from Stonehenge. Here our tourguide took us into the Salisbury Cathedral. He showed us the tombs of certain historical figures and Europe's oldest clock. It was very hard to take pictures of because of the other tour groups. We explored the whole cathedral and it was absolutely amazing. Once we were finished with the tour, we were set free to roam the town of Salisbury and find lunch. The girls and I decided, after walking around for quite a bit, on a great little place called Suzette's Pancakes Ltd, which is on Butcher Row. The menu consists of sweet pancakes, where you can pick from fruit or differnt types of syrup pancakes. Then there are "savery" pancakes, which includes pancakes with cheese, veggies, and meat. At first I didn't understand the concept of the savery pancake, but when I got my bacon and chedder pancake I understood it. What they do is they cook a thin pancake, which is almost has thin as a crepe and then they put on it what you ordered, bacon and chedder in my case, and then they fold the pancake over it. It was great. Also, their drinks come in American size glasses. An added plus.After eating, Sarah S. and I left the group to explore the market. It was fun to look at all the differnt types of stalls. There were fruit, meat, cheese, bags, scarves, underwear and socks (yes, that's right - underwear and socks), and clothes. It was fun.
After walking forever and finding the only known public toilet, we met up with the rest of the group at Queen Ann's Gate and boarded the coach to go back to Kensington.
Back at the Atlantic House we relaxed and checked out email in the computer lab. It was about an hour later that our stomachs began to growl, "Feed me." We collected Callie from her room and we took the Tube to Picadilly. We decided that we should go into Lillywhites for the umpteenth time. Lillywhites is the official sports store in London. and right now they're having a great sale. The second floor is dedicated to football, so that is where we went. I decided to splurge and I bought a unnamed jersey and a large England flag for a total of £11. Now I'm ready to cheer England's football team during the World Cup.
After Lillywhites, we walked to Leicester Square, looking for dinner. We decided on a little take-away Chinese place called Chopsticks. for £5 you can get a medium box that is stuffed with fried rice, noodles and your choice of chicken and a bottle of water. We found a little spot in grassy part of the sqaure to sit and eat our dinner. We were so hungry that we ate we saw the bottom of the take-away box.Back at the house we discussed and planned what we wanted to do for the following week, especially since Sarah S. has only one week left before she goes home. As of now, our calender is full. Stay tuned.
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