"It makes me sad to think that you probably can't sit on clouds..."

Let me set the mood for you right now. I'm hyped up on espresso, eating Tyrrell's hand cooked English Crisps (sea salt and cider vinegar) which is advertised to be perfect with a bit of battered cod, but instead I am enjoying it with some red pepper hummus and listening to the Arctic Monkeys.

Now let me tell you about Sunday. We met at Starbucks, where I naturally ordered a doppio espresso (2 shots) and we waited to get on the Coach. We rode to Stonehenge first and that was a bit of a ride, but it was worth it. I think I captured it from every possible angle and I will be able to say the same thing about Big Ben after I do the London Eye haha. There isn't too much to say about Stonehenge really, there is a parameter that you are allowed to walk around and you take photos. I did something special for my sister but I can't say yet!

BTW I love Fluorescent Adolescent! It's playing on my ipod right now! just a tidbit of my life right now haha (I'm telling I'm super happy today!)

Okay so then we traveled to Salisbury which is a beautiful, old town. There we had lunch and Sara, Emily, Jourdan, and I went to the Tea Room. Our guide pointed out McDonald's and KFC and I scrunched up my nose. I am not sure if he pointed it out because we were American and he thinks that is what we eat or if he was trying to point out something fast since we were short on time. Either way I had my own plan. Jourdan and I did the tea for two which was only 7 pounds or 3 pounds 50 apiece. In that we got a sandwich each, salad, crisps, and 3 cakes each- chocolate, lemon, and cherry. It was SO delicious and cheap as well as filling. I had the egg salad with crispy bacon sandwich. Oh and of course we had tea. We had to eat fast because of the time but it was worth it! I talked to Maria about it once we met up with everyone and that was awesome to give her a recommendation that was a good deal. Maria Approved!

From there we went over to the Cathedral to see the Magna Carta, one of the four that exist. The was pretty cool. Afterwards I was heading back to the chapel to wander around but Tom came up behind me and said, "Hello!...I'm looking for the first and oldest mechanical clock. Apparetly it's here." So from there Tom and I went on an adventure to find the clock. He almost gave up and thought the internet lied to him. But as we were at this fountain, he spotted it. He exclaimed, "Oh I think that's it!" Maybe this isn't an interesting story to anyone else but it was an adventure and it was pretty cool. It is this giant contraption of gears and pulleys that would act as a clock to ring the bells.

Then it was time to go and Tom went back to his counting. I asked him earlier how many times a day he thinks he counts us all. He said probably ten but I think it is much more than that. Tom's the counter and Maria is the ticket holder and accessorizer. Maria always says, "Okay guys! I got the tickets! Follow me!" I absolutely adore the both of them.

Anyway our next adventure was to Bath. Bath is another beautiful old town that is so photogenic. Of course we saw the Roman Baths and spent a majority  of the time exploring that. I purchased a miniature owl there to go with my others ;) It's the Minerva owl, her symbol of wisdom. After exploring, Jourdan and I went to get some Gelato. I had coconut and it was delicious and luckily cheap!

We helped a foreigner get back to central London. He only spoke Russian and his group had left and he was stranded. Out there, there is no bus system or easy way to get home and our Coordinator had some compassion for him because the same thing happened to her father but no one helped him. She understands Russian better than she can speak it but he traveled back with us. Maria sat back with us and the gentleman sat up front with Tom. I talked to Maria for a good chunk of the ride back swapping stories and talking about each other's countries, our love for our own but also each other's. We talked about laws and holidays, lifestyles, family, and background randoms. It was quite fun. We are pretty close in age, within a year (she's 24 and in two months I will be too). Tom came back and talked when we had a pit stop too (He is going to be 22 next month). It was a fun day not only for what we did but also because I was able to talk to Maria and Tom a lot and get to know them better.

I forgot to mention that Nicholas Cage (who I don't like at all but pish posh) owns an apartment in Bath. The price range for owning an apartment in Bath is 600,000 to 4 million pounds. It is INSANE.

Also Maria told us girls about how she loves dipping he Twix into a hot drink. "It doesn't matter what it is...coffee, tea...it's incredibly delicious!" We were reluctant to the idea and wondered where she came up with that idea. She said, "About once every four weeks I like to experiment with my chocolate." ahahaha...

I also joke with Tom and asked him where his name was at Eton College and said he forgot to point it out. He said, "Oh well that is in a special room that is locked up. No one can see it. It requires more security than the Princes."

And my favorite story from the day is Oniwa saying, "It makes me sad to think that you probably can't sit on clouds." I responded with, " I like that you said probably..." and CJ added, "as if it's still a possibility." Oniwa said, "Well can you name a person that had tried and failed? I didn't think so, so it is still a possibility."

Great end to the weekend =)