28/06/10 - We had a day off from work and class today, so Meg, Becky and I decided we wanted to get out of London and explore the county of Kent. Specifically, we really wanted to go and check out Groombridge Place where parts of Pride and Prejudice were filmed. A cheap train ride in the morning, we were at Tunbridge Wells. We had to navigate the transportation system to get us outside of the entrance to Groombridge. Thankfully, the bus stop literally dropped us feet away from the drive. We were actually between counties: Kent and East Sussex. That was kind of cool.
We were very excited to see the house where the Bennetts lived in the movie. We all love that film, but Meg was particularly excited. We walked for a few minutes and then we started to get a glimpse through the trees. It was so beautiful and just like what is in the movie. I felt like Keira Knightly running through the field to the house, minus the running and add a lot of heat. It was incredibly hot and sunny, but we didn't notice. After taking pictures of the front of the house, we moved to uncover the famous gardens the house boasts. We weren't disappointed. They were picturesque and I now know what I want my garden to look like. They put most gardens to shame. It was really indescribably how beautiful those gardens were. And they had a gigantic chess board! It was pretty perfect.
After our fascination with the home was filled (at least mostly, we had to tear Meg away) we went to find a place where we could ride horses. We were going for the full Pride and Prejudice effect. Unfortunately, Kent is fit for the English who want to bring their own horses to ride, not to rent and then ride. We were successful in finding a place to park your horse trailer though, just in case you want to know.
Giving up on our dream to ride through the countryside, we decided to get some of the touristy stuff done in London. We visited the oldest wine bar in the city, got dripped on by stalactites that were forming in the cellar, but it was so cool to see all of the old wine and the decorations. Their walls were full of headlines and clippings from the past who knows how many years. Needless to say, the Queen looks a lot younger than how she looks now.
After a quick pop in, we headed to the London Eye. We got 10 % off by booking online and we timed it so we would see the sunset while on the ride. It was pretty brilliant. Very touristy, except at night (that's when you should go) and the view was spectacular. You could see everything in London. I'm pretty sure we found where we are living. It was definitely worth the price!
29-30/06/10 - Internship!
01/07/10 - First of all, I can't believe that it's July. Secondly... we had class today. Third, I can't wait for tomorrow because Becky and I are going to Brussels for the weekend! I've never even thought of Belgium as a place to visit, but Becky has friends in Brussels on the Mizzou program there, so that meant a free bed! I'm all about getting stuff for free. Unfortunately, it was a long night because we were packing and getting ready and even more unfortunately was the time we had to get up the next morning.
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