On Friday, we left the Tudor House and took a train to Hereford. Dana gave us a tour of Hereford Cathedral, which has a copy of the Magna Carta and the Mappa Mundi (an old map of their view of the world with Jerusalem in the center).
Then we rode the train to Bath. We dropped off our bags at the rooms of 3 and Dr. Lindgren had her own. We went for tea at the Jane Austen Centre tearoom. We had tea, scones, cheese and cucumber finger sandwiches, and cake. We spent a while wandering the city center before going back to the hostel for the night.
On Saturday, we met a minibus downtown that took us and several others (all happened to be American tourists) to several sites near Bath. Chris, our tour guide and driver, told us alot of interesting things along the way.
Our first stop was Stonehenge, where we had audio tours and our finger froze trying to hold them to our ears. Stonehenge's purpose is unknow, but could be a calendar or a place for worship.
Next, we visited Avebury Henge, somewhat similar to Stonehenge only with two circles of stones that cover alot more land than Stonehenge. This is believed to be a place for worship.
Next was the village a Lacock. We visited Lacock Abbey, where the first photo was taken. It's also where many scenes for the Harry Potter movies have been filmed. Chris walked us around the town, where we saw the house used as Harry Potter's parents' home. Pride and Prejudice and the Other Boleyn Girl have scenes filmed on the main street.
Our final stop was Castle Comb, a tiny village dubbed the most beautiful city in England a few years ago. We looked at the church and the stream where scenes of the first Dr. Doolittle were filmed.
While driving, we also saw three white horses, which are drawn onto the side of hills. They were used to mark a town so travgelers could go towards them. We also saw several thatched roofs along the way.
Steph will update you on our past few days. Thanks for reading,
Emily
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