Today was amazing! We went to Stonehenge, Salisbury and Lacock, three different tourist sites. First, we went to Stonehenge, which was really interesting and although it's in the middle of nowhere, I loved the scenery and incredible nature of the stone circles so naturally I tool a million pictures! Our tour guide, Andrew Butterworth, a professor at our school explained the historical aspects of the stone cirlces and how they align with the summer and winter solstice. As an anthropology major I thought this was pretty interesting. Also, even though Stonehenge is a huge tourist destination, I though it was peaceful with all of the open fields in the background. The pictures below are of me and my Northampton friends at Stonehenge as well as a beautiful picture just of the circles.
Next, we took our bus to Salisbury, a cute little town with a beautiful abbey. The church was incredible with classic gothic architecture built in the 1200s. It's impossible to imagine the precision involved in creating such an amazing abbey without even having pens and pencils to sketch it out before. Along with the tombs in the abbey, an original Magna Carta remains in the church! That's so cool because there are only four in the whole world! Our group loved seeing that I think, it reminded us all how young America really is. The picture to the left is of Salisbury Abbey from the outside and it lolls so gothic and classic.
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| This is the outside of Lacock Abbey, where Harry potter was Filmed! |
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| Look familiar?! This is the courtyard that students walk through!!!!!! |
After we left Salisbury, we went to Lacock which is a historical medieval town that is quite famous from being part of where Harry Potter was filmed! We went to the Lacock Abbey and its a 13th century church with a beautiful courtyard used in the first and second Harry Potter films. There was also the mirror room, where Harry sees himself with what he wants most, his parents, in the first movie. After the Abbey, we went to a really old pub, from the 14th century! It was delicious but very clear that the building was so old because of the slanted ceilings and old wood. Also, I ate the mot delicious toffee sticky pudding ever! It melted in my mouth and was so creamy and sweet! I loved it! After dinner, my friends and i walked to where Slughorn was hiding at the beginning of Harry Potter and the Half Blood Prince. It was interesting to see how the filmmakers took a very real place and made it into a fantasy world! This was also the case for Harry's house in Godric's Hollow where there's an actual family living in a house that is famous because of it's fantasies. Walking around the little square, which is also used as Hogsmede, was so quaint and peaceful. It made the day real special to see such a beautiful little English village. Overall my day was amazing. I learned a lot about the past centuries in England and it added to my experience of being abroad!
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| Slughorn's hiding place in Lacock. |
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| The Mirror Room where Harry saw his parents in the mirror. |
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| This is Harry's house in Godric's Hollow! It was amazing to see in person. |
Next, we took our bus to Salisbury, a cute little town with a beautiful abbey. The church was incredible with classic gothic architecture built in the 1200s. It's impossible to imagine the precision involved in creating such an amazing abbey without even having pens and pencils to sketch it out before. Along with the tombs in the abbey, an original Magna Carta remains in the church! That's so cool because there are only four in the whole world! Our group loved seeing that I think, it reminded us all how young America really is. The picture to the left is of Salisbury Abbey from the outside and it lolls so gothic and classic.
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