LONDON!!!! Day 5

March 6, 2011

Today didn't start out so nice. Jen and I got up early, had breakfast, came back up to the room then Jen barfed. Hooray, morning sickness! She had felt nauseous before but this was the first time she hurled during the pregnancy. It was bound to happen I guess. We already paid a lot for a tour today and though she didn't feel well she was a trooper and we headed off.

We took a quick bus ride over to Windsor Castle. That's where the Queen lives. She was there too though we couldn't see her. You can tell by the flag that's flying over the castle. If it's the Queen's flag, she's there and if it's the Union Jack, she's not home. Here's some pictures of the outside. We couldn't take photos inside. It's decorated very ornately and lavishly and there's lots of old guns and swords and art displayed that the royals obtained over the years. We got to tour most of the inside but not all because like I said this is the Queen's house.


This one is of Jen up on the outer wall overlooking the town around it.


This is the inside courtyard.


Jen doing the royal hand wave. Or throwing up a gang sign. She did live in Moreno Valley.


This is a church on the premises. King Henry VIII is buried inside but we couldn't go inside because it was Sunday and they still have services there.


Jen stood by this guard that just stands there at his post all day. It may be a boring job but it beats Afghanistan.


We hopped back on the bus for a longer drive and made it to Stonehenge! This was a sight to behold and one of my favorite things on the trip. The stones are much bigger than I thought. Incredible the amount of time they would have had to put into this to place these stones. It's roped off so that you can only get about 30 yards close to it but I zoomed in for some closer photos. I'll shut up and let you enjoy.


Very cool. We hopped back on the bus for a ride over to a town called Bath. This is where the Romans built a bath house to enjoy the warm natural spring. There was quite a bit still intact. Here's a pool of the water and some of the architecture and statues around it.


At the end of the bath house tour they let you taste some freshly purified water. It was warm and had an aftertaste from the minerals.

Here are some pictures of the nearby cathedral.


Bath is a beautiful town. All the architecture blends well together. You can walk around and get to plenty of shops and restaurants.


These are row houses that form a circle. Very expensive area. Some celebs own a few of these houses: Nick Cage, Matt Damon and Johnny Depp.


We stopped to get some ginger candies for Jen. The tour guide said he'd heard that this is good for morning sickness. It seemed to work alright for Jen.


Then we took the long ride back to London. Here's some pictures of the countryside.


We were tired when we got back so we just ate in the hotel room and relaxed before bed.