London Calling...

Well after our long night in Wales, it was time to head off to London. Yet again, we had another long bus ride ahead of us. During the trip, we stopped off in Warwick and Stratford. Warwick is the home of Warwick Castle. When we pulled up to the structure I was in awe to see how big it was. I was really excited to see what it was all about. The highlight of Warwick Castle for me was the high point of the castle atop one of the towers. From the top you could see everything, there was actually 700 some odd steps to the top. The rest of the castle was really nice to look at, but in my opinion it was too "touristy." There were different exhibitions set up, a lot of it was restored. I think that these factors, along with others, made the castle seem fake compared to Beaumaris, where we were able to explore by ourselves. I don't know, maybe its just me, but I didn't enjoy it as much. Thats not to say I didn't like it, I just wasn't as fond of it as I was Beaumaris castle.

Stratford was the home of Shakespeare. We visited his home and the exhibits set up for him. Again, it was great to be involved in such a history rich atmosphere. All of the locations on the entire trip are filled with history, so I took every chance I got to revel in it. After walking through Shakespeare's house, we got some free time to walk around. Cait and I ran into Gina and Art and together we walked around. Stratford was such a nice town. It was great to walk up and down the streets in our free time and visit the small shops and see what the town was like. We got lunch at one of the restaurants in the city as a group then headed back to the bus.

Next stop, London.