Day 17! After such a busy weekend, I was thankful for staying in the manor today. I had a presentation this morning and turned in one of my papers. It is hard to believe that I am halfway done with my class at this point. Time has sure flown. I was able to finally blog again and review some of my pictures. I also made more plans with my Madrid crew now that the National Rail Strike that was suppose to be this weekend was suspended. I also went to Grantham wi...

Day 16! I started off the day by going to the Methodist church in Grantham, or at least, I was trying to. At first, the cab driver dropped Taylor and I off at the Catholic church, and I had to run him down in order to get to the right place. When we finally did get to the correct church, we were already known as the girls chasing their cab down the street by some of the congregation that just happened to be driving by. Regardless, they welcomed us with open arms...

Day 15! So I went to Cambridge... and they did not let me in. Most of the colleges were closed due to final exams. Thus, I finally understand how the characters from National Vacation must have felt. Regardless, Cambridge is a beautiful town and the weather was perfect that day. No rain! First, after getting my picture with all of the famous colleges that make up Cambridge University, or rather the gates leading to the colleges, Katie and I went to a local mark...

Day 14! So today, I took a shuttle to the train station, rode the train to Chesterfield, walked a couple blocks to a bus station, took a bus to Baslow, walked on a public footpath to Chatsworth park, and walked through the park to Chatsworth. Then did the opposite on the way home. I think I'm getting pretty good at this transportation thing. But, Pemberley, I mean Chatsworth, was absolutely stunning. I was speechless all the way through. I had originally come t...

Day 13! I did absolutely nothing and had a great time doing it! There that's all you need to know. I actually went to Grantham and bought chocolate and Kleenex. People probably thought I was having a rough day, but instead, I am just tired of blowing my nose on bathroom paper towels and enjoy the chocolate. The chocolate is amazing here. You really cannot go wrong with anything Cadbury. The chocolate pictured has Oreo creme and cookie inside the chocolate. But...