The flights to Boston and London were quite easy. Both on time and comfortable. The flight to London was not full so I had a whole row to myself. Landed at Heathrow and breezed through security. I did not check any baggage so that made it easy. I caught the Tube to Kings Cross station and got some food while I waited for my train. I walked over to St. Pancreas station to check out the interior because I had time. The train north was crowded, but the scenery...

July 26. London Our last full day of traveling! We didn't have to be at the University College London Archaeology Department until 11:00 so we took it easy this morning. I went to a cafe and read my book. Ellie slept in. On the way back to the hotel I stopped at the post office to send my train tickets in to see if I could get a refund. It is heartening to know that British post offices are as slow and ponderous as American ones. I wanted to get going ar...

July 25. Brighton and London Today was our trip down to Brighton and the University of Sussex. I got us going early because I was not quite sure how to get from the train station in Brighton to the University. I figured a little extra time was a good idea. We also had to get going early because I realized this morning that the tickets I had bought were for yesterday. I went to the ticket booth at the train station and they told me I need to send the old tic...

July 24. York to London We had a 10:30 tour of the University of York so we checked out of the hotel, got breakfast, caught the bus, and actually made it to our appointment 1/2 hour early. The first 15 minutes we met with a women from the international students office. She went over the basics of admissions and the financial stuff. We then met up with a student, Saher, and she took us on an hour and half tour of the campus. The University is only 50 or so ye...

July 23 Edinburgh and York We left Edinburgh around 10:30 this morning on a train bound for York, England. The ride was relaxing with some beautiful views of the English and Scottish North Sea coast. We arrived in York about 1:30 and got to our hotel about 2:00. Our room wasn't ready yet, so we put our luggage in a locker and headed into the city. We grabbed a quick lunch from Tesco Express and went straight to the York Minster. The York Minster is a big i...