We went on a tour with Ripping Yarns about Jack the Ripper tonight. Our guide was a well-qualified, ex-army officer, who happened to be a third level free mason, a beefeater (a guard of the tower of London castle), and an important police officer. He walked us through 5 of the murders, the only murders he believes Jack the Ripper committed, and enlightened us with photocopies of the actual book from the Scotland Yard Crime Library and museum (which has extre...

Stonehenge was the oldest thing we saw on this trip. Dating back 5000+ years (no joke) it is one of the wonders of the middle ages, because no one knows how prehistoric peoples moved such large stones (the stones were even bigger back then and the people smaller) 280 miles to this location, and erected them to create what they are now. Not only that, no one really knows what they're for. Us, being the renowned archeologists that we are, have come to a co...

Bath is a beautiful city, reminding us much of Brussels, Belgium. It has wonderful architecture, and a rich history. We visited the Roman baths, which were about 2500 years old. The hot baths were fed by a spring, and still works today, though they do not use the original hot tubs. They also kept a sacred area where the Gods were to bathe. The springs still bubble today!  Bathing for the romans was an all day event and quite ritualistic.  They had ...

We've made it back to London! Yesterday, we rested for most of the day (especially because we had to board a bus to Rome Airport at 4AM, so we didn't get much sleep). Our flight back to London from Rome was with Ryan air, and we only paid 25Euro, $35.00 TOTAL for 2 people!!!  We thought the price was outrageously low and Will was convinced we'd be crop dusting on our way up to London, but thank goodness, we were in a normal passeng...

Wicked, the musical is phenomenal!� It is completely different to see a musical in London or on Broadway than traveling through Minnesota.� We both agreed it was by far, the best done musical we'd ever seen!Wicked, is the untold story of the Witches of Oz.It is funny, entertaining, and a great spectacle!We highly recommend!