Tag: Europe
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Bath
By the time we reached the final destination of our tour, Bath, the sun had already set, and we only had one hour to spend in the city before the bus returned to London. Admittedly, I was not happy (ie, furious) about this – I thought the entire point of the trip was to spend…
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Lacock
A quaint, classic English village. Stop 3 on our bus tour aka our lunch break. I admit, I had never heard of the village of Lacock before this trip. HOWEVER, apparently, a lot of filming for the Harry Potter movies took place here. Again, with the bus tour, we really didn’t have any time at…
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Stonehenge
There’s not too much more to say about this one beyond what you can see in the photographs. Stop 2 on our bus tour was none other than the famous world heritage site, Stonehenge. To be totally honest, it’s a very anticlimactic thing to see – not that we expected anything different, but just to be clear.…
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Windsor
Another excursion with my sister and her boyfriend from December. Since they would only be here for one week, we decided the best way to see the most of England in a short period of time would be to take a day-long bus tour out of London to Bath, with stops at Windsor Castle and…
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The River Cam
My sister and her boyfriend came to visit us in England, early December, last year (her first international trip!). I know it’s been nearly two months since then, but we had so many great little adventures that I need to share. Better late than never. I was lucky enough to have Thursday off from class…
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Faro
Bright, pastel-painted Faro, beckoning from below our balcony at the Hotel Eva. It may have been the quiet off-season, but the quiet and empty streets could not have been more welcoming. I loved our little trip to the Algarve. Sleepy Portugal, you are beautiful. One weekend was not enough.
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