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From: Meaghan Walsh <meaghan.edna@gmail.com>
Date: July 26, 2012 12:40:12 PM MDT
To: mainefan1.meaghan@blogger.com
Subject: I with this painting!

I use this painting in my class...I had no idea I was going to see the original. I totally stared at it with my jaw open for about 5 minutes. It's so great in person.

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Proof...

Proof that I was actually there!

All the cool things...

Big Ben, Parliament Building, plus a double decker red bus. How London is that picture!

I with this painting!

I use this painting in my class...I had no idea I was going to see the original. I totally stared at it with my jaw open for about 5 minutes. It's so great in person.

Weaver's houses

These houses are weaver's houses. They would wash the cloth in the stream right out their front door. They were also used in the original Dr. Doolittle movie. This town has 198 residents. Actually, the guide found out they have 197 residents as of last night. :(

The Potter's

That's the Potter's house in the movies!

Harry Potter!

They filmed three films here, 1, 2, and 5. Harry's parents house is here in town.

Avebury

This is one of two inner circles at Avebury. The outer circle is HUGE!

Chalk horses

These are so cool. They cut away the turf to reveal the chalk. They are redone every five years, and this one just was done this year so it's nice and bright white. There are 10 horses and some other things in the hills around here.

Burrows

I totally had a LOTR moment with these. I think in the book they a called burrows where the hobbits found a cache of weapons to use? Stephen will know. But these are burial mounds near Stonehenge.

Stonehenge!

Now I can cross this off my bucket list.

No irony here...

Why, if you start a tea shop in England, would you name it the Boston Tea Party? It's celebrating a rebellion AGAINST your country! I had to stop and have a pot of tea here just because it was so funny.

The Roman baths

This pool is fed from the spring that is through the back corner. It's really hot! You aren't supposed to touch the water but my skirt fell in so I had to feel it. And it's green because the sunlight encourages algae growth, but when it was covered in Roman times it was clear.

Abbey roof

This is the highest point of the abbey. The abbey was started before Columbus sailed to America...how cool is that?

Roman baths

These are the actual ancient Roman baths from the roof of the abbey. That is the main heated pool with the lovely green water.

Abbey roof

That is the roof of the abbey I'm standing on in the picture of me. At this point I was on top of the highest point, above the bell tower.

The inside of the bells

We actually got to be in the room with the bells when they went off for 11:30 am. The blue ringer is for when they actually pull the ropes and the bells actually swing, and the red striker is for when they use the easy ropes or the automatic systems.

Now that's better

This guy did a better job of taking a picture of me. That's the city of Bath from the roof of the abbey. I did a last minute tour (meaning I walked in and said "Oh! They do a tour! Sweet) of the bell tower. I wish I had known I was doing it, I wouldn't have worn a floor length skirt to climb 212 steps in 500 year old spiral staircase. But I didn't fall!

Dover castle

The castle on top of the cliffs is beautiful too. I didn't actually stay in Dover so I didn't get to tour it, but it's on my list for next time.