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Group tour day! Friend wanted to go on the Stonehenge, Salisbury, and Bath tour, but I put my foot down, because I've been on that one exactly, some 12 or 13 years ago? And since I was on the fence about whether to go Oxford or Cambridge, so, I thought this would. be a good enough tour. In the end, turns out, time was really short at Oxford, but that's fine. It gives me a reason to come to UK again in future.
Aaaanyway, the tour took us to Windsor. Laadeeedaaaaa I've been here before.... soooooo.... boring!
The walk up...

So everything inside, Doll's House and State Apartments were all no photos, so I have nothing to show. But as I was walking through the State Apartments, my thoughts were in the area of "huh, just opening up your house and let total strangers visit?" and then I also recalled, like on Pride and Prejudice, they actually went to visit someone's home (was it Darcy's home?) just for the heck of it. Huh.
Yeah, don't know what else to comment.
Just right now I do not recall the name of the chapel... St. George's? But it was not opened for visits on Sundays. Like. Weird.
Windsor Market? No time to roam, it was a mad dash back to the bus.
We got doughnuts!
It was a long long way to Stonehenge.

I just had to take this shot, but I didn't notice the panorama got a bit cut off in the corner!

There was only time to walk around once.
Spied some birdies.
The visitor centre is totally different from what I know from 12 or so years ago. I remember the visitor centre just being across the Stonehenge itself, now it's a shuttle bus ride away. And there's this almost 360º video installation that showed the progress of Stonehenge, it was cool.



I forgot to look up the sign explaining these huts, so I have no idea what they are.
Meanwhile, my amazing (sarcastic) friend managed to get lost in Stonehenge. It's amazing. It was just two ways, one to the coach station, the other to the private car park. She managed to go to the private car park. Anyway, next stop: Oxford.
I paid attention. This is the Martyr Monument. And the spot where Queen Mary burnt some three guys or so. Retroactive revenge is brutal. But. I don't know if any of those stories he told were true or not. I was a Tourism major student as well, and while I don't have a tour guide license, I did study local history, and learned of the trade somewhat. And I know that most of the times guides just swing it. I did a guiding project and the upperclassman really did just bluff his way explaining the Ruins of St Paul in Macau, OMG.
And then the rest that I didn't really jot down LOL.
The something theatre that doesn't have theatre, but maybe graduations.


I think this is the Bodlean Library.
The something Camera. Radcliffe Camera yes! The "one shot to show you've been to Oxford, is here!"


Forgot what Tower. It seems I forgot to upload a photo of Christ Church College. Tickets were sold out by then and we had only like less than 5 minutes to rush back to the Ashmolean Museum. I only sneaked a photo inside and took a photo at the entrance with my Slytherin Scarf LOL.
On the way back, we decided to get off the bus at Gloucester Station. I was thinking of getting some Indian for dinner, and on the way, we saw a Lebanese restaurant, so decided to try that instead, since, never had Lebanese food before!
We ordered too much though, so we had to ask for a take out box to box stuff up.

Sort of getting used to London, and I just casually got on a bus (and a correct one at that). Friend seemed to be amazed that I didn't even need to check the phone. Well... I looked at the card on the bus stop....

Aaaanyway, the tour took us to Windsor. Laadeeedaaaaa I've been here before.... soooooo.... boring!

The walk up...



So everything inside, Doll's House and State Apartments were all no photos, so I have nothing to show. But as I was walking through the State Apartments, my thoughts were in the area of "huh, just opening up your house and let total strangers visit?" and then I also recalled, like on Pride and Prejudice, they actually went to visit someone's home (was it Darcy's home?) just for the heck of it. Huh.


Yeah, don't know what else to comment.


Just right now I do not recall the name of the chapel... St. George's? But it was not opened for visits on Sundays. Like. Weird.

Windsor Market? No time to roam, it was a mad dash back to the bus.

We got doughnuts!


It was a long long way to Stonehenge.

I just had to take this shot, but I didn't notice the panorama got a bit cut off in the corner!


There was only time to walk around once.


Spied some birdies.

The visitor centre is totally different from what I know from 12 or so years ago. I remember the visitor centre just being across the Stonehenge itself, now it's a shuttle bus ride away. And there's this almost 360º video installation that showed the progress of Stonehenge, it was cool.




I forgot to look up the sign explaining these huts, so I have no idea what they are.

Meanwhile, my amazing (sarcastic) friend managed to get lost in Stonehenge. It's amazing. It was just two ways, one to the coach station, the other to the private car park. She managed to go to the private car park. Anyway, next stop: Oxford.

I paid attention. This is the Martyr Monument. And the spot where Queen Mary burnt some three guys or so. Retroactive revenge is brutal. But. I don't know if any of those stories he told were true or not. I was a Tourism major student as well, and while I don't have a tour guide license, I did study local history, and learned of the trade somewhat. And I know that most of the times guides just swing it. I did a guiding project and the upperclassman really did just bluff his way explaining the Ruins of St Paul in Macau, OMG.


And then the rest that I didn't really jot down LOL.


The something theatre that doesn't have theatre, but maybe graduations.


I think this is the Bodlean Library.

The something Camera. Radcliffe Camera yes! The "one shot to show you've been to Oxford, is here!"




Forgot what Tower. It seems I forgot to upload a photo of Christ Church College. Tickets were sold out by then and we had only like less than 5 minutes to rush back to the Ashmolean Museum. I only sneaked a photo inside and took a photo at the entrance with my Slytherin Scarf LOL.

On the way back, we decided to get off the bus at Gloucester Station. I was thinking of getting some Indian for dinner, and on the way, we saw a Lebanese restaurant, so decided to try that instead, since, never had Lebanese food before!


We ordered too much though, so we had to ask for a take out box to box stuff up.


Sort of getting used to London, and I just casually got on a bus (and a correct one at that). Friend seemed to be amazed that I didn't even need to check the phone. Well... I looked at the card on the bus stop....


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Date: 2023-05-02 12:20 (UTC)Salisbury, Stonehenge and Bath all in the same day?! I think each takes a day all by itself. Especially Bath. I really want to go back and spend more time at the Roman baths.