This is the final leg of our journey by bus - London. We travel along the last of the vast green lands and head to Stonehenge.
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| Beautiful Scenery as we left Bath |
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| These first few miles outside of Bath on the way to London is some of the most beautiful land you'll ever see. Sheep were everywhere and we loved to see them wherever we went. |
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| A "castle" house we passed outside of Bath... I could live here! |
It's one of those wonders of the world where they're not quite sure
how it was placed there or for what reasons. It's all speculation
through some scientific studying.
Thank God our faith is nothing like that, although, some people think of it that way.
Considering
everything we saw in a pastoral setting mixed with much history that
dates back way further than anything in the U.S., our eyes, ears, hearts
and minds are full and blessed.
Stonehenge is often
thought of as a place where strange pagan practices occurred, and as a
Christian it grieves your spirit. You definitely come across this now
and again when studying history with places and things. When we went to
the Roman Baths we saw statues and artifacts proving there was false
worship, as well as sacrifices being made to false gods. You pause to
consider how powerful the Romans were at one time in this world. One
would have thought they nearly had world domination, yet they were also
false god worshippers, therefore, their powerful reign had to come to an
end.
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| These lovely fields of yellow flowers graced us with their beauty wherever we traveled |
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| Stonehenge rocks |
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| It was a cold, rainy, windy day but we bundled up to see the stones |
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| But a little rain never stops a jumping picture! |
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| We even had a little photo fun! |
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| Those Chazz workouts are paying off! |
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| Who says Brooke is little? |
Entering London, we will be much closer to a hub where we are
much nearer to issues of big conflicts in the world. The non-God loving
ways of the world are prominent and in your face inside a big city.
It's
my prayer as we enter that we would be like Mathew 10:16 - wise as
serpents, innocent as doves. This means we need to have wisdom in this
big city while keeping our fruit of Christian gentleness around those
whom we encounter.
Once in London, we checked into the
Marriott County Hall and dropped off our luggage. From there we hopped
on a ferry up the Thames river and headed to the Tower of London, a famous prison that also looks like a castle. We spent several hours
exploring different towers such as the bloody tower, bell tower,
wardrobe tower, and the Queen's house. We also went in to see where
they keep the Crown Jewels and saw many pieces of armory used in that
day.
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| Our Home for the next 3 nights...The County Hall Marriott |
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| Taking the Ferry, trying to convince Kendra it was a smooth ride |
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| Riding up the Thames River to the Tower of London |
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| One of the Towers |
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| Marching in for a "changing of the guard" |
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| The White Tower, built in 1078, was the original tower with the surrounding moat, was built as a royal residence and was also used as a prison |
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| The changing of the guard |
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| Armour housed in the Tower |
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| Going to see the Crown Jewels... they're so excited! |
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| Happy Boys!! |
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| I think they are a little tired! |
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| Lovely ladies in front of the Tower Bridge |
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| Tower Bridge |
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We ended our first day in London with a brisk night walk in the rain,
huddled under umbrellas, headed towards the West End Theatre District to
have dinner and take in a live performance of "The Lion King." It was
many of our student's first time seeing a professional production of
this level, and they loved it!
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| A chance to check wifi before our appetizers came out, followed by a nice dinner and then dessert. |
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| The beautiful Lyceum Theatre |
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| Figuring out where everyone was going to sit |
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| We all sat together in a block to watch the show |
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| We had a great view of one of the percussionists |
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| Ready for the show to begin! It was amazing and everyone really enjoyed it! |
It was a rainy walk back to the hotel but nobody minded. The city of London at night, with all the buildings lit up, was a beautiful sight for us all to take in.
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