Avebury/Bath/Wales/Stourhead/Stonehenge/Chawton

First stop of the day yesterday: Avebury.  

This is like a stonehenge but older.  I'm still not exactly sure the significance of it so according to wikipedia it is a neolithic henge monument containing three stone circles which is located around the village of Avebury.  To me it was just little rocks.  I appreciate history just as much as the next guy but I'm not sure why we even made a stop.

Second stop of the day yesterday: Bath

I loved bath.  It's probably been my favorite place that we've visited outside of London so far.  For those of you who aren't Jane Austen lovers, Bath is where many characters in Austen's novels go to for holiday.  This is also where Captain Wentworth and Miss Elliot get engaged in the end of Persuasion my favorite Austen novel.  I loved seeing the terraced houses and the wide streets, plus picturing Captain Wentworth strolling these streets didn't hurt either.

While (or whilst as the British say) in Bath we saw the Roman Baths, the house of the guy who discovered Uranus, the Royal Crescent, and the fashion museum in the Assembly Rooms.

Last stop of the day: Wales!

I'm Walish.  I know that's not even a word but before I knew the correct term I use to tell my friends that I was Walish.  Well I visited the land of my forefathers yesterday.  We crossed into Wales and headed to the St. Fagan Natural History Museum.  I actually really enjoyed this except due to traffic we only had 30 minutes.  After that we headed to the hotel and then were free.  Sarah and I were roommates and we ended our night by doing an ab workout.  

Sadly, we didn't have much time in Wales because I would've loved to go more places and gotten more pictures of the motherland.

First stop of today: Stourhead

This is where Mr. Darcy proposes to Elizabeth in the Keira Knightley Pride and Prejudice.  It was beautiful even though it was winter; I can only imagine how gorgeous it is in the summer.

Second stop of the day: Stonehenge

I was very underwhelmed with stonehenge.  It is right off the highway and there are tourists everywhere.  Plus it was windy and cold.  Thankfully we got on the coach right when it started to rain.

In case you think I part my hair like that, I don't.  It was a very windy day

Last stop of the day: Chawton

Jane Austen's home.  By this time it was raining and cold and windy and my neck hurt from trying to sleep on the coach.  Note to self: do everything you can to get a seat to yourself.  I tried two days in a row unsuccessfully and boy was I glad to get out of that cramped smoke smelling (the driver always darted out of the bus whenever we stopped so he could have a smoke) bus.  I'm am thankful for Chug more than ever.