Chris started out here in Bury St. Edmunds where we took him to the local sites and of course our favorite local pubs. (He would never survive in England though because he got tired of pub food pretty quickly!) =) A unique adventure he and Brian did was to visit Go Ape! in a local forest where you could zipline and do ropes courses through the woods. Brian has been wanting to do it for a while, so I was glad one of his friends came over to go with him.
We also visited the Duxford Air Museum and Cambridge, which is still one of our favorite towns because of the college feel, great architecture, and yummy food we can't seem to find anywhere else close to us! We had a great Turkish dinner the night we were there with Chris.
After a few days in the more rural part of England, we caught up with Chris' friend Trisha who lives in London and Brian's friend from work to venture into London. The five of us ended up being in a car together for several hours in addition to 2 days of sightseeing so it's a good thing we got along so well from the beginning! =)
We started off by seeing Windsor Castle (the Queen was actually in residence there when we visited!) and Hampton Court Palace, one of the main homes of Henry VIII. Anyone coming to London should definitely visit these two places! On Sunday, (after the guys finished watching the Gator game early that morning), we did the hot spots in the center of London, including the Tower of London where we saw the Crown Jewels. It was definitely a fast-paced weekend full of a lot of history and walking, but I think I can safely say everyone had a good time. =)
Check out our photos from our weekend. Remember that you too can visit us here in England and be taken on a great adventure! Chris, please feel free to add your endorsements about what great hosts we were. (hint hint) Hope to see more friends soon!
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