Good Stuff Abounds

Aloha to all! We're into countdown-mode these day, with a paltry 6 weeks remaining of our time here in London. We've had a few notable adventures since the last update, starting with a quick weekend jaunt to Canterbury.

While we did have a great time--and Canterbury is beautiful--I would have perhaps enjoyed the time more if I didn't have to take the GRE English Lit subject test while we were there. Good fun, you can imagine.


Canterbury is this awesome, mostly-medieval feeling village, complete with old gate towers, cobblestone corridors, and of course the cathedral dominating the skyline.

We were fortunate enough to visit the cathedral around sunset, and so reap the benefit of beautiful lighting. Notice the somewhat haggard look to my face, as though I recently took a 3-hour test that I didn't much enjoy...

This is a slanted house. If that's not curious enough for you, Charles Dickens mentioned it in one of his stories.

The cathedral is magnificent, and pops into view all over the place between the different houses and shops.

Canterbury is also a big college town, with 4 universities that were all coming into term just as we were there. Swarming with undergrads...gag...

A pretty enjoyable excursion, despite tests and all. We stayed at a little B&B in town for the weekend, and loved the quick train ride through the English countryside. Worth a visit if one is ever in the area!