Friday, December 30, 2016

July 2016 ~ England

Before this year comes to a close, I must take the time to discuss the incredible trip I took to England this past summer. Being able to travel with some of the greatest people on our bucket list trip together was beyond words. Seeing history, incredible arts, and breathtaking scenery are moments I will never forget.

My travel companions

July 11 
Finally flying out of Chicago!
 

July 12 
Trafalgar Square

National Gallery of Art

Big Ben

 We ladies went to the Garrick Theater to watch "Romeo and Juliet" with Lily James and Richard Madden directed by Kenneth Branagh

July 13
Almeida Theater to see "Richard III" with Ralph Fiennes and Vanessa Redgrave 

Royal Opera House to see "Werther" with Joyce DiDonato 

July 14
Windsor Castle

Stonehenge

Bath and Lacock

 One of Jane Austen's flats.

Bath circle 

 Gigantic tree in the middle of Bath's circle

 Another Jane Austen residence

First fish and chips excursion 

Professor Slughorn's house -- located in Lacock 


July 15 
Westminster Abbey

The British Museum 

July 16
The Globe

British Film Institute to enjoy Raiders of the Lost Ark 

With the random Paddington statue found in the theater 

St. Martin in the Fields to hear "Elijah"

July 17
Tate Modern

Spurgeon's Church 

July 18
Dover Castle

July 19 
Calais, France

July 20
White Cliffs of Dover

July 21
Stratford-Upon-Avon 

July 22
Bunhill Fields 

British Library

Kings Cross Station

July 23 
Oxford

July 24
Sherlock Holmes Apartment

Buckingham Palace

July 25
St. Paul's Cathedral

Mousetrap and final dinner in London

July 26
Layover in Reykavik, Iceland

Best trip of my life