Chester

Today the international students had our last outing together. We went to the town of Chester for the day. It was about an hour and a half bus ride South of Lancaster. I spent most of the day exploring the town's old buildings. I walked on the narrow cobblestone streets and alleyways until we found a sign that said "to castle" we followed the path and ended up walking all the way around the castle twice then exploring the wall barrier where the soldiers would probably use arrows to fiend off intruders. The wall was about 40 feet tall and seemed to go on forever. We didn't walk the whole thing, but it was an awesome feeling to think of all of the different ways the wall was previously used as.

After we walked around the castle, we ended up at a roman theatre and gardens behind the castle. The gardens were filled with old archways and pillars of all types. We started getting quite cold, so we decided to see the church of England Cathedral. It was beautiful. Probably the most extravagant church I've ever seen. There were a lot of offerings/remembrances for important women of the time, which surprised me but made me proud all the same.

My group had lunch at a local brewery, and I did a little reading and found out the building we were eating in was built in the 1200s. That seemed absolutely crazy to me. Our country is soooo young.

I brought my camera, however I left my SD card in my room, so I'm sorry I really failed this time. I'll try to put up pictures that my friends took if I can. My classes start tomorrow, and I'm feeling a little overwhelmed with everything I need to take care of still, like get pots and pans to cook. Peanut butter sandwiches, toast, and oranges are getting a little old. Next weekend I'm going to Scotland to meet my friend Anna from FLBC. I'm psyched because I found out I'm related to a line of Dukes in Scotland through my grandma, Ilene Campbell : )