Goodbye Bath

We're at the end! Finals have been taken, final tea has been had, the last nights to pubs and clubs are done. As I'm saying my final goodbye to Bath, here are some things I will miss:

Andrew Butterworth!
what a wonderful man. I'm going to miss our weekly meetings, his songs in French, and his wonderful stories.

Georgian Architecture
After studying it extensively in my internship at No. 1, I have come to love the 18th-century style, with its cobblestone streets and columned apartments.

Linely House
This wonderful house has been so good to me. I've made so many memories, formed so many friendsips, and had an amazing time at 1 Pierrepont Place.

Pubs
From the Huntsman to the Porter, I will never get tired of the pub atmosphere. Its a great thing that bars in America just can't compete with.

Po Na Na's, Weir, Second Bridge

The clubs in Bath! Just a short walk away, they always provided such a great night. I will miss the sharkbuckets, thirsty thursdays,1.50 jagerbombs, foam, and just the craziest nights out.

Spring days in the Park
Those rare spring days when it didn't rain and wasn't freezing! The park across from our house would be filled with people and animals, all enjoying the sunshine.

Last of all, I will miss my Linely girls. They are the loves of my life, the girls I tell everything to, and the girls I have by my side whenever I go anywhere in Europe. We have been through so much together and have grown and experienced the craziest things together. Here's to Fiona, Elyse, Kate, Emily and Jenna, and to all the amazing times in Bath.

Stratford Part Two

The week after classes were finished, The entire program headed over to Stratford-upon-Avon, William Shakespeare's birthplace, for three days. We stayed in various bed and breakfasts.
We began with a tour of the city, which lasted about 20 minutes--it's an extremely small town, with not much to do. And EVERYTHING is Shakespeare-themed. These people love Billy.
We then had a lecture about the play that we were seeing, Comedy of Errors. After dinner we got dressed up and went to the theatre and experienced a wonderful performance by the Royal Shakespeare Company.


The next day, we did much of the same thing. I toured Shakespeare's birthplace and saw where he was buried.

That night we saw Twelfth Night, one of my favorite Shakespeare plays.



"If music be the food of love, play on.
Give me excess of it; that surfeiting,
The appetite may sicken, and so die."

 

"Be not afraid of greatness.

Some are born great, 

Some achieve greatness,

And Some have greatness thrust upon 'em"

The next day, after a talk-back session about the play, we headed over to Kenilworth Castle, a very old and ruined castle about 30 minutes outside of Stratford.

Then we headed back to Stratford and watched our final performance, Richard III. We had amazing seats (I could feel the spit from the actors!)



"Now is the winter of our discontent
Made glorious summer by this son of York;
And all the clouds that low'r'd upon our house
In the deep bosom of the ocean buried."

Last Day at No. 1

May 3rd was my last day at my internship at the museum at No. 1 Royal Crescent.
This internship taught me so much, and it has been a wonderful experience getting to know everyone; all the volunteer guides, Louisa, Kate, Victoria and Georgie.
On the last day we all had tea and cake, and Andrew Butterworth came in to collect my dissertation.
It was so hard to say goodbye!! I'm going to miss everyone and the museum so much. Hopefully I can visit again when the museum is completely renovated and the "whole story" project is finished!

Maastricht with Jean

For my birthday weekend, on the last weekend of April, I decided to go visit Jean in Maastricht, Holland.

I woke up early and got a train to Bristol, where I then took a short plane ride over to Amsterdam, then took the train to the central station.He picked me up in Amsterdam and we had a great time just exploring and seeing everything. Such a different world!!

Then we took a 2 hour train ride back to his house. He has to go everywhere by bus, since his house is kind of away from the city. We got to his house and I met his roommates, then we had dinner and went out to the center of town for drinks.

The next day Jean had to work all day, so his roommate Benjamin took me into town and showed me Maastricht. What impressed me the most was all the different cultures and languages everywhere. You couldn't walk around without hearing a medley of French, German, Dutch, Italian, English, Russian, etc.
We met up with one of his friends in the afternoon and had a drink while we waited for Jean to get off of work. That night, Jean had some of his friends over from work for a poker night.

The next day, my birthday, We went into Maastricht again and had a delicious lunch outside. That town is always packed with people! It's like they don't ever eat at home...

Then I said goodbye to Jean and started on a long day of travelling back to Bath.

When I got home that night, my roommates were waiting for me with birthday cake!