Cici Travels the UK: February 2012

Hello Class,

It has been another exciting weekend at Harlaxton manor. This weekend included a trip to Oxford, Bath and Stonehenge. Cici and Ms. Usrey where worried that the weather was going to be icky, but we got lucky and had great weather the whole weekend. It was a wonderful weekend and we loved every moment of it. Our first stop was Oxford. It is a town that has a University (Like the one Ms. Usrey goes to). It also had a bunch of different museums. Our first stop was the Ashmolean Museum. It was like the British Museum except way smaller. It had a bunch of different artifacts inside. We saw mummies to roman sculptures. I really enjoyed it. Our next stop was one of the colleges at Oxford. It is called Christ Church Cathedral. It is famous because a lot of writers studied at the school, and some scenes from Harry Potter where shot at the School. It was a great place to see. We also had lunch in a park. It was very pretty and a really nice day to be walking around.

Ashmolean Museum

Christ Church

The Stairs from Harry Potter

Our next stop on the trip was the City of Bath. Bath was built by the Romans. It has a natural spring that heats the water. So the Roman citizens used it as a hot tub. They swam in the pool. Cici and Ms.

Usrey did not swim in the water because we where not allowed to. Another person that is from Bath is the author Jane Austen. She lived in Bath and wrote novels about Bath. We toured on

e of her houses that she lived in at the time. It was a really cool place to see. We also went to the Royal Crescent which is a row of houses that is in a semi-circle. It was very impressive to see. The abbey in Bath was also very amazing to look at. It had lots of stain glass and beautiful arches. Also on Saturday Morning we took a small trip to Glastonbury. It has the Ruins of an Abbey and a hill called the Tor. The Tor was very steep to walk up but we made it to the top and the view was breath taking. The Abbey was destroyed by Henry VIII. It also has the tomb of the legendary King Arthur and his Queen Guinevere. We had fun walking around the Abbey ruins, it was really pretty. We enjoyed Bath a lot.

The Royal Crescent

Jane Austen Museum

The Tor

Abbey Ruins in Glastonbury

Roman Bath

Our final stop was Stonehenge. It was super cool to see rocks just standing with out any support. There where a bunch of people also looking at the Stonehenge. It was built around 3000 BC (it is really really old). We had fun walking around a looking a different angles. Enjoy!

Cici and Ms. Usrey will be home in less than 2 months. Time really goes by quickly and we can't wait to see every single one of you! See you soon

Love

Cici and Ms. Usrey

P.S. Our next trip is to Poland :)

Hello Class,

Cici and Ms. Usrey had a wonderful time in Dublin and Ireland. We toured Dublin and then took a day trip to Blarney Castle and a few other small towns. We had a great time. In Dublin we went to a bunch of different places. We went to Trinity College, a cathedral and did some shopping. It was a lot of fun. On our tour to Blarney Castle we stopped at some cute little towns and had lunch and looked at the ocean. It was really pretty there. We also went to a Leprechaun Museum in Dublin before we left. We got to be Leprechauns inside the Museum. I kept my eyes out for any that I could catch so I Could have a wish but we didn't see any. Oh well :( We had wonderful time and I think that Cici would love to go back. Cici and Ms. Usrey also took a field trip for school. We went to the City of Lincoln and learned about the history there. It was really cool. We went to a castle and a cathedral and walked around the city. It was a lot of fun. Also it SNOWED in England. It was very pretty so I took pictures of it, and we hope that you like it too! The next trip that we are taking goes to Oxford (a famous college), Bath ( a Roman city) and Stonehenge (a place with tall rocks). Be on the lookout for pictures, but for now enjoy these pictures :)