A Posh Life:: Come summer there'll be so many roses...you'll be sick of 'em

We took a bus trip on Wednesday. The highlight/destination of this trip was Canterbury. We didn't actually make it to Canterbury. However, it was still a fun trip. We went to Brighton. For the Jane Austen fans, Lydia runs into and subsequently runs off with the infamous Mr. Wickham while in Brighton in Pride and Prejudice. While there we went to King George IV's pavilion. It was decorated in a Chinese influenced style inside, and was very interesting. As fun as it was to see yet another palace, my favorite part about Brighton was

the beach! It was a really nice day, and I only wish I had a bathing suit! But alas I did not so gazing at the beach from the Brighton Pier, where celebrities such as the Spice Girls have filmed videos, had to suffice.

We also went to Bodiam Castle. It looked like it was floating. I don't know too much about this castle, but I did learn one interesting tidbit. When people tried to invade the castle, upon entering through the first gates there are holes in the ceiling, and the people defending the castle would pour hot oil or tar onto the invaders through the holes which are aptly called murder holes.

The next day Brittany, Lisa Ann and I went to the London Eye. While it was a nice experience, I would only recommend it to those who have to take freezing cold showers for nearly three weeks, had professors who pitied them and then offered to pay for it. To make a long story short, it was worth the two pounds I actually ended up spending but not the 17 pounds it actually costs. In a word, the London Eye is anticlimactic. I did take some pretty awesome pictures though.

After the London Eye Lisa Ann and I followed our fearless leader Brittany Ann to Regent's Park (more specifically Queen Mary's Rose Garden) where we had heard the roses were in bloom. This was quite the eventful excursion. As my fearless leader would say, on a scale of 1 to 10 we were lost. We were inside Regent's Park, we just couldn't seem to find the large circular garden area situated directly in the center of the park. Finally, after consulting three maps and wandering over pretty much every area of the park for at least an hour, we found Queen Mary's Garden. It was worth it! The roses were definitely in bloom, and it was beautiful. I took a ton of pictures, but I will only share my two favorites.