Christmas in Norwich, Cambridge

Okay, since I can't be bothered to actually study, I'll take a minute to update you on my life!

The Christmas season (as I mentioned before) is starting here. The other night we went downtown to see the lights be turned on, it's this great big ceremony and tons of people are there and there are carols and a carousel. Unfortunately Richard just haaaaad to use the bathroom at KFC (aka he really wanted popcorn chicken) and we were late and missed it. But we did get to walk around after and see the lights and eat some roasted chestnuts. After we went to a pub and had banoffee pie and played FRUSTRATION!! (the boardgame known as TROUBLE in the States...Grady, I believe this was a Christmas gift one year? The year before BLURT! maybe?)

These are some pickies of Norwich at night (it looks better in the dark). Just kidding! It's actually a charming city, but it does really look beautiful with the lights.

On Saturday my friend Lindsey and I (she's from Tennessee) went to Cambridge with a group of tourists. It was amazing! Everything was so old! We ate lunch at a pub, the Eagle established in 1525. Yes, this pub existed before America was civilized. Amazing. The picture of the of the open window is from here. A long time ago there was a fire and two seven year old twins were trapped in this room. They tried and tried to get out, but the window wouldn't budge. Ever since then it has been written into the lease that the window must always be open so the souls of the twins can escape. It was also at this pub that Crick and Watson ate lunch everyday while researching in the Cavendish laboratory, and where Crick exclaimed one afternoon over his meat pie, "We have discovered the secret to life!". DNA was born.

It was also where all the air force soldiers went, and they all burned their names into the ceiling with their Zippos (The Pressure Boys picture).

The picture of the giant black door is the elephant door. Every time the circus came to town, they kept the elephant in here.

There is also a picture of me in front of King's College, Cambridge. I will show you the rest when I get home.

Lindsey and I finished our day with Tea for Two at a little tea shop, with scones, clotted cream, and jam. It was lovely. We felt very British.

So I can't really figure out this whole picture thing, I'm not sure how to actually get them in the middle of the blog, so bear with me.

Love you all! Countdown begins: 27 days until I'm home!