DAY 3- HURRAY CAPS LOCK

the morning started bright and early at 6:30 with a wake up call.

by the way, all of your children are officially pros when it comes to daylight savings time. cause we got to do it, again, last night. europe went forward an hour last night, so we all lost an hour. on top of our already sleep deprived bodies.

continental breakfast was brought to our rooms, via order. it was nothing short of awesome. the food was yummy too. we went downstairs and met at 8 for our bus ride out of london to canterbury. it was nifty, and is one of the largest fully walled cities in the world. we saw a few sights and were given touristy information, and were set free to roam the town, in groups no less than 3, don't worry parents. we are all alive, and healthy. some saw the awesome, and beautiful cathedral, others enjoyed street perfomers, some found an army surpluss store, and some relished in the local cuisine for 2 hours straight. at 1 we all met up after having lunch and buying souveniers.

we rode straight to leeds castle, and found out that dreams do come true...when we saw the army of live peacocks. including a solid white one. the majesticness of the castle made us all feel like we were little boys and girls playing knights and princesses. eric told us what spots we should visit, and gave us 2 hours to explore...once again, in groups of no less than 3. some headed straight for the maze, and after the british armed services rescued them, they decided not to go back in. just kidding, but some did get lost for a few minutes. the aviary hosted a large array of exotic birds that made lots of funny noises and looked "ravishing" in seth's words. the castle was nice too. we all had a blast and some even played the eye spy game while going through the castle. it was beautiful, and for those who have read jane austen or those other sweet sounding books, it looked just like that. and don't forget to ask allie klaubert about the jumping picture. at 4:15 we jumped on the bus to covent gardens.

covent gardens was filled with lots of shops and markets and a wide variety of street performers. some of you had gifts bought for you. surprise! we then went to dinner which was bangers and mash. aka sausage and mashed potatoes. most people ate it all, and mariah has a funny story when she found out what sausage actually was.

the evening ended with another tube ride and an intense jack the ripper tour. we went to multiple spots where he killed victims. it was somewhat terrifying, and one member of our group screamed. guess who?

but time to try to post pictures so we will give you more text tomorrow!

adios (that's for our dominican friends)


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