London [week 12]

One last quick update.

Mom and Dad on the London Eye!

Friday marks the official end of the London Program semester and since I will be sending my computer back with my parents updates are unfortunately impossible from here on out. I have a flight booked to Barcelona for the 8th, then on to Sardinia for Easter, Rome in mid April and onward and upward from there to who knows where. I will be back in Omaha on May 2nd and back to work the 4th. So between now and then I hope you have as much fun as I do, wish me luck, and hope to see you all well when I get back.

London [week_09]

Quick post to let you all know that Mom and Dad...John and Marge...Mr. and Mrs. Andrews got here safely if not a little worse for the wear. Apparently 5 screaming children shared the 8 hr. plane ride over with them. The Jackass and I showed them around Covent Garden for a bit, had lunch, and then visited the London Transport Museum before they could barely stand up straight any longer so I took them back to their hotel to let them 'nap'.

The picture below is the Jaunting Jackass at Villa Savoy during his recent spring break in France.

Unfortunately school is finally requiring 90% of my attention so I'm not sure when another post will be possible, but if nothing else expect a luncheon when I get back to flip through a few of the better picture [of which there are 4,500 already.]

Cheers.

London [week_06]

Hello all. As promised a few days ago pictures from Week 6 are finally up. Theres quite a mix this week, everything from Modern Canary Wharf [London's Financial Distric] to the 4th Cent. Roman Baths in Bath, England. As always, I hope you enjoy!

Street performer in Covent Garden.

Canary Wharf tube station by Norman Foster.

Canary Wharf.

Canary Wharf.



Bath Abbey [background]
Roman Baths [foreground]




Roman Baths.

Bath Abbey.

Bath Abbey fan vaulting.

The English love their fan vaulting.

The Stars and Stripes in Bath Abbey.

There is an American Senator entombed here from 1804.

Beautiful day in Bath.

Glastonbury Abbey in Glastonbury, UK.

Once was the largest Abbey in the UK.

It has been a ruin since the Dissolution of Monastries in 1536.

Glastonbury Abbey.

Glastonbury Abbey.

The Apse of Glastonbury Abbey.

This is King Arthur's tomb.

THE King Arthur...

I know, right?

Cool street in Wells, UK.

This is Trent.

Trent lives on the cool street in Wells.

...Trent jumps on command...

I dont know why.

Wells Cathedral.

West Front of Wells Cathedral.

Wells Cathedral.

Nave of Wells Cathedral.

Scissor Arch in Wells Cathedral.

Owl?

Coolest stained glass ever.

Look closely.

Most of it is just random fragments of old, broken windows.

More cool stained glass.

Chapter House ceiling.

I was informed these stairs were famous...

London [week_05]

The Jaunting Jackass lives!!!

Sorry for the long delay but the manager of the hostel isn't as concerned about the internet not working and me being unable to update the blog as I am. Anyway, here are pictures from our further excursions abroad to Zurich, Edinburgh, and Glasgow. Enjoy!

Week 6 pictures to follow shortly!

The Jaunting Jackass visits Lake Zurich!

Panorama of Zurich as seen from Grossmunster Cathedral Bell Tower.

If you look closely, its snowing.

Rooftops of Zurich.

Still snowing.

Grossmunster Cathedral on the River Lammat.



Chapel Bridge and Lucerne's Jesuit Chuch.




Large pink dog.




Lime green courtyard in Zurich.



Lake Zurich on the coldest day ever.

Edinburgh Castle.

Same snow, different country...

Edingburgh Castle.

Its huge.

More snow at the Writers Museum.

I actually had to go inside here to get out of the storm.

Sorry Erin, but it was bad.

The only cool thing I saw in Glasgow.

Glasgow Necropolis.

Arthur's Seat.

[the highest hill in the distance]

Been there, climbed that.

View from Edingburgh Castle.

St. Giles Church on the Royal Mile.

Edinburgh.

Scottish Parliament Assembly Hall.

Scottish Parliament Assembly Hall.

Scottish Parliament Assembly Hall.

As seen from Holyrood Park.

This guy played the bagpipes while I climbed.

I felt very Scottish.

About half way up.

Edinburgh Castle in the distance which is where I started.

Paths.

Nearer the top.

Some Australians girls on the edge of the world.

One cried.

It was "not a very romantic Valentines Day."

haha.

Someone on Arthur's Seat.

Me on Arthur's Seat.

Edinburgh Castle to the far right.