Hello again! The day after I arrived back in London my sister came over for her spring break. The first thing she did was surprise me by bringing me to Brown's hotel for tea (best tea in London!) and having 3 of my friends there for a surprise baby shower. I was completely shocked and it was very fun :o)
We also hit up the British trains one day for a day trip to Rye, England. This little town used to be an important costal town in the 16th-17th century but the water has since receeded several miles so that the coast is actually to far away to even see now! There is a small canal that still runs through the city and connects to the ocean. You can see cannons that now face the canal which were originally intended to protect the city and the country against foreign invaders. It is a very cute little town and we managed to have tea and scones at the oldest tea shop in Rye, as well as lunch at the oldest restuarant/hotel in Rye. The town definitely thrives on tourism now and there isn't much of that in early March so unfortunately a lot of things were closed (including the castle and Henry James's home!) but we made do by eating more and exploring the church :o)
Other than our exciting day trip we mostly hung out in London, seeing some of the sights that we hadn't been to in years including the British museum and the British library (where the Magna carta is kept). We also bought cheap seat tickets to Cat on a Hot Tin Roof with James Earl Jones playing the role of the father. It is a sad play but was very good.
Unfortunately she had to leave last Friday (something about making it back for the SEC tournament!) so I am back to days on my own.
Hope you enjoy the pictures - there are more on facebook.
Love, Sarah and Shane
