Friday, July 31, 2009

Day 31: Brothers on a Hotel Bed.

We took our last 30 minute tube, 2 hour train, and 45 minute bus ride through Europe of the week. We got the opportunity to see Haddon Hall, it is this ancient medieval style house that was abandoned in the 17th Century and wasn't updated or renovated, so it's just how it was back then. It was so different from what we've been seeing, and it smelled a lot worse. The interior was darker, it was pretty but I really loved the outside gardens and windows. The windows were stained glass but they were swervey... very cool. Next was Chatsworth. The scenery surrounding both of these houses is incredibly beautiful, lush and green with trees everywhere! Chatsworth was big, but the gardens were even bigger. I think these may have been my favorite gardens of the trip: there was a rock garden, with giant moss covered boulders everywhere. There were waterfalls, leaning hedges, ponds, flowers, artwork, fat statues, fountains, and a MAZE made out of bushes! We gave it a valliant effort for about 30 minutes and then gave up. It was beautful. We adventured through the gift shop for a while, and then journeyed back to the bus. Afterwards, we came back to our flat and layed on our beds.

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