Hi!
Sorry it's been so long since the last blog, but we weren't able to make it back to the restaurant with internet after last Tuesday and we went to Bath this past weekend.
Jenna and I ventured out last Thursday to the "Fulham Broadway" tube stop which is a little more city-like than Putney to walk around, see some new sites, and find some dinner. We stumbled upon a very nice Spanish tapas restaurant that had some of the best food we've had so far. It was great to have things with a little spice in it! Friday we had a "going-away" party for a girl who was leaving the Physio department and taking a new job. We went to the same restaurant we come for internet and had lots of fun (and a few too many drinks for some more than others). I was pretty well behaved, but had more to drink than I should have b/c we had to take the train the next morning.
Saturday morning arrived and we were up and out of bed around 5:45 in order to pack and leave to catch our train to Bath for 8:30. As we walked out the door, we saw it was pouring down rain and we didn't have time to wait around for it to clear up. Therefore, we walked 15 minutes in the storm to the tube station...needless to stay it put a damper on the beginning of the trip. We got to the train station, boarded the train, and pulled away to see lots of sunshine in the distance. The ride was an easy 1 1/2 hours and we were in Bath and ready to explore. We hoped off the train and my expression was "Now what?" b/c we had no idea what to really see in the city or where to stay that evening. Our first priority was to find a place to stay (which wasn't very hard b/c it's not a big time for travel this time of year) and we negotiated the price down by 20 pounds and our hotel included breakfast! What a steal! We took a map and headed out for exploring the city. Bath is known for the Roman Baths that were discovered thousands of years ago and continue to bubble away, a Fashion History museum, and a long drag of shops. We stopped at all these places our first day, stopped for lunch at a chinese buffet (haha b/c we wanted something different) and got caught in another rainstorm walking to dinner. We loved our hotel room as it had a great music channel, Magic, that played awesome countdowns including Top 50 Love Songs of the 90s! It was hard to pull ourselves away and we decided to call it a night early.
We slept in some Sunday morning, had a great filling breakfast, and headed to the modern Thermae Bath Spa, which has steam rooms, warm pools, and even a rooftop heated pool. We decided to go for a 2 hour spa session and tried all these things out and they were amazing! Definitely what we needed after our first full week of clinicals! After the spa, we did a little more shopping (mostly Jenna did shopping b/c I only bought 1 shirt all weekend) and grabbed some nachos (which are everywhere here!!) and a beer, then boarded our train back to London. The weekend was great, despite the little bit of rain and I would definitely recommend a trip to Bath for anyone heading this direction. It's an easy day trip from London and you can easily fit most things in if you have all day.
Yesterday...I was so delighted to make it to the showing of "Dirty Dancing" on stage. It was a great show, but so hard to compare to the movie. They were able to fit almost all the scenes in the play and I was so grateful to just be able to see one of my favorite movies on stage!!! It was a late night, especially after the weekend trip, so we're now here at the restaurant blogging and will head back to the dorm early. We will be planning a few more trips (probably Dublin and Barcelona), so if you have any tips on these places, feel free to post in the comments! Hope all is well at home and I'll be in touch!
-Melissa
P.S. Socrates, I will already be back in the States on March 4th, but thanks so much for offering to bring me something from home. Just a note, if there is anything you can't live without while you're traveling over here...be sure to bring it along b/c many things are hard to come by!
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The weekend sounded so much fun and just what you all needed - some R & R and warm baths! So glad you are having this awesome experience. And you know how jealous I am about "Dirty Dancing" but overjoyed one of us got to be there!
I enjoy your blog, American tourist girl, but since the majority of your readers are back here in the States, instead of using the English currency "pound", could you convert that to a currency that most Americans understand, like the peso?
hey Zippy. you must be a Bama grad, you idgit.
Everybody knows a pound = 79 quarters. i know 'cause i weighted them down at the feed store.
Even your Uncle Nick could have figured this out. ha ha ha ha ha...
Yo. Auburn Grad.
Mordida mi hongo!
You come over to my blog and fight like a man you sissy boy.
Hi Miss Physio,
Are you getting all the respect that you deserve over there? They normally hold we "physios" in pretty high regard, unlike our MD counterparts in the USA!I am enjoying Matt and hope he is learning something. Had to have him look up 2 things today--just like you did. We leave on the 7th for a week in the warmth of Puerto Rico. Guess who Bill is taking flying on Sat/ Dr Arendall! It should be interesting seeing both of those bellies in the cockpit!!
You are making me want to come over there, but Adriane had her surgery and it was much more painful than expected--says she won't do the other wrist but it is still early so we'll see.
Keep bringing on the English adventure. Take care.
Hey lady, It sounds like your having so much fun. My list of things to do keeps getting longer. I read the dorm situation, kinda small huh, is there a bathroom? or is that communal too? Can't wait to get all the nitty gritty. Glad your finding decent food!
Hi!
I am glad ya'll are having a good time! Meghan filled me in on all of ya'll's adventures (and mishaps). I am finally all moved back to Bham...kinda sad! Meghan and I had a good time hanging out last week though. Ya'll will really like Barcelona. Of course you have to see Las Rambles, La Segrada Familia, and Parco Guell--I think I spelled those right. The last 2 I listed are a cathedral and a super cool park designed by Gaudi. There is good shopping in Bareclona--and you HAVE to find somewhere that has good paella!!! There is a really good place that we ate lunch called "La Rita"--YUMMY!! Anyway, if I think of anything else, I will let you know. Tell Jenna hello!
-Leigh Ann
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