Day 45: Hampton Court Palace

(This is for Saturday)

Sorry I'm so behind! I had a paper due Monday and I guess just got off track since then.

From Regent's Park and Hampton Court (10/9 and 10/11)

Saturday morning I headed out with one of our rectors and some students for a trip to Hampton Court Palace. It was a gorgeous day out, and we beat the main rush for the tour. The palace itself was beautiful, and thinking about the history there was actually more amazing. I walked on the spot where one of Henry VIII's wives was caught by guards after she tried to run away when they'd caught her cheating on Henry VIII.

My favorite part of the palace was the garden, though. It was such a nice day, and the gardens were beautiful. Check out the album here to see more pictures. We also got to go through the maze, which made me think of corn mazes back home... it's been too long since I've done one of those, I think.

After getting back to the flats I ate dinner and then attempted to work on my paper while keeping updated on the ND football game score online. About a quarter through, the Irish were winning and I realized I just wasn't going to be productive that night and headed out for Sports Cafe, an American-style sports bar that plays the games.

I had gone to an Alumni Dinner on Thursday (the London Program sets up contacts with alumni who would like to take out students to dinner) and had a great time and met up with my alumni at Sports Cafe. It's really nice for the program to set this up, and I was very thankful for the alumni who had volunteered to do it. I was with a couple who were each '06 graduates, so it was nice to be with younger alumni.

It's just too bad we didn't win!