Saturday we had two places to visit, the first being the
Science Museum in London and the latter being Stonehenge two hours outside of
London. As is usual we were up at the crack of dawn around 8 am. Being quite
drained from the previous evening the men joined up with the women for
breakfast and our morning meeting. As we concluded our meeting we set off for
the tubes. If you are not familiar with the tubes, they are the wonderfully
designed passageways of the deep. In simple they are the subways of London.
Also to note that we are quite far from the center of London so our tube ride
averages 30 minutes a morning. So we hopped on the tube to the Science center.
While at the science center I observed the history of the beginning of what we
call “natural energy” to modern machines that now harness “natural energy.” I
took a visit to the computer and mathematics exhibits which were quite small
for what I was expecting. The computer history normally interests me quite a
bit, however I was not that impressed with the exhibit. So we moved on to the
mathematics side of the wall which was quite interesting to see some of the
problems that were solved such a long time ago that seemed so complex to me
even now. Those were the main areas that I was able to view. After this it was
time for a 2 hour trip to Stonehenge which I used mainly for napping. When I
woke up I was quite drenched in my own sweat. The seats on the bus were very
comfortable but the fans were not working. We finally reached the site of
Stonehenge and hastily got off the bus to cool off and tour the area of
Stonehenge. It was very cool to see one of the Seven Wonders of the World. I
did not listen to the history very much because right off the bat I knew the
Stonehenge’s ancient use was long forgotten and so the history is very much
speculation. I speculate that Stonehenge is a portal to an alien world. After a
long day and another 2 hour bus ride the last day in London ended with all of
us viewing one of the Seven Wonders of the World and all in all one of the more
exciting days we had in London and on our trip as a whole.
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