Globe Theater, Blenheim, and Oxford

Another busy week! I have now been here for a little over two weeks, and this weekend officially marked the halfway point. Seems like just yesterday I was in San Francisco waiting to board the plane for Denver. The weeks are just so busy that I hardly have any time to chill. Last week we saw Henry VIII and 1 Henry IV, both at the Globe Theater. Both plays were well done, despite being long. I think having read these plays for class helped me enjoy them because I knew what to expect in terms of the plot. On Wednesday we went to Blenheim Palace and Oxford. Blenheim Palace is where Churchill's family lived. Before heading to Oxford, a few of my friends and I had the most delicious scones ever--English style, of course (with jam and cream)! We took a tour of Oxford and did a little shopping, followed by some yummy Thai food before heading back to London.

Outside and the stage of the Globe Theater

Blenheim Palace with my girls (Kelly, me, Mara, and Sam)

Best scones ever!

Housing at Trinity College (Oxford is actually divided into 38 colleges)

One of the rooms where the Harry Potter movies were filmed. I'm not a huge HP fan, but it was still cool to see the sites used for the movies.

This weekend Kelly and I went to Paris, but that deserves its own post. This will be a busy week, but I'll try to have my Paris post/pictures soon!